Recording artist Akon has launched “Akon Lighting Africa” in an effort to bring electricity to one million African households by the end of the year. More than two-thirds of the population of sub-Saharan Africa is without electricity. The Akon...
Cabinet has approved the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament. This Bill is expected to improve the operations and image of the maritime industry and aims to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, No. 57 of 1951. The Department of...
The R165 million Godisa Fund has been launched with the aim of boosting black owned business in supplying goods and services to Transnet. Brian Molefe, Transnet group chief executive, says, “Godisa, which in Setswana means to nurture or grow, will...
Civilution Congress 2014 – Engineers in Revolution is a time to bring back engineering excellence, ethical business practice and sustainable solutions, says South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) CEO Manglin Pillay. Pillay says the...
Lack of skills, energy poverty and regional interconnection should be high on the agenda of African leaders. National governments and regional institutions in Africa are seeing stronger interest in energy efficiency, and are taking actions, in...
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson is leading a call to action on sanitation. Speaking at the General Assembly thematic debate on “Water, Sanitation and Sustainable Energy in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” in New York,...
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has warned AfriFourm that its water testing initiative carries the possibility of a legal challenge and the potential to mislead the public about the true nature of water services regulation and performance...
Good news for road freight operators in Limpopo is that the new board of the Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) will be appointed before the end of the month. Stanley Mathabatha, Limpopo Premier said during his state of the province address, “In an...
Several African countries have already taken steps to deal with the continent’s e-waste dumping situation and are tapping into the economic gains associated with responsible e-waste collection and treatment. Ruben Janse van Rensburg, environmental...
