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Turning mine water into drinking water

Companies are beginning to adopt Anglo American’s model for transforming wastewater from its mines into drinking water. The mining company was the first in South Africa to transform wastewater from its coal mines into water suitable for drinking,...
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Increasing air pollution harming health

An estimated 63 000 premature deaths in Africa annually can be attributed to urban outdoor air pollution, says a new study by the University of Dar es Salaam. According to the study titled National Inventory of Air Pollution in Tanzania, this means...
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Winners of the Third African Climate Award

The AfriCAN Climate Consortium, in conjunction with the University of the Witwatersrand and FANRPAN, hosted the Third AfriCAN Climate Award for excellence in research in climate change adaptation and mitigation in an African context on the 23 April...
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eWASA National e-Waste Collection Day

Following on the growing success of previous e-waste collection days, eWASA and its members are gearing up to host the second e-waste collection day for 2014 on Saturday 10 May (09:00 to 13:00). Everyone is encouraged to bring broken and unwanted...