https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/700.html South Africa news 15 Food, Water & Energy Security news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/700.html en-us Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:53:23 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/durban-and-joburg-worst-hit-by-water-outages-414059a Most South African households now have piped water. In 2025, 76% had a tap inside their home or on their property, according to Stats SA’s General Household Survey. But in 2025, more than a third of households (about 38%) had water outages lasting two days or more. 1-272225 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/make-your-2027-budget-work-harder-prioritise-water-cost-savings-now-292867a As budget season begins, invest wisely for 2027 by prioritising water-saving solutions that deliver immediate, permanent reductions in water consumption and operating costs for years to come. Commercial washrooms are often overlooked, yet water saving toilets, low or zero water urinals and connected monitoring can measurable return on investment and credible evidence for ESG reporting. 1-272200 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cape-town-stadium-urine-recycling-innovator-selected-for-2026-africa-prize-747712a South African chemical engineer Dyllon Randall, who co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, is among four innovators selected from a shortlist of 16 to compete for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. 1-272102 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/debate-over-new-makhanda-wind-farm-414709a The Governors Kop Wind Energy Facility proposes 37 turbines generating 296MW on a 9,386-hectare site about 17km from Makhanda. The project’s own consultants have identified the area as having high to very high environmental sensitivity and conservationists say it could threaten private game reserves and the local tourism economy. The company behind the development has not been made public; the number of jobs that may be created is unclear; and no details of what community equity stake or social investment will flow from the project have been given. 1-272065 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/exceptional-el-nino-puts-southern-africa-on-drought-alert-520740a Pacific Ocean temperatures far above normal raise the risk of low summer rainfall, heatwaves and pressure on food production. 1-271876 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/growthpoint-and-etana-energy-are-wheeling-clean-energy-to-cape-town-742932a Following the initial renewable electricity wheeling pilot launched in 2023, Etana Energy, Growthpoint Properties, and the City of Cape Town have successfully implemented the first pooled renewable electricity wheeling across multiple properties within the city’s municipal network. 1-271862 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-first-offshore-wind-farm-delayed-as-world-bank-highlights-potential-297447a The environmental impact study for South Africa's first proposed offshore wind farm along the country's east coast has stalled, pending new technical information from developers, the consultancy appointed to conduct the assessment confirmed on Thursday, 17 September 2026. 1-271830 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/phelan-greens-clean-jet-fuel-project-leads-sas-green-hydrogen-push-419509a President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the first wave of six priority green hydrogen projects under South Africa’s national green hydrogen programme, signalling a shift from project planning to implementation and investment. 1-271765 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/activists-appeal-cape-town-data-centre-approval-308448a Civil society groups say Equinix’s data centre was approved without considering its impact on nearby communities. 1-271723 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sasol-challenges-scientists-to-unlock-access-to-green-hydrogen-964034a Sasol has challenged scientists and engineers to help lower the high cost of green hydrogen and prevent promising decarbonisation technologies from remaining indefinitely confined to research laboratories. The company’s vice-president for fundamental science research, Dr Theo Mudzunga, made the remarks during a sub-forum on Green Fuels and Aggregated Multi-type Energy Storage Empowering High-quality Development. 1-271704 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security South Africa