Building on its legacy of dedication to preserving the area's natural beauty and biodiversity, the move to solar is the farm's most measurable initiative to reduce its carbon footprint to date...
Tractor Outdoor recently partnered with Sunshine Cinema to host a free drive-in movie screening in Cape Town...
Issued by Tractor Outdoor 6 May 2021
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has launched the second edition of the DBSA Youth Challenge...
Many of Africa's leading economies have yet to harness the potential of wind and solar power, which are now amongst the cheapest forms of new electricity...
RES4Africa Foundation, in cooperation with CESI S.p.A., has released the Fostering RE within an Independent Network System scenario...
Zimbabwe is one of the African countries that hopes renewable energy technologies will help to address their energy problems...
Ellen Fungisai Chipango 30 Apr 2021
South Africa's Low Emission Development Strategy, backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, was formulated last year and commits to moving towards a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050...
Ntombifuthi Ntuli 28 Apr 2021
South Africa's Hydrogen Society Roadmap explains how the country's resources, including reliable sources of renewable energy, and its ample supply of platinum group metals (PGM), can be effectively harnessed to produce green hydrogen...
Kieran Whyte 23 Apr 2021
The big question facing Australia's National Electricity Market is how to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 without disrupted energy supplies or skyrocketing prices....
Vans will move towards creating circular products and systems that use regenerative and recycled materials, designed to reduce waste and keep products in use and out of landfills...
I spoke with Ford South Africa's managing director, Neale Hill, about the funding and the effects it will have on vehicle production and employment in the country...
Naresh Maharaj 22 Apr 2021
As Earth Day is observed around the world on 22 April, new research on sustainability commissioned by Mastercard reveals a marked increase in consumer passion for the environment...
It is now clear that many of the changes in working, commuting and learning patterns that have come about because of the Covid-19 pandemic will become permanent adjustments for a great number of families...
Berry Everitt 22 Apr 2021
All advertising has some sort of purpose after all, writes Greg Stewart...
Greg Stewart 20 Apr 2021
If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I'd probably blurt out the first thing that comes to mind, Greenpeace...
NJ Ayuk 19 Apr 2021
The R100bn Infrastructure Fund is good news for the Africa desk of the International Zinc Association (IZA), according to its head Simon Norton...
For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd)...
Sebastian Sterl 19 Apr 2021
Heineken has stated a new ambition to decarbonise its production by 2030 and its full value chain by 2040...
What do you look for in a car when making that all-important purchase? Let me tell you more about the Lexus IS 300 EX...
With the adoption of fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies in all aspects of our lives, it is no surprise that buildings are getting a lot 'smarter' too...
Peter Malebye 14 Apr 2021
The Solar Impulse Foundation has announced that they have officially reached the goal of assigning the Efficient Solutions Label to 1,000 profitable cleantech solutions from around the world...
Issued by GreenCape 13 Apr 2021
Designed by international firm Perkins+Will, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital is the result of the transformation of a small, simple hospital dating from the 1920s into a modern, expandable facility...
Ten innovative South African entrepreneurs have received kick-start funding of up to R20,000 each for their big ideas, enabling them to fast-track early-stage development...
The strong consensus of opinion in the scientific community is that the climate is changing, and global temperatures are rising...
Lisa Pines 8 Apr 2021
The amendments include the acknowledgement of the declaration of portions of the SKA site as the Meerkat National Park; the increase in the size of the land core area...
City Lodge Hotel Group once again committed to turning off non-essential lights during Earth Hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday, 27 March 2021...
Issued by City Lodge Hotel 1 Apr 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that the R100bn Infrastructure Fund, aimed at revitalising South Africa's battered economy, will blend resources from the fiscus with financing from the private sector and development institutions...
South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day, whenever the country's electricity system is overloaded.
Draft amendments to the regulations and notices regarding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the Waste Sector have been published for public consultation...
Scheduled to open its doors in January 2022, Paragon Group has designed a new facility for Torah Academy Girls High School in Johannesburg...
City Lodge Hotel Group is inviting you to join us in marking Earth Hour 2021 at your local Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge or Road Lodge...
Issued by City Lodge Hotel 25 Mar 2021
In an effort to move away from using coal to produce power, South Africa has embarked on a process of repurposing retiring coal power plants by adding solar photovoltaic (PV) and batteries...
The Covid-19 pandemic has generated renewed focus on health and wellness when it comes to where and how we work and live...
Lenux has revealed its new re-imagined 2021 Lexus IS sports sedan for the South African market and for the first time, the IS will only be available as a hybrid model.
Hydration Stations are currently being rolled out at City Lodge Hotels, consisting of water filtration units that supply free, magnesium-enriched filtered water to guests...
Issued by City Lodge Hotel 23 Mar 2021
There's hope that some industrialised countries will achieve near-universal vaccination against Covid-19 in the coming months...
Cyrus Sinai & Rob Fetter 23 Mar 2021
Mineral resources and energy minister, Gwede Mantashe, has announced eight new preferred bidders for the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Programme (RMIPPP)...
Small businesses have little hope of surviving the economic impact of the pandemic, if they at the same time have to worry about having reliable access to electricity....
As countries across Africa roll out vaccines to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly evident that the continent is in desperate need of ICT systems and healthcare solutions that can support mass vaccination programmes...
Praba Moonsamy 17 Mar 2021
Called Voyager Station, the project will be built by Orbital Assembly Corporation which describes itself as "the world's first large-scale space construction company"...
Africa recorded remarkable economic growth in the first 15 years of the 21st century, largely because of positive trends in the export of primary commodities...
Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021
Davey Jose, thematic analyst, disruptive technologies for HSBC Global Research Insights, explores how batteries, biofuels, hydrogen, ammonia and digitalisation can all help decarbonisation...
Dave Jose 12 Mar 2021
The lack of certainty around constant power supply has had and continues to have a massive impact on the agricultural sector...
Supported by continued cost reductions and technological improvements, utility-scale energy storage is set to play an important role in South Africa's energy transition...
Michael Ball and Gabriele Buccini 11 Mar 2021
The sky is the limit for African students interested in a career in the exciting field of astrophysics, and if Professor Don Kurtz has his way, this will be much sooner than later...
Issued by North-West University (NWU) 9 Mar 2021
Recent moves to incentivise renewable energy development in designated areas are welcome, but a new requirement has been introduced which may prove onerous and cause significant delays...
Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021
Team Mahali recently won first prize in the City of Cape Town and the Green Building Council South Africa's (GBCSA) design competition...
With Eskom set to hike electricity tariffs by 15.63% from April, commercial and retail tenants will be bracing for increased strain on already tightly stretched budgets...
Gregg Huntingford 5 Mar 2021
As the world grapples with the uncertainty surrounding the long-term implications of Covid-19, there is a measure of agreement on one thing...