Tanzania’s government is set to initiate a 32 billion Tanzanian shilling water project at Kirya village, in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region. The Minister for Water, Prof Jumanne Maghembe announced the news recently at a public rally held at...
Water Hygiene Convenience (WHC), a company founded by South African, Paseka Lesolang, is one of the early entrants for Standard Bank’s Water 4 Africa competition. The company makes toilets more efficient and sustainable. Using up to 70% less water...
The eThekwini Municipality has issued a warning to all residents, to refrain from drinking, swimming or fishing in rivers on the South Coast due to sewage contamination. Mohammed Dildar from the municipality’s water and sanitation unit says a...
While the rest of the country was battling to cope with the nationwide electricity load shedding residents of the Rosevalley informal settlement, in Oudtshoorn, had reason to smile as they received electricity for the first time. Speaker of the...
The African Water Facility (AWF) has attracted €1.2 billion of follow-on investments for water management projects pledged by donors. “This is a major achievement for AWF’s 10th anniversary,” said Akissa Bahri, the Coordinator of the AWF. The...
Inadequate coordination, insufficient funding and skills shortages threaten South Africa’s energy future. These are among the findings of a consensus study entitled The State of Energy Research in South Africa released by the Academy of Science of...
A new hydrogen facility that will aid in the development of sustainable energy in South Africa was recently launched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria. Launched by the Department of Science and Technology...
Companies who hold large quantities of hazardous chemicals have a duty to notify local authorities. This is according to Rachel Aphane, Specialist for Major Hazard Installation in the Department of Labour. Speaking at the Major Hazard Installation...
A new remote sensing technology has recently been developed that will allow researchers to detect toxic gases up to one kilometre away. The new technology can discriminate one type of gas from another with greater specificity than most remote...
