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SA engineer wins prestigious Stockholm Water Prize

A South African engineer, researcher and policy maker has been named the 2014 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his contributions to global and local water management. Prof. John Briscoe is a South African native who currently lives in the United...
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Zuma opens Lesotho Highlands Water Project phase II

President Jacob Zuma led a government delegation to Lesotho this week for the launch of phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). As part of the launch, President Zuma and the Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane took part in a sod...

Nigeria to get first green building

Nigeria’s first green building will soon be constructed in Lagos, promising a substantial energy use reduction and environmentally friendly approaches. The Heritage Place is the first commercial building to achieve the Leadership in Energy &...

Creating a new human settlement

482 houses in the initial phase at the Cornubia mixed development have been completed and handed over to residents. Once complete, Cornubia will be a mixed-use development of housing, commercial and industrial sites. The settlement, which is...