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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

By Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr

Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill

By Dawit Endeshaw and Moaz Abd-Alaziz 11 Sep 2023

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Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

Dorah Modise at the 10th annual Green Building Convention

#GBCSA2017: Celebrating 10 years of green building in SA

Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

9 Oct 2017

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

5 Oct 2017

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

3 Oct 2017

FNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

FNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

3 Oct 2017

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

5 Sep 2017

Katse Dam's deep flood of suffering

Katse Dam's deep flood of suffering

Alexander Matthews 31 Aug 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

Technology is not enough to create connected cities - here's why

Mike Cooray and Rikke Duus 24 Aug 2017

US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.

2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced

23 Aug 2017

Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo 21 Aug 2017

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Sarah Colenbrander 31 Jul 2017

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Alison Groves 13 Jul 2017

Urban growth a boon for Africa's industrialisation

Urban growth a boon for Africa's industrialisation

Franck Kuwonu 23 Jun 2017

Crystal Lagoons sets eyes on Kenya for further expansion in SSA

21 Jun 2017

Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

14 Jun 2017

Image: Bruce Sutherland

How streets can help bridge social and spatial divides

Ilse van den Berg 26 May 2017

Congo breaks ground on $58m China-funded parliament building

24 May 2017

Marius Oosthuizen, lecturer: strategic foresight (leadership, strategy & ethics) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 23 May 2017

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

22 May 2017

Zanzibar about to undergo mega transformation of the sustainable kind

Zanzibar about to undergo mega transformation of the sustainable kind

19 May 2017

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

Sindy Peters 17 May 2017

The superhighway threatening Nigeria's tropical rainforest

The superhighway threatening Nigeria's tropical rainforest

17 May 2017

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

16 May 2017

Abbas Jamie, community liaison for Africa, World Design Organisation, and director for innovation and transformation at Aurecon. Image:

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: How engineers can help co-create a better Africa

Sindy Peters 12 May 2017

James Cullis, global service group leader: water, Aurecon

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: African engineers face a ‘wicked' trilemma

Sindy Peters 11 May 2017

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Lesley Lokko 25 Apr 2017

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Dorah Modise at the 10th annual Green Building Convention

#GBCSA2017: Celebrating 10 years of green building in SA

Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

9 Oct 2017

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

5 Oct 2017

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

3 Oct 2017

FNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

FNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

3 Oct 2017

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

First green DHL Express facility in SSA unveiled

5 Sep 2017

Katse Dam's deep flood of suffering

Katse Dam's deep flood of suffering

Alexander Matthews 31 Aug 2017

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

Smart evolution of Africa's megacities will help address infrastructure challenges

24 Aug 2017

Technology is not enough to create connected cities - here's why

Mike Cooray and Rikke Duus 24 Aug 2017

US Ambassador Deborah Malac, Power Africa coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, and Irene Muloni, minister of energy and mineral development, award CEO of CODE Uganda.

2017 Women in Energy Challenge in Uganda winners announced

23 Aug 2017

Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo 21 Aug 2017

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Africa's cities face unique risks. What can be done to manage them?

Sarah Colenbrander 31 Jul 2017

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Africa shows rising interest in green building design

Alison Groves 13 Jul 2017

Urban growth a boon for Africa's industrialisation

Urban growth a boon for Africa's industrialisation

Franck Kuwonu 23 Jun 2017

Crystal Lagoons sets eyes on Kenya for further expansion in SSA

21 Jun 2017

Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?

14 Jun 2017

Image: Bruce Sutherland

How streets can help bridge social and spatial divides

Ilse van den Berg 26 May 2017

Congo breaks ground on $58m China-funded parliament building

24 May 2017

Marius Oosthuizen, lecturer: strategic foresight (leadership, strategy & ethics) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 23 May 2017

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

West African girls show the way in Senegal tech battle

22 May 2017

Zanzibar about to undergo mega transformation of the sustainable kind

Zanzibar about to undergo mega transformation of the sustainable kind

19 May 2017

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

Sindy Peters 17 May 2017

The superhighway threatening Nigeria's tropical rainforest

The superhighway threatening Nigeria's tropical rainforest

17 May 2017

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

16 May 2017

Abbas Jamie, community liaison for Africa, World Design Organisation, and director for innovation and transformation at Aurecon. Image:

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: How engineers can help co-create a better Africa

Sindy Peters 12 May 2017

James Cullis, global service group leader: water, Aurecon

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: African engineers face a ‘wicked' trilemma

Sindy Peters 11 May 2017

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

#FIDIC_GAMA2017: Partnerships key to sustainable growth in Africa

Sindy Peters 9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Johannesburg and Accra, inching their way up the urban food chain

Lesley Lokko 25 Apr 2017

Bamako, Mali. © Thomas Dutour via

Rags, not riches, defining Africa's urban explosion

24 Mar 2017

African urbanisation tops RICS Africa Summit agenda

African urbanisation tops RICS Africa Summit agenda

1 Mar 2017

Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

23 Feb 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies

Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies

16 Feb 2017

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Hilary Joffe 16 Feb 2017

Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

Logistics the lifeblood of trade in Africa

Logistics the lifeblood of trade in Africa

Bizcommunity.com 14 Oct 2016

German developer Jörg Duske has built student accommodation out of recycled shipping containers.

The plug and play city: how shipping containers are changing infrastructure

Morgan Saletta 29 Aug 2016

Bakhresa and Verde Hotels team up for Zanzibar's greenest hotel

5 Jul 2016

Urbanisation is a tool for development

18 Apr 2016

Groynes at the Keta Sea Defense Project on Ghana’s coast. Kwasi Addo Appeaning

Why Ghana needs a new approach to stop the erosion of its coastline

Kwasi Addo Appeaning 3 Jul 2015