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Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

Water: The essence of life

Water: The essence of life

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Food is a fundamental human right, yet South Africans go hungry

Food is a fundamental human right, yet South Africans go hungry

19 Apr 2024

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

Cape watering hole dry

Cape watering hole dry

Farren Collins and Dave Chambers 17 Feb 2017

A better way to harvest water from air

A better way to harvest water from air

Jamie Matroos 16 Feb 2017

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

14 Feb 2017

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

Biochar could help clean polluted water

Biochar could help clean polluted water

8 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

7 Feb 2017

Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

6 Feb 2017

Man transforms vacant land into veggie garden to feed community

6 Feb 2017

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Guess how much water your daily food consumes

3 Feb 2017

Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

31 Jan 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

The Western Indian Ocean's blue economy can thrive. Here's how

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 30 Jan 2017

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

30 Jan 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions

CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions

27 Jan 2017

Solar power and investing in social entrepreneurship

Solar power and investing in social entrepreneurship

26 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers

Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers

Bob Doherty 24 Jan 2017

Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom

Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom

23 Jan 2017

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

Using wastewater as an agricultural resource

20 Jan 2017

SA's maize crop may help feed SADC

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Jan 2017

Firms push hydrogen as top green energy

Firms push hydrogen as top green energy

19 Jan 2017

Is Southern Africa running out of fish?

Geoff Hill 18 Jan 2017

Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims

Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims

Bekezela Phakathi 17 Jan 2017

ENGIE signs an agreement for the development of renewable energies in Senegal.

ENGIE, ANER partner to promote clean energy in Senegal

16 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Why more than ever, sustainability is good business

#BizTrends2017: Why more than ever, sustainability is good business

Justin Smith 12 Jan 2017

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Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

Cape watering hole dry

Cape watering hole dry

Farren Collins and Dave Chambers 17 Feb 2017

A better way to harvest water from air

A better way to harvest water from air

Jamie Matroos 16 Feb 2017

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use

14 Feb 2017

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

Biochar could help clean polluted water

Biochar could help clean polluted water

8 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze 7 Feb 2017

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

7 Feb 2017

Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

Chemical companies invest in alternative water treatment methods

6 Feb 2017

Man transforms vacant land into veggie garden to feed community

6 Feb 2017

feraugustodesign via

Guess how much water your daily food consumes

3 Feb 2017

Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

Professors develop technology for safe, clean drinking water

31 Jan 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

The Western Indian Ocean's blue economy can thrive. Here's how

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg 30 Jan 2017

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

30 Jan 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions

CoCT Council approves intensified water restrictions

27 Jan 2017

Solar power and investing in social entrepreneurship

Solar power and investing in social entrepreneurship

26 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers

Food security: how Fairtrade helps level the playing field for small producers

Bob Doherty 24 Jan 2017

Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom

Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom

23 Jan 2017

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

Using wastewater as an agricultural resource

20 Jan 2017

SA's maize crop may help feed SADC

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Jan 2017

Firms push hydrogen as top green energy

Firms push hydrogen as top green energy

19 Jan 2017

Is Southern Africa running out of fish?

Geoff Hill 18 Jan 2017

Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims

Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims

Bekezela Phakathi 17 Jan 2017

ENGIE signs an agreement for the development of renewable energies in Senegal.

ENGIE, ANER partner to promote clean energy in Senegal

16 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Why more than ever, sustainability is good business

#BizTrends2017: Why more than ever, sustainability is good business

Justin Smith 12 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Defining sustainability for the bottling industry

#BizTrends2017: Defining sustainability for the bottling industry

Gaopaleloe Mothoagae 11 Jan 2017

CT asks residents to report on water wastage

CT asks residents to report on water wastage

11 Jan 2017

Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Tsakane Ngoepe and Tine Henriksen 11 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Sustainability to drive trends in construction

#BizTrends2017: Sustainability to drive trends in construction

John Schooling 9 Jan 2017

Why cutting meat from your diet could be a revolutionary act

Why cutting meat from your diet could be a revolutionary act

Carla Tsampiras and Neil Overy 9 Jan 2017

Millions spent to keep taps running

Millions spent to keep taps running

Roxanne Henderson 9 Jan 2017

Incubating ideas on how southern Africa can manage the Anthropocene

Incubating ideas on how southern Africa can manage the Anthropocene

Laura Pereira et al. 6 Jan 2017

Innovative sustainability at Boschendal

Innovative sustainability at Boschendal

4 Jan 2017

(Left to right) Alain Ebobisse, CEO, Africa50, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, deputy governor of Jigawa State, Terje Pilskog, executive vice president, Scatec Solar, Børge Brende, the Norwegian foreign minister and Mark Davis, investment director, Norfund.

Nigeria's Nova Scotia solar project gets new investors

29 Dec 2016

High-tech agriculture can prevent oncoming global water wars

High-tech agriculture can prevent oncoming global water wars

Rupesh Paudyal 28 Dec 2016

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