Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology News South Africa

Image source: Riccardo Lennart Niels Mayer –

R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

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 2030GreenCape

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

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

Impact manager Acre raises $100m for African climate infrastructure

By Virginia Furness 17 Apr 2024

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Jennifer Langston 13 Aug 2018

Kangnas Wind Farm backs research on current status of Red Lark

Kangnas Wind Farm backs research on current status of Red Lark

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

25 projects make the Land Art Generator Initiative competition shortlist

25 projects make the Land Art Generator Initiative competition shortlist

6 Aug 2018

#WomensMonth: Solid Green celebrates 50+ green building certifications

#WomensMonth: Solid Green celebrates 50+ green building certifications

Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2018

Eco-homes: Building materials of the future

Eco-homes: Building materials of the future

Adrian Goslett 3 Aug 2018

Yale University, UN design super-sustainable eco-housing module

Yale University, UN design super-sustainable eco-housing module

2 Aug 2018

Designing a 'solar tarp', a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun

Designing a 'solar tarp', a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun

Darren Lipomi 31 Jul 2018

Technology is making cities 'smart', but it's also costing the environment

Technology is making cities 'smart', but it's also costing the environment

Mark Sawyer 27 Jul 2018

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Rick Stafford 26 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

23 Jul 2018

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi 20 Jul 2018

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Groundswell hosts inaugural workshop for 'enviropreneurs'

Groundswell hosts inaugural workshop for 'enviropreneurs'

12 Jul 2018

CT housing crisis solution shortlisted in global competition

9 Jul 2018

2017/18 AfriSam-SAIA Awards shortlist announced

6 Jul 2018

Solar PV system installed at new Cedar Mill Mall

Solar PV system installed at new Cedar Mill Mall

2 Jul 2018

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

2 Jul 2018

Could the discovery of a protein's secret function help boost solar tech?

Could the discovery of a protein's secret function help boost solar tech?

Michal Gwizdala and Tjaart Krüger 29 Jun 2018

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

28 Jun 2018

Unicef opens applications for $100k fund for drone startups

Unicef opens applications for $100k fund for drone startups

Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

28 Jun 2018

Plans unveiled for new cable car line in Amsterdam

Plans unveiled for new cable car line in Amsterdam

27 Jun 2018

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

25 Jun 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

Leigh Andrews 25 Jun 2018

Small Projects IPP developers left in the dark with no answers

Small Projects IPP developers left in the dark with no answers

25 Jun 2018

Scientists create new building material out of fungus, rice and glass

Scientists create new building material out of fungus, rice and glass

Tien Huynh and Mitchell Jones 21 Jun 2018

More news

Kangnas Wind Farm backs research on current status of Red Lark

Kangnas Wind Farm backs research on current status of Red Lark

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

25 projects make the Land Art Generator Initiative competition shortlist

25 projects make the Land Art Generator Initiative competition shortlist

6 Aug 2018

#WomensMonth: Solid Green celebrates 50+ green building certifications

#WomensMonth: Solid Green celebrates 50+ green building certifications

Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2018

Eco-homes: Building materials of the future

Eco-homes: Building materials of the future

Adrian Goslett 3 Aug 2018

Yale University, UN design super-sustainable eco-housing module

Yale University, UN design super-sustainable eco-housing module

2 Aug 2018

Designing a 'solar tarp', a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun

Designing a 'solar tarp', a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun

Darren Lipomi 31 Jul 2018

Technology is making cities 'smart', but it's also costing the environment

Technology is making cities 'smart', but it's also costing the environment

Mark Sawyer 27 Jul 2018

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Rick Stafford 26 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

Growthpoint celebrates its first 'water net-positive' building

23 Jul 2018

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi 20 Jul 2018

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Groundswell hosts inaugural workshop for 'enviropreneurs'

Groundswell hosts inaugural workshop for 'enviropreneurs'

12 Jul 2018

CT housing crisis solution shortlisted in global competition

9 Jul 2018

2017/18 AfriSam-SAIA Awards shortlist announced

6 Jul 2018

Solar PV system installed at new Cedar Mill Mall

Solar PV system installed at new Cedar Mill Mall

2 Jul 2018

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

Solar tree project promotes renewable energy in Bašcaršija

2 Jul 2018

Could the discovery of a protein's secret function help boost solar tech?

Could the discovery of a protein's secret function help boost solar tech?

Michal Gwizdala and Tjaart Krüger 29 Jun 2018

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

28 Jun 2018

Unicef opens applications for $100k fund for drone startups

Unicef opens applications for $100k fund for drone startups

Tom Jackson 28 Jun 2018

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

28 Jun 2018

Plans unveiled for new cable car line in Amsterdam

Plans unveiled for new cable car line in Amsterdam

27 Jun 2018

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

25 Jun 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

#FairnessFirst: Why SDGs are at the (Lion)heart of #CannesLions2018

Leigh Andrews 25 Jun 2018

Small Projects IPP developers left in the dark with no answers

Small Projects IPP developers left in the dark with no answers

25 Jun 2018

Scientists create new building material out of fungus, rice and glass

Scientists create new building material out of fungus, rice and glass

Tien Huynh and Mitchell Jones 21 Jun 2018

Solar Turtle takes first prize in Nation Builder Challenge

Solar Turtle takes first prize in Nation Builder Challenge

18 Jun 2018

Zero Mass Water launches Source Hydropanels in SA

Zero Mass Water launches Source Hydropanels in SA

13 Jun 2018

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards ceremony 2017

2018 Zayed Sustainability Prize open for entries

6 Jun 2018

New green SU residence honours legacy of Nkosi Johnson

6 Jun 2018

SA REIT invests +R30m in solar PV plants at its malls

SA REIT invests +R30m in solar PV plants at its malls

4 Jun 2018

Schneider Electric wins Best CSR Programme at SEIFSA Awards

Schneider Electric wins Best CSR Programme at SEIFSA Awards

4 Jun 2018

Ground UP coffee trailer at St John’s church in Wynberg, with a vehicle sponsored by Barloworld Barons Tokai.

CSI and social enterprise resources now available on the Trialogue Knowledge Hub

Trialogue 4 Jun 2018

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

1 Jun 2018

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

Sun Exchange opens crowd-sale for new 473kW solar project

30 May 2018

GCRO/Clive Hassel

Why megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work

Richard Ballard and Margot Rubin 24 May 2018

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Shift Social Development 23 May 2018

Let's do Biz