#StartupStory: Aquasky's Brendan Williamson on extracting water from the clear blue sky[Sindy Peters] Necessity breeds innovation, and this was certainly the case during Cape Town's 2017/18 drought when dam levels reached alarming levels... | |
Sindy Peters | [Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology] Nadia Jonker knew something special was happening when she visited the Station Drive Precinct in 2015. The once derelict area was in the process of transformation – creative entrepreneurs in Durban had a vision for change. They were converting the empty shells of buildings and disused spaces into a place to house and grow their collective talents. Jonker, a crafter, blogger and creative consultant, wanted to be a part of it. Station Drive is now considered the creative hub of Durban. Since its revamp, the area has encouraged job creation and provided opportunities for people to pursue their craft. When Jonker moved into an office space there, she found inspiration at every corner. The precinct is a hive of activity for clothing designers, jewellers, artists, baristas, and tattooists. There’s even a distillery on site. “It shows the development and change that is happening within our culturally diverse city,” Jonker says. What used to be grey spaces are now filled with light. Graffiti by local street artist, Resoborg, adds colour. Jonker has drawn from the creativity of the area. “It’s the place that I’ve used to shape and build my brand and craft,” Jonker says. Read Jonker's full story here. |
Surviving the Covid-19 outbreak: there's hope for humanity[Evan-Lee Courie] Amidst the panic and fear spread across the globe of the coronavirus pandemic, news outlets across the world have shared stories of hope and encouragement... | |
#WindAc 2017: Transition to renewables well under way[Sindy Peters] Today saw the start of WindAc Africa 2017 - the annual "academic hour for wind power" hosted by the South African Wind Energy Association... | |
#EntrepreneurMonth: Hero in a half shell, SolarTurtle[Sindy Peters] Invented by social entrepreneur James van der Walt, the SolarTurtle recently scooped a win at the Inventors Garage at the 2017 SABC Education SA Innovation Summit, walking away with R10k. | |
Solving SA's urgent challenges using cleantech[Sindy Peters] With the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMEs in SA (GCIP-SA) now open for applications, we interviewed Gerswynn McKuur, national project manager of GCIP-SA, to get some insight on how clean technologies could address some of SA's most urgent challenges... | |
#InnovationMonth: Global Fishing Watch launchedImage source: Global Fishing Watch | |
#InnovationMonth: Stories of Impact shared at AUx[Sindy Peters] Kostas Samaras, Autodesk territory director for Africa, expanded on some of the projects undertaken by the Autodesk Foundation at the recently held AUx event in Cape Town... | |
Reinventing agriculture using supercharged carbon recyclersImage source: www.kiverdi.com | |
#YouthMonth: Adriana Marais on moving to Mars[Sindy Peters] 24 women and men, as part of the Mars One project, will soon be selected from the current shortlist of 100 candidates to begin training full-time for a one-way mission to Mars... | |
Financing infrastructure, energy projects© Sandor-Jackal – za.fotolia.com | |
SA needs and deserves an energy revolution© Sandor Jackal – za.fotolia.com | |
[Earth Focus] Solar power: lessons from nature[Roger Metcalfe] It is quite remarkable how science has invented a technology to convert sunlight directly into electricity. It's called solar electric, photovoltaic or PV power, and scientists are taking a leaf out of nature's own book to refine this fast-growing technology... | |
Fact and fiction: solar power[Sven Lindström] Solar energy and the solar industry has exploded in the last decade, and is today an established and competitive renewable energy source... | |
Renewable technology gets the green light[Nicci Botha] A home-grown green technology to power off-the-grid streetlights has been recognised as one of top 10 innovations with the potential to improve socioeconomic development in remote corners of the globe... | |
[Earth Focus] Nuclear red. Renewable energy green[Roger Metcalfe] Given South Africa's world-shattering potential for renewable energy, it is inexplicable why our government is seriously considering the purchase of eight nuclear reactors at an estimated R1tn... | |
[#WomenInBiz] Nurturing nature, Q&A with Catherine Constantinides[Sindy Peters] Catherine Constantinides is a social entrepreneur, climate activist, business mogul and one of the most inspiring youth leaders in South Africa with a number of accolades to her name. She's the driving force behind Miss Earth SA, encouraging women to actively participate in protecting the natural environment. Her hero is her mom... | |
Taking the bite out of loadshedding[Nicci Botha] Picture this... You're sitting in the dentist's chair, you've lost all feeling in the left side of your face and you would have drool running down your chin if it wasn't for a regular application of the suction tube... | |
Sustainability: a lever for growth© Le Moal Olivier – 123RF.com | |
Working towards a green economy - change is afoot© patpitchaya – za.fotolia.com |