The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, which seeks to limit global increase in temperatures to less than 2°C this century, was signed by 195 countries, 33 of which are African. By Patrick Prestele, Frost & Sullivan’s Consultant To achieve this...
Power transmission technology has faced great evolution over the decades, however innovation is creating a global e-waste crisis. When electronics are disposed, they end up in landfills around the world. This spreads toxins and chemicals throughout...
Managing waste properly is essential for building sustainable and liveable cities, but it remains a challenge for many of South Africa’s largest metros. Infrastructure News speaks to Pikitup about their waste management process and strategies....
The Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) project has achieved its first debt drawdown on the largest renewable energy investment in South Africa to date. The African Development Bank acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger (MLA) and Coordinating...
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) currently states that standards help to ensure that products and services are fit for their desired purpose and that they comply with accepted best practice. Similarly, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)...
The Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly) met on the 8th of February to discuss, amongst other issues, a briefing update on the July 2021 arson attack on UPL’s leased Cornubia warehouse, which led to a...
Experts have warned just how bad of an impact the country’s shortage of liquid gas chlorine supply could have if it were to escalate. This comes after the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) sounded the alarm that the country’s main supplier...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on the public to adopt wetlands and play an active role in ensuring that they are protected, preserved, restored, and sustained as they play a major role in water quality, stream flow regulation...
A French company has come up with a plan to recycle Covid 19 medical waste. Face masks are an important tool used to fight the spread of the Covid 19 virus, however they have also proven to be a major source of pollution. Face maskscan be found in...
