Topic
Africa’s refugee camps are plagued by flooding: we looked into drainage systems that can withstand local conditions
9th April 2025 Almost one-million people live in 24 camps for refugees and internally displaced people in Ethiopia. They have fled wars and massacres in South... →
Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold – CHIETA 
By: Martin Creamer 8th April 2025 Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize... →
South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
2nd April 2025 As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of litres... →
Water Indaba delivers resolutions to resolve water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 31st March 2025 Following the Water and Sanitation Indaba held last week, clear resolutions have emerged to reverse the significant decline seen in South Africa’s... →
Cape Town Budget 2025/26: "Invested in hope" with new fixed charges
26th March 2025 On Thursday the Mayor of Cape Town will table the City’s draft budget for 2025/26. At first glance, the budget includes various new “fix charges”... →
South African National Budget Speech Highlights
13th March 2025 The 2025 budget proposals are out at last! The good news is that VAT is not going all the way up to 17% (yet), but individuals will feel the fiscal... →
ActionