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Pandor calls for recognition of home-grown tech

The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has urged the private sector, government and research institutions to collaborate in elevating the recognition of home-grown technologies to service the country’s markets and address...

Namibia’s Walvis airport upgrade on track

The Namibian Airports Company (NAC) says the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Walvis Bay Airport is progressing well. Courage Silombela, acting strategic executive: projects, IT & engineering services said the NAC is busy upgrading the...
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Government’s electrification programme explained

The Presidency has announced targets and funding for municipalities which would benefit from the electrification programme announced by President Jacob Zuma during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), last week. During the SONA, President Zuma...
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$1 million for emergency drought relief in Somalia

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded US $1 million emergency relief assistance to Somalia where over one million people affected by drought and famine are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. The Emergency Humanitarian Relief...

Western Aqueduct Phase 2 being commissioned

A 14km stretch of pipeline from Inchanga Station to Ashley Drive in Kloof, which makes up the first two contracts of the approximately  R1.8-billion second phase of the Western Aqueduct, is currently being commissioned and tested and should be...

Wetlands for our future

Latest research shows that 64% of wetlands worldwide have been lost since 1900, and that 76% of populations of freshwater plants and animals have disappeared in the last 40 years alone according to the WWF’s Living Planet report....

SA welcomes Cuban water experts

South Africa has welcomed 34 Cuban water experts, who are in the country to share their skills to improve the quality of water. The arrival of the experts follows a bilateral agreement between South Africa and Cuba in 2014 on cooperation in the...