A new power plant in the eastern Senegalese village of Kalom is generating electricity, income and well-being. Powered by agricultural waste, the station has lit up homes, lightened women’s domestic burdens and even put a little money in some...
If you care about nature and the well-being of our Earth and are willing to demonstrate your care through your consumer spending, then the Eco-Logic Awards Gala dinner on Thursday, 27 September at the Maropeng Centre in the Cradle of Humankind is...
Half-year figures 2012 Net result increased 9% Merger between Royal Haskoning and DHV now fully operational Market outlook Europe will not improve Continue capitalisation on growth opportunities outside Europe Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 4...
Lagos – Flooding across Nigeria has killed 137 people and displaced more than 35 000 since July, the Red Cross said on Monday, as officials urged mass evacuations along the River Niger, fearing it was set to overflow. Heavy rainfall in two...
South Africa – According to Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe, South African businesses should seize trade and investment opportunities in Benin. The deputy minister is in Benin on the first Outward Selling and Investment...
Kenya – Uganda rail operator Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has begun an extensive renovation of its locomotive overhaul facility in Kampala at a cost of $284 million. According to company officials, the cargo congestion issues at the Mombasa...
The global professional services firm KPMG recently released its list of 100 most innovative and inspiring urban infrastructure projects in the world. Among the projects listed were six African infrastructure projects. “This is a very proud...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa and Environmental Affairs Director General Nosipho Ngcaba will oppose an application by the South African Tyre Recycling Process Company NPC (SATRP) and Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd,...
An interesting video showing you 6 easy ways on how to save water. So much water is uneccessarily wasted each day, you can change that.