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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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Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt 6 Feb 2019

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

25 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

19 Oct 2018

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Nuno Pinto and Aya Badawy 28 Sep 2018

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

19 Sep 2018

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Seth Asare Okyere, Anastasia Amoako-Arhen, Matthew 10 Sep 2018

Heavy rainfall recently devastated large swathes of Kerala, India. Prakash Elamakkara/EPA

Nature's whims cause water crises. Its infrastructure can stop them

Karen Villholth 4 Sep 2018

A major cause of flooding in Nairobi is inappropriate building on riparian land. Flickr/Ubadheer

Why Kenya's demolishing 4000 buildings in Nairobi

Sean Avery 20 Aug 2018

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

25 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

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

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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

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Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

By NASA,

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

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#BizTrends2018: Green buildings, fit for a sustainable purpose

Alison Groves 8 Jan 2018

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Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Construction & EngineeringGreen buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency

Meg Holden and Rebecca Holt 6 Feb 2019

'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

ESG & Sustainability'World's worst environmental disaster' set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa

Timothy Clack 29 Nov 2018

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

PropertyHabitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

25 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Marketing & MediaCorporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Construction & EngineeringAfrican cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

HR & ManagementBizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

How building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

Tourism & TravelHow building eco-friendly hotels can help develop ROI

19 Oct 2018

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Construction & EngineeringEgypt is building a new capital city from scratch - here's how to avoid inequality and segregation

Nuno Pinto and Aya Badawy 28 Sep 2018

Big completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

Construction & EngineeringBig completes WeWork's first micro-school with super-elliptic objects in New York City

19 Sep 2018

Why linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Construction & EngineeringWhy linking rural and urban areas matters for development: a Ghana case study

Seth Asare Okyere, Anastasia Amoako-Arhen, Matthew 10 Sep 2018

Heavy rainfall recently devastated large swathes of Kerala, India. Prakash Elamakkara/EPA

Construction & EngineeringNature's whims cause water crises. Its infrastructure can stop them

Karen Villholth 4 Sep 2018

A major cause of flooding in Nairobi is inappropriate building on riparian land. Flickr/Ubadheer

Construction & EngineeringWhy Kenya's demolishing 4000 buildings in Nairobi

Sean Avery 20 Aug 2018

Africa's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

Construction & EngineeringAfrica's Cities for our Future competition winner revealed

25 Jul 2018

Evictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

ESG & SustainabilityEvictions in Nairobi: why the city has a problem and what can be done to fix it

Kefa Otiso 25 Jul 2018

Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & EngineeringEnter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

16 Jul 2018

Image by Daniel Ladenhauf – Flick/CC BY-NC

ESG & SustainabilityAim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go

Somwrita Sarkar 15 Jun 2018

Image source:

Construction & EngineeringBiomimicry 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)

ESG & SustainabilityTwo 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

Construction & EngineeringFuture 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

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

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

ESG & SustainabilityPort 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,

Construction & EngineeringBuilding 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

Tourism & TravelHotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

Image source:

Construction & EngineeringAnger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

By NASA,

Construction & EngineeringItaly, 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

Construction & EngineeringThe 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. ,

Construction & EngineeringWhen 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

PropertyHousing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

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

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

19 Jan 2018

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

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

Jessica Tennant 11 Jan 2018

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Construction & Engineering#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

Construction & EngineeringMali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Jenny Mbaye 22 Dec 2017

Dramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

Marketing & MediaDramatic rise of African consumer power driving development

17 Nov 2017

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Marketing & MediaNigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

Construction & EngineeringChina's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley 19 Oct 2017

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Construction & EngineeringBees 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

Construction & Engineering#GBCSA2017: Celebrating 10 years of green building in SA

Sindy Peters 11 Oct 2017

GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

Construction & EngineeringGBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

9 Oct 2017

'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

ESG & Sustainability'New era' in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables

5 Oct 2017

R16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

ESG & SustainabilityR16m solar farm installed at Randridge Mall

3 Oct 2017

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

Construction & EngineeringFNB @Parkside achieves five-star Green Star Africa As Built rating

3 Oct 2017