Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology News South Africa

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'John Yeld

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R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

22 Apr 2024

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

18 Apr 2024

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

Val Thomas, founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp

#InnovationMonth: TheTreeApp making strides in SA tree identification

Cari Coetzee 18 Sep 2017

Apple's grand plan in Ireland held up by a forest

18 Sep 2017

China's 'sponge cities' aim to re-use 70% of rainwater - here's how

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 15 Sep 2017

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

15 Sep 2017

Heidi van Eeden

Heidi van Eeden wins at Regional LafargeHolcim Awards

14 Sep 2017

FEDHASA calls on members to become innovative in saving water

14 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017

Mosses are sensitive to even minor changes in their living conditions. Sharon Robinson, Author provided

Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing climate change clues

Zbynek Malenovský and Arko Lucieer 13 Sep 2017

PE firm to supply green energy to KFC outlets

PE firm to supply green energy to KFC outlets

Shaun Gillham 13 Sep 2017

New GBCSA Sustainable Precincts Tool piloted at Sandton Gate

New GBCSA Sustainable Precincts Tool piloted at Sandton Gate

12 Sep 2017

Durban North property with green-energy leanings including conservation of rain water, solar heating and home automation. Image source: Pam Golding Properties

More homeowners, buyers embracing ‘green' features

12 Sep 2017

Could the new invention spell the end of rooftop fans? Christophe Finot/Wikimedia Commons,

How the sky can help make air conditioners at least 20% more efficient

Geoff Smith 12 Sep 2017

NCPC-SA hosts biennial Industrial Efficiency Conference in CT

NCPC-SA hosts biennial Industrial Efficiency Conference in CT

11 Sep 2017

Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes

Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes

Jamie Matroos 8 Sep 2017

Construction of adventure centre at Graskop Gorge drawing much attention

8 Sep 2017

Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Emile Uys 7 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Howard Blight 7 Sep 2017

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

5 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

1 Sep 2017

Joburg, Polokwane named greenest municipalities

Joburg, Polokwane named greenest municipalities

31 Aug 2017

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Werner Slabbert 30 Aug 2017

Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building

Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building

Lindsay Samson 29 Aug 2017

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

Erky Wood to deliver third Roelof S. Uytenbogaardt UDISA Memorial Lecture

Erky Wood to deliver third Roelof S. Uytenbogaardt UDISA Memorial Lecture

28 Aug 2017

New high-tech 'yarn' could make electricity: study

25 Aug 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

100% renewable by 2050: the technology already exists to make it happen

Dénes Csala and Sgouris Sgouridis 24 Aug 2017

US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.

2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced

23 Aug 2017

How to avoid the fluctuating price of solar installation on commercial projects

How to avoid the fluctuating price of solar installation on commercial projects

23 Aug 2017

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Val Thomas, founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp

#InnovationMonth: TheTreeApp making strides in SA tree identification

Cari Coetzee 18 Sep 2017

Apple's grand plan in Ireland held up by a forest

18 Sep 2017

China's 'sponge cities' aim to re-use 70% of rainwater - here's how

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 15 Sep 2017

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

15 Sep 2017

Heidi van Eeden

Heidi van Eeden wins at Regional LafargeHolcim Awards

14 Sep 2017

FEDHASA calls on members to become innovative in saving water

14 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017

Mosses are sensitive to even minor changes in their living conditions. Sharon Robinson, Author provided

Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing climate change clues

Zbynek Malenovský and Arko Lucieer 13 Sep 2017

PE firm to supply green energy to KFC outlets

PE firm to supply green energy to KFC outlets

Shaun Gillham 13 Sep 2017

New GBCSA Sustainable Precincts Tool piloted at Sandton Gate

New GBCSA Sustainable Precincts Tool piloted at Sandton Gate

12 Sep 2017

Durban North property with green-energy leanings including conservation of rain water, solar heating and home automation. Image source: Pam Golding Properties

More homeowners, buyers embracing ‘green' features

12 Sep 2017

Could the new invention spell the end of rooftop fans? Christophe Finot/Wikimedia Commons,

How the sky can help make air conditioners at least 20% more efficient

Geoff Smith 12 Sep 2017

NCPC-SA hosts biennial Industrial Efficiency Conference in CT

NCPC-SA hosts biennial Industrial Efficiency Conference in CT

11 Sep 2017

Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes

Tiffany Chu on redesigning the way cities build their transport routes

Jamie Matroos 8 Sep 2017

Construction of adventure centre at Graskop Gorge drawing much attention

8 Sep 2017

Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Emile Uys 7 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Howard Blight 7 Sep 2017

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

5 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

1 Sep 2017

Joburg, Polokwane named greenest municipalities

Joburg, Polokwane named greenest municipalities

31 Aug 2017

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Meeting nature halfway: A sustainable future built with timber

Werner Slabbert 30 Aug 2017

Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building

Students explore bamboo as sustainable alternative to conventional building

Lindsay Samson 29 Aug 2017

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

Erky Wood to deliver third Roelof S. Uytenbogaardt UDISA Memorial Lecture

Erky Wood to deliver third Roelof S. Uytenbogaardt UDISA Memorial Lecture

28 Aug 2017

New high-tech 'yarn' could make electricity: study

25 Aug 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

100% renewable by 2050: the technology already exists to make it happen

Dénes Csala and Sgouris Sgouridis 24 Aug 2017

US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.

2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced

23 Aug 2017

How to avoid the fluctuating price of solar installation on commercial projects

How to avoid the fluctuating price of solar installation on commercial projects

23 Aug 2017

From outmoded storage cylinder to innovative knowledge hub

From outmoded storage cylinder to innovative knowledge hub

Emile Uys 23 Aug 2017

Testing the bounds of modular home design with DD16

Testing the bounds of modular home design with DD16

Emile Uys 22 Aug 2017

The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel group (Courtesy of the City of Cape Town)

The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel doing its part in water conservation

22 Aug 2017

Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo 21 Aug 2017

School gets water - out of thin air!

Siyamtanda Capa 17 Aug 2017

Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable

Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable

Kevin Flynn 11 Aug 2017

3D-printing tech for the marine world could save coral reefs

3D-printing tech for the marine world could save coral reefs

10 Aug 2017

Habitat for Humanity, UN-HABITAT to host conference on African land governance, management

Habitat for Humanity, UN-HABITAT to host conference on African land governance, management

7 Aug 2017

Twin City Bushbuckridge Shopping Centre in Mpumalanga

Property development in underserved areas is not for the faint of heart

7 Aug 2017

Photo by Rikki Chan via Unsplash

The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill 7 Aug 2017

Green tech future for Atlantis a step closer

Green tech future for Atlantis a step closer

Dave Chambers 4 Aug 2017

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