9 killed by Cyclone Gezani
About nine (9) people were killed by Tropical System “Gezani.” Gezani, a cyclone named by South African meteorologists, landed in Madagascar on Tuesday evening, with intense wind gusts of up…
Storm left a trail of damage in Mzimkhulu
A storm left a trail of destruction in Ulundu, KwaZulu Natal (KZN). Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, said a resident was killed by a lightning…
Nature, Carbon and Climate Are Becoming Core Investment Themes – with Africa at the Centre
This article was written by the Vuka Group, organisers of Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES). The global biodiversity finance gap is estimated to reach USD 942 billion per year by…
€350 million investment in Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel project
Sasol, in partnership with Zaffra, invested €350 million in an industrial‑scale electro‑sustainable aviation fuel project. Concrete Chemicals is expected to produce about 30,000 tons of electro‑sustainable aviation fuel each year…
Phezukomoya wind farm to begin operating in February
The R11 billion Koruson 1 project, outside Middelburg and Noupoort on the border of the Eastern and Northern Cape provinces, is moving closer towards its final commercial operation date (COD).…
Emerging technologies are reshaping the future of built environment
A technology exhibition by UJ civil engineering students and academics demonstrates a state-of-the-art 3D printing construction system, at the Innovative Building Technologies Summit in Nasrec, Johannesburg. The technology enables the…
Organisations clarify position on small-scale embedded systems (solar PV)
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has sharply criticized the decision by Eskom and some municipalities to fine or disconnect electricity supply for failing to register small-scale embedded generation (SSEG)…
106 dead and close to 400,000 displaced by floods in Mozambique
Remains of deceased Ekurhuleni MMC for Roads and Transport, Andile Mngwevu, was repatriated to South Africa on Friday. Mngwevu died with three others in Chokwe, Mozambique, when floodwaters swept away…
Tropical Cyclone Fytia has landed in Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Fytia has landed in Mahajanga, Madagascar and is moving East-Southeast. Experts at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)-designated Regional Specialised Centre (RSMC) estimated maximum wind speed of the cyclone,…
75 agripreneurs to participate in Grootvlei Development Programme
About eight (8) community members from the Dipaleseng Municipality are being trained as greenhouse facilitators. In addition, 75 people from the community, will participate in the Agripreneur Development Programme, in…