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A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers

Sechaba Mokhethi 13 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Energy

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Marle Hooman

Infrastructure & Utilities

From mining to metros: How ventilation technology is advancing South Africa's tunnels

Marle Hooman 8 Apr 2025

Source: © The Assay Roof bolters are one of the key interventions behind the 96% reduction in FOG-related fatalities over the past 31 years

Health & Safety

Action Plan Day of Learning critival to eliminate Falls of Ground

31 Mar 2025

UEFA Champions League 24/25 official match ball revealed

Sport

UEFA Champions League 24/25 official match ball revealed

11 Feb 2025

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

Agriculture

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

11 Sep 2024

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

Higher Education

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

6 May 2024

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Food, Water & Energy Security

Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

26 Apr 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Forestry

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

Climate change is affecting mining in Africa. Source: Vlad Chetan/Pexels

Health & Safety

22 illegal miners dead in Tanzania's unseasonal rains

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jan 2024

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Agriculture

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Karissa Moothoo Padayachie 20 Sep 2023

Methane gas identified as cause of Joburg CBD explosion

Infrastructure & Utilities

Methane gas identified as cause of Joburg CBD explosion

3 Aug 2023

Cause of Joburg CBD explosion remains 'inconclusive', says city manager

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cause of Joburg CBD explosion remains 'inconclusive', says city manager

26 Jul 2023

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Agriculture

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Jan Hugo, Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Chrisna du Plessis 15 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: How digital innovation is future-proofing mining

Trends

#BizTrends2023: How digital innovation is future-proofing mining

Anton Fester 9 Jan 2023

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

Infrastructure & Utilities

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

27 Oct 2022

Beyond zama zamas - an alternative future for the Gauteng mining belt

Mining

Beyond zama zamas - an alternative future for the Gauteng mining belt

Reinier Minny 25 Aug 2022

Digital transformation in mining - why it's a national necessity

Mining

Digital transformation in mining - why it's a national necessity

Marcel Bruyns 19 Jul 2022

Bronwyn Williams

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Game players - the gig workers of the future?

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2022

Third season of Lost Treasures of Egypt premieres on National Geographic from 21 January 2022

TV

Third season of Lost Treasures of Egypt premieres on National Geographic from 21 January 2022

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 19 Jan 2022

Spar's award-winning Rural Hub programme giving emerging farmers a leg up

Agriculture

Spar's award-winning Rural Hub programme giving emerging farmers a leg up

29 Nov 2021

Advanced technology requires advanced firewall protection

Cybersecurity

Advanced technology requires advanced firewall protection

Issued by Publishared 2 Nov 2021

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Railway

Egypt signs $4.5bn high-speed rail deal

Momen Saeed Atallah 1 Sep 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

Architecture & Design

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

Northern Cape-based wind farms provide support, funding to youth-owned agribusiness

Agribusiness

Northern Cape-based wind farms provide support, funding to youth-owned agribusiness

13 Jul 2021

Top touristy things to do in Cape Town, Joburg and Durban

Travel

Top touristy things to do in Cape Town, Joburg and Durban

25 Mar 2021

Why South Africa needs a new water agency

Infrastructure & Utilities

Why South Africa needs a new water agency

Mike Muller 3 Mar 2021

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Health & Safety

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Lady Skollie receives the 2020 FNB Art Prize

Art

Lady Skollie receives the 2020 FNB Art Prize

28 Oct 2020

Sundowner raisin cultivar wins ARC research, technology award

Agriculture

Sundowner raisin cultivar wins ARC research, technology award

28 Sep 2020

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

Agro-processing

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

5 Aug 2020

White Square 2020 winners announced

Advertising

White Square 2020 winners announced

10 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Safety

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

White Square International Advertising Festival announces 2020 shortlists

Advertising

White Square International Advertising Festival announces 2020 shortlists

2 Jul 2020

Going underground in Camarines Norte province, Philippines. EPA

Mining

Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on boom in the precious metal

Sara Geenen & Boris Verbrugge 27 May 2020

#LockdownLessons: Businesses can learn from meerkats

Business Plans

#LockdownLessons: Businesses can learn from meerkats

Estienne de Beer 27 May 2020

Railway

Heavy haul conference to play critical role in building sustainable economy

6 Mar 2020

Travel treasure troves in the trees

Forestry

Travel treasure troves in the trees

Dr Ronald Heath 4 Dec 2019

Emira tackles invasive bug infestation in Joburg

Environment & Natural Resources

Emira tackles invasive bug infestation in Joburg

1 Oct 2019

MAD Architects designs self-powered hyperloop system integrated with urban farming

Construction & Engineering

MAD Architects designs self-powered hyperloop system integrated with urban farming

13 Sep 2019

5 adrenaline-filled adventures to tick off your Cape Town bucket list

Travel

5 adrenaline-filled adventures to tick off your Cape Town bucket list

5 Sep 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Ander Mens, Angel Has Fallen and Apocalypse Now: Final Cut

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Ander Mens, Angel Has Fallen and Apocalypse Now: Final Cut

Daniel Dercksen 23 Aug 2019

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Agriculture

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Carin Venter 25 Jul 2019