Climate Facility for Children
A joint agreement to design a Climate Facility for Children (CF4C) in the Southern African region, was signed by the Development Bank of Southern Africa and UNICEF, last week. The…
Early Warnings under review
Social media was abuzz about earth tremors and convergence (the formation of mountain ridges), that would first cause a quake, as continents rub against each other. Authorities were not confirming…
Fire in Komani/ Queenstown
The Enoch Sontonga Municipality said it is monitoring a fire that broke out close to Bonkolo Dam and are making means to prevent it from killing animals and burning structures.…
Hope for fight against malaria in Southern Africa
Mosquitoes have killed more than 700, 000 people each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of two vaccines for malaria, RTS,S and R21, for children living in…
Dr Maimbo to join the AfDB
Dr Samuel Maimbo is joining the Office of the President of the African Development Group. This decision was made at the 44th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of States and…
Renewable Energy making headway in SA
Renewable energy projects are making headway in South Africa. Projected Installed Capacity for all renewable energy technologies has increased from 3.3 Gigawatts (GW) last year (2023) to 172.4GW in 2024.…
Wits Flower Hall on the list of World’s best innovative building award in 2024
The Wits Flower Hall Examination and Test Centre, located on Wits Campus West, in Johannesburg, could receive an award for the World’s Best Innovative Building. The building was shortlisted in…
Cape Town breaks July rainfall records ever
Records of July rainfall in Cape Town this year (2024), were at an all time high.An analysis of rainfall data by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) stations, show rainfall…
Minister expected to visit Wolf Wind Farm
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean McPherson, is expected to visit the Wolf Wind Farm today.The farm is located in the Dr Beyer’s Naude and Sunday River Valley…
Growth in energy storage market
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global energy storage market increased threefold in one year.It was 33 Gigawatts per hour (GWh) /17 GW in 2022, and was more…