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53% of adults think schools should not re-open amid rising Covid-19 infections – survey
53% of adults think schools should not re-open amid rising Covid-19 infections – survey
13th January 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Round three of the University of Johannesburg/Human Sciences Research Council Covid-19 Democracy survey has revealed that 53% of adults think schools should not re-open until the situation... 


Assessment tool helps developers minimise wind turbine risk to eagles
Assessment tool helps developers minimise wind turbine risk to eagles
6th January 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Researchers from the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology (Fitztitute) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), HawkWatch International and the University of Amsterdam have developed a new... 


Six ecosystem research sites selected for freshwater and terrestrial environmental observation network
11th December 2020 By: Schalk Burger

The National Research Foundation's (NRF's) South African Environment Observation Network (SAEON) has selected six ecosystem research sites across the country for the Expanded Freshwater and... 


Materials recovery facility to capture up to 30% of  Cape Town recyclable waste
Materials recovery facility to capture up to 30% of Cape Town recyclable waste
11th December 2020 By: Schalk Burger

A specialised materials recovery facility to be built at the Coastal Park landfill site, in Muizenberg, will separate and prepare recyclable materials - 20% to 30% of waste by volume - as well as... 


Wits, York University to develop AI Covid-19 project
Wits, York University to develop AI Covid-19 project
3rd December 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

The University of the Witwatersrand has teamed up with York University, in Canada to undertake an artificial intelligence project that will be used to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in Africa. The... 


An engineering student and Professor Johan Joubert alongside UP's portable emissions measurement system
UP conducts real time emissions testing to help inform policy
23rd November 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Centre for Transport Development, within the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, has acquired a system that can measure vehicle... 


WEF seeks to start a multistakeholder dialogue on deep-sea mining
WEF seeks to start a multistakeholder dialogue on deep-sea mining
11th November 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

A new way to meet the growing demand for minerals critical to electric vehicle, electronics and battery manufacturers could become commercially available within this decade, says the World Economic... 


NGOs call on global investor climate initiative to intervene in Sasol shareholder issue
10th November 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Nongovernmental organisation Just Share, supported by shareholder activist organisations ShareAction (UK), Majority Action (USA), Follow This (Netherlands) and the Australasian Centre for Corporate... 


UFS, CBSS partner to design groundwater monitoring network for Central Karoo
5th November 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Independent specialists and researchers from the Institute for Groundwater Studies (IGS) at the University of the Free State (UFS), in partnership with specialists from Carin Bosman Sustainable... 


Ekurhuleni ready to exchange ideas during World Town Planning Day
Ekurhuleni ready to exchange ideas during World Town Planning Day
5th November 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

The City of Ekurhuleni will join the world in commemorating World Town Planning Day on November 8, bringing together role-players in the planning fraternity to exchange ideas that improve city... 


WWF launches plastics report, encourages deeper collaboration to end pollution
4th November 2020 By: Donna Slater

All actors in the plastics value chain have a role to play in dealing with the plastic pollution challenge, and while there are various policies and actions in place, independent conservation... 


New coral species discovered on seabed prized for mining potential
29th October 2020 By: Reuters

Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel as... 


S Africa must put into effect revenue collection – Haroon Bhorat
S Africa must put into effect revenue collection – Haroon Bhorat
16th October 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

University of Cape Town Professor Haroon Bhorat said on Friday that for South Africa to manage its deficit going forward, apart from hoping that growth gets kickstarted in the remaining part of the... 


Habitat destruction has decimated Côte d’Ivoire’s forest elephant population
16th October 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

A new study by researchers at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny d’Abidjan-Cocody in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has reported a large-scale and disastrous decline in the country’s forest... 


UPHILL BATTLE
One of the challenges faced during the project entailed an uphill installation which Zimile Consulting Engineers successfully completed without complications
Expansion set for completion
16th October 2020 By: Halima Frost

Multidisciplinary consulting firm Zimile Consulting Engineers has announced that the expansion of the R14-million bulk water supply project in Underberg, for the Harry Gwala district municipality... 


SMART DETECTIVE
The Smart Ball water leak detection an assessment tool can be deployed without having to disrupt the flow within the system
Tech helps address nonrevenue water loss
16th October 2020 By: Halima Frost

According to a rough consensus derived from its end customers and partners, about 38% of South Africa’s produced water is non-revenue water, but water technology company Xylem Water Solutions South... 


FINANCIAL FILTER
The DBSA looks to offer a proactive infrastructure and financial based water reuse sub-programme as part of its national water programme
Proactive national water programme on the cards
16th October 2020 By: Halima Frost

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), in partnership with various government departments, is addressing the country’s water woes with the development of a proactive national water... 


