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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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Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

Image by Daniel Ladenhauf – Flick/CC BY-NC

Aim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go

Somwrita Sarkar 15 Jun 2018

Biomimicry and the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 21 May 2018

Makoma Lekalakala, director for Earthlife Africa, and Liz McDaid, climate change coordinator for Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

Two SA women awarded Goldman prize for halting SA-Russia nuclear deal

23 Apr 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

19 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

17 Nov 2017

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 19 Oct 2017

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

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Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

Image by Daniel Ladenhauf – Flick/CC BY-NC

Aim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go

Somwrita Sarkar 15 Jun 2018

Biomimicry and the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 21 May 2018

Makoma Lekalakala, director for Earthlife Africa, and Liz McDaid, climate change coordinator for Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

Two SA women awarded Goldman prize for halting SA-Russia nuclear deal

23 Apr 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

The plantings of New York’s High Line Park were inspired by plants that had naturally colonised the disused railway viaduct. By David Berkowitz, New York, , CC BY 2.0,

Building a 'second nature' into our cities: wildness, art and biophilic design

Jordan Lacey 8 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay 2 Mar 2018

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years

Sean Smith 1 Mar 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,

When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

Wi-Fi to be seen as a "utility" in 2018, says Ruckus

19 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

17 Nov 2017

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 19 Oct 2017

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