Although SA's data centres are smaller than those elsewhere in the world and require less resource-intensive technology since they do not focus on training AI systems, the recent approval of a proposed data centre in Cape Town has nonetheless ... Read More

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says the utility will outline its proposed approach in September in relation to the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations beyond 2030. Eskom has secured limited exemptions from minimum emission standards for eight of its coal-fired power ... Read More

Above a vast network of historic mine workings stretching from Springs in the east to Randfontein in the west, Johannesburg continues expanding with new schools, hospitals, clinics, highways, petrol stations, housing estates and industrial developments. At the same time, notes ... Read More

SA plans to tap private investors to tackle the country’s water crisis by developing blended-finance projects and accelerating a pipeline of bankable infrastructure investments. Moneyweb notes that the push comes as deteriorating municipal water systems threaten public health and economic ... Read More

For decades, thousands of Nairobi's poorest residents have quietly carried out one of the city's most important environmental services. ‘Every day, informal waste-pickers at Dandora sort, salvage and recover plastic, metal, paper, glass and electronic waste that would ... Read More

Public Protector (PP) Kholeka Gcaleka recently released damning preliminary findings following an investigation into suspected Gauteng spaza shop food safety failures. At least 23 children died from suspected food poisoning in 2024. Inspectors found rodent infestations, food stored directly on ... Read More

The evolution of SA’s renewable energy market is creating opportunity for developers, contractors and investors, but also increases the risk of claims and disputes. ‘The market is entering a more complex phase as the country’s established public procurement programmes continue ... Read More

Ghana's main opposition party has reacted with anger after one of its most influential leaders was sentenced to 20 years in jail, with hard labour, for illegal mining offences, reports BBC News. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) alleged that ... Read More

Malawi has completed the installation of Southern Africa’s only utility-scale battery storage system outside SA and Namibia, a 20MW facility designed to help stabilising power supplies in one of the world’s least electrified countries. Business Day notes that officials from ... Read More

Imagine villagers living near the boundary of Hwange National Park, blowing vuvuzelas into the pitch-black night to drive wandering lions away from their homes. A Daily Maverick report notes that ever since the Fifa World Cup was hosted in SA ... Read More

France's Parliament has moved to reauthorise two pesticides banned nationally but still permitted under EU rules, sparking strong opposition from environmental groups and raising the prospect of the Environment Minister's resignation. A Daily Dispatch report notes that the ... Read More

Firefighters sought yesterday to take advantage of more favourable weather conditions to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and wine region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighbouring Spain. Business Day notes that they were racing against ... Read More

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania’s coast, scientists and activists say. A News24 report notes that satellite images obtained by AFP show ... Read More

* Five suspects were expected to appear in the Malmesbury Magistrate's Court after they were nabbed during the sale of an endangered animal. The suspects were arrested at a petrol station two weeks ago. Police spokesperson Constable Ndakhe Gwala confirmed ... Read More

* Matjiesfontein is one of only three locations chosen for Nasa space missions to the moon. The town has been selected for Nasa’s Lunar Exploration Ground Segment antenna network, along with two other sites in the US and Australia. Despite being ... Read More

* Households using borehole water for non-commercial, reasonable domestic purposes do not need to register under the current national water-use registration process, Outa said last week. Following engagements with the DWS to secure clarity after widespread public confusion following Government Notice ... Read More

EV bus fleet for Cape TownCape Town's public transport is going electric, with the metro's first battery-powered MyCiTi bus launched in Khayelitsha last week. The city has approved the manufacture of 38 electric buses. The first of these ... Read More

Diversity in birdsongScientists in France say they have discovered the building blocks of the incredible diversity of birdsong. A team analysed more than 100 000 songs from 3 000 bird species and revealed that they are all composed of eight ... Read More

Mount Olympus a Unesco siteAfter a 12-year wait, Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods, has been inducted into a hall of more modern fame as Unesco announced it would be added to its world heritage list ... Read More