The black-blade set up on a cloudy day in Norway. The black-blade (far turbine) is little different to the shadow cast by the all-white blades in the foreground.
Opinion: Black-blade mitigation – a new and exciting mitigation for wind turbines to reduce impacts to birds of prey
9th October 2020

In this opinion piece, ecologist, environmental consultant and conservation biologist Dr Rob Simmons writes about black blade mitigation can help wind farms to prevent thousands of bird deaths each... 


Environmental organisations call on govts to halt fossil fuel investment, shift to renewables
8th October 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Environmental organisations Greenpeace India and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) have called on governments to immediately halt investment in fossil fuels and shift to... 


ArcelorMittal commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2050
30th September 2020 By: Reuters

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, committed on Wednesday to being carbon neutral by 2050, although it said a level playing field with green border adjustments and abundant, affordable... 


Inequalities hamper remote learning in S Africa – UCT study
Inequalities hamper remote learning in S Africa – UCT study
23rd September 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

A recent University of Cape Town study has revealed that technical and vocational education and training students are faring worse than university students in terms of internet access for remote... 


Govt undertakes rhino conservation efforts as world celebrates Rhino Day
Govt undertakes rhino conservation efforts as world celebrates Rhino Day
22nd September 2020 By: Yvonne Silaule

As part of efforts to commemorate World Rhino Day, on Tuesday, and to protect South Africa’s rhino populations, government has launched a number of conservation initiatives. Environment, Forestry... 


Cameroon seeking to build $3bn dam to export electricity
18th September 2020 By: Bloomberg

Cameroon will build a $3-billion hydropower plant as part of an ambitious plan to make the central African nation an exporter of electricity by 2035. The 810 MW Grand Eweng project on the Sanaga... 


Khi Solar One plant, in Upington
CSP towers’ impact on birdlife lower than expected, can be reduced
11th September 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A study conducted by Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of AgriSciences has found that the 50 MW Khi Solar One facility, near Upington, is impacting on the surrounding bird life, but not to the... 


Private reserves support public reserves in protecting carnivores
11th September 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

Research undertaken in South Africa’s Kwazulu-Natal province by an international team of wildlife ecologists has not only confirmed the value of privately-owned nature reserves and game farms in... 


The Greater one-horned (or Indian) rhinoceros is now totally dependent on protected areas for its survival
Research makes clear that protected areas are crucial to conservation
9th September 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

A study led by researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia has highlighted the importance of protected areas for wildlife conservation. Indeed, many endangered mammal species are... 


Scientists ascertain oceans are absorbing more carbon dioxide than previously believed
7th September 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

An international research team led by scientists at the University of Exeter in the UK has determined that the world’s oceans are absorbing significantly more carbon dioxide than previously... 


Alastair Campbell
Opinion: Can the private sector deliver government’s proposed infrastructure plan?
1st September 2020

In this opinion article, Vantage GreenX MD Alastair Campbell, who spent 25 years as an investment banker and who manages the R5-billion GreenX Debt Funds, says the renewables programme has proved... 


A Leopard photographed by one of the research cameras
Private reserves in SA contribute to protection of carnivores but formal parks remain key
28th August 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

Research undertaken in South Africa’s Kwazulu-Natal province by an international team of wildlife ecologists has confirmed the value of privately-owned nature reserves and game farms in conserving... 


Camden power station resumes operations
27th August 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Operations at the Camden power station resumed on August 27 after a four-month shutdown. The shutdown was implemented to relocate ash from an unsafe dam at the station. 


South Africa first to test key biodiversity areas
25th August 2020 By: Donna Slater

In 2019/20, South Africa became the first mega diverse country to practically test the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) standards across a full range of species groups and ecosystems. The KBA... 


Elon Musk
Elon Musk is going to have a hard time finding clean nickel
24th August 2020 By: Bloomberg

Elon Musk promises a “giant contract” with the miner that can supply nickel for Tesla Inc. batteries at low cost with minimal environmental impact, yet the industry’s messy track record may make... 


SMOKE STACKS 
The emissions of concern in coal-fired technology are carbon dioxide, sulphur oxide, nitrogen oxide and particulates (usually fly ash of various sizes)
CFBC boiler technology viable for S Africa
21st August 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

The global success of circulating fluidised bed combustion (CFBC) boiler technology, suggests that this should be the technology of choice for the future in State-owned power utility Eskom’s power... 


Scientists harvest more eggs from near-extinct northern white rhino
19th August 2020 By: Reuters

Scientists racing to save the northern white rhino from extinction have harvested 10 more eggs from the last two females alive which they hope will help create viable embryos that can be incubated... 


Air Envirotech launched to assist mining industry in creating ‘cleaner air’
3rd August 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Air pollution, dust control and pneumatic product handling specialists Air Envirotech has started operating, providing a comprehensive range of air environmental and pneumatic conveying services,... 


Researchers build AI tool capable of identifying individual birds
27th July 2020 By: Schalk Burger

New research demonstrates for the first time that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to train computers to recognise individual birds; a task humans are unable to do. Researchers from the... 


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