Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience...
Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019
Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019
Despite the large impact mines have on the environment, mining is a significant contributor to the local economy from both a financial and employment perspective...
Jason McNeil 12 Feb 2019
Driven by the requirement to improve operational efficiencies and revenues, cut down on wastage, and enhance customer service, water utilities around the world are turning to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) - including smart meters - and the trend is set to accelerate in 2019.
Darren Oxlee 18 Jan 2019
Urbanisation continues to be one of the most powerful megatrends reshaping our world. It is a shift that is creating countless problems, but even more opportunities...
Elaine Jack 7 Jan 2019
Claire Janisch, founder of Biomimicry South Africa, took to the podium at this year's African Utility Week to share how biomimicry could influence the future of utilities...
Sindy Peters 21 May 2018
The extensive drought in SA has brought to the fore many a creative solution...
Sindy Peters 18 May 2018
Energy is one of the sectors of our economy most closely watched by local and international investors...
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jan 2018
The City of Cape Town has this week made spying on friends, family or even neighbours' water usage habits even easier...
Andy Walker 17 Jan 2018
Could it be that recycling the water we have is the key to water availability relief...
Theunis Coetzer 8 Jan 2018
Today saw the start of WindAc Africa 2017 - the annual "academic hour for wind power" hosted by the South African Wind Energy Association...
Sindy Peters 14 Nov 2017
Some 23 years down the line, democracy isn't all it's cracked up to be when it comes to levelling inequality...
Nicci Botha 30 Oct 2017
The future of large public utilities, such as Eskom, is uncertain...
Sindy Peters 20 Oct 2017
The energy industry breathed a huge sigh of relief recently when energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced that power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy from bid windows 3.5 and 4 will be signed by the end of October 2017...
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 17 Oct 2017
Marius Oosthuizen, a lecturer in strategic foresight at GIBS, unpacked some of the trends shaping the future of utilities...
Sindy Peters 23 May 2017
One of the many pertinent questions asked at this year's African Utility Week was...
Sindy Peters 22 May 2017
The ever-vibrant and inspirational brand and reputation expert Thebe Ikalafeng delivered one of the keynote talks at the recently concluded 2017 African Utility Week...
Sindy Peters 19 May 2017
Justin Friedman, founder of For the Love of Water (FLOW), chaired and opened the keynote session on the second day of the 2017 African Utility Week...
Sindy Peters 18 May 2017
Brian Molefe was a no-show at African Utility Week. Not surprising, given his track record of not pitching at this event when there's a bullet to be dodged...
Nicci Botha 17 May 2017
Uganda's Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris kicked off proceedings in the Water track on the first day of this year's African Utility Week...
Sindy Peters 17 May 2017
In the past few months, the role of renewable energy has become a subject of intense debate...
Siyabonga Mbanjwa 16 Mar 2017
In heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and the building efficiency arena, the biggest trend drivers are the entrance of digital and wireless...
Neil Cameron 11 Jan 2017
Although SA has made huge leaps in provision of clean water, there is still a significant amount of untreated sewage contaminating our water courses...
Theunis Coetzer 11 Jan 2017
Despite numerous appeals made to government by industry, not enough has happened this past year to improve South Africa's water infrastructure...
Jan Venter 10 Jan 2017
Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe, has resigned just days after the State of Capture report was released...
Nicci Botha 14 Nov 2016
Almost 40% of the power required to run a building is consumed in one place: the central chilled water plant...
Neil Cameron 27 May 2016
South Africa is a water scarce country. With average annual rainfall of 450mm - compared to a global average of 870mm - the country is ranked the 30th driest in the world...
Kroshlen Moodley 17 Dec 2015
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The energy crisis in this country is the collective responsibility of all the role-players, including the mining industry..
Danette Breitenbach 20 Oct 2015
The African Climate Reality Project says it's time for South Africa to look up and not down for its energy solutions...
Chris Wild 16 Oct 2015
Does South Africa need a nuclear build programme? Not according to Hilton Trollip, senior researcher at UCT's Energy Research Unit...
Nicci Botha 30 Sep 2015
