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UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cutsLindsey Schutters

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South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

By Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Navigating the solar transition: Choosing safety, sustainability and performance

Navigating the solar transition: Choosing safety, sustainability and performance

Ezzat Sankari, Sungrow 11 Mar 2024

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2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards open for entry

6 Mar 2024

Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has launched a landmark policy aimed at improving the delivery of water and sanitation services on privately-owned land. Image:

Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

4 Mar 2024

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Ambani Reputation Management 27 Feb 2024

IMF reaches $1.3bn agreement with Ivory Coast for resilience, sustainability facility

Portia Crowe 19 Feb 2024

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Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

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Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024

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Take part in the Green Tourism Incentive Programme

24 Jan 2024

Feryal Domingo, Acting Executive Director, Inyathelo

#BizTrends2024: NPOs face increasing regulatory pressure

Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas 22 Jan 2024

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

GreenCape 18 Jan 2024

Emira plants for the years ahead

Emira plants for the years ahead

Catchwords 16 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

Gisela Kruger 15 Jan 2024

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SA can meet ESG demands, but how?

12 Jan 2024

Marion Wagner addressing the crowd at Breadline's 30th anniversary.

Eradicating pit latrines in schools should be more than an SDG in 2024

Marian Wagner 8 Jan 2024

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

22 Dec 2023

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu. Source: x.com

Minister Mchunu calls for prioritised maintenance of infrastructure

22 Dec 2023

Bitcoin mining activity in 2023 has contributed to a surge in electricity use. Source: Dmytro Demidko/Unsplash

Bitcoin’s soaring energy consumption remains a sustainability concern

21 Dec 2023

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader 20 Dec 2023

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

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Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

Virusha Subban and Gabriel Rybko 13 Dec 2023

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Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

Image: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (7th R), stands for a photograph the Zayed Sustainability Prize with the winners during COP28 UAE, Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City. Seen with HE Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, and COP28 President (L). (Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court)

#COP28: Zayed Sustainability Prize winners

4 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied

Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla 1 Dec 2023

Stanlib sets $1bn goal for energy transition projects

Tannur Anders 30 Nov 2023

#ATF2023: The future of sustainable data centres in Africa

#ATF2023: The future of sustainable data centres in Africa

23 Nov 2023

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Navigating the solar transition: Choosing safety, sustainability and performance

Navigating the solar transition: Choosing safety, sustainability and performance

Ezzat Sankari, Sungrow 11 Mar 2024

Image source: andreypopov –

2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards open for entry

6 Mar 2024

Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has launched a landmark policy aimed at improving the delivery of water and sanitation services on privately-owned land. Image:

Policy to improve water, sanitation services on privately-owned land

4 Mar 2024

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Ambani Reputation Management 27 Feb 2024

IMF reaches $1.3bn agreement with Ivory Coast for resilience, sustainability facility

Portia Crowe 19 Feb 2024

Image source: Petr Malinak –

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

Image source: Mount Polley from

Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024

Image source: Arthur Brognoli from

Take part in the Green Tourism Incentive Programme

24 Jan 2024

Feryal Domingo, Acting Executive Director, Inyathelo

#BizTrends2024: NPOs face increasing regulatory pressure

Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas 22 Jan 2024

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

GreenCape 18 Jan 2024

Emira plants for the years ahead

Emira plants for the years ahead

Catchwords 16 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

Gisela Kruger 15 Jan 2024

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

SA can meet ESG demands, but how?

12 Jan 2024

Marion Wagner addressing the crowd at Breadline's 30th anniversary.

Eradicating pit latrines in schools should be more than an SDG in 2024

Marian Wagner 8 Jan 2024

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

22 Dec 2023

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu. Source: x.com

Minister Mchunu calls for prioritised maintenance of infrastructure

22 Dec 2023

Bitcoin mining activity in 2023 has contributed to a surge in electricity use. Source: Dmytro Demidko/Unsplash

Bitcoin’s soaring energy consumption remains a sustainability concern

21 Dec 2023

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader 20 Dec 2023

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

Image source: Mike Bird from

Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

Virusha Subban and Gabriel Rybko 13 Dec 2023

Image source: Kervin Edward Lara from

Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

Image: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (7th R), stands for a photograph the Zayed Sustainability Prize with the winners during COP28 UAE, Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City. Seen with HE Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, and COP28 President (L). (Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court)

#COP28: Zayed Sustainability Prize winners

4 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied

Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla 1 Dec 2023

Stanlib sets $1bn goal for energy transition projects

Tannur Anders 30 Nov 2023

#ATF2023: The future of sustainable data centres in Africa

#ATF2023: The future of sustainable data centres in Africa

23 Nov 2023

The Chamber of Mines building will be renamed.

African Rainbow Minerals invests R20m into research at Wits, gets building named after it

23 Nov 2023

Image: Supplied

Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

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ISA awarded Net Zero Carbon Level 1 certificate

22 Nov 2023

World Toilet Day is real, and Propelair is raising awareness!

World Toilet Day is real, and Propelair is raising awareness!

Propelair SA 17 Nov 2023

See us at the 2023 Green Building Convention

See us at the 2023 Green Building Convention

Propelair SA 13 Nov 2023

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Importance of 'G' in ESG and what happens when governance fails in the TMT sector

9 Nov 2023

The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals

The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals

Catchwords 8 Nov 2023

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

February 2023 flooding. Source: SANews.gov.za

#MTBPS: Funds allocated for future disasters

2 Nov 2023

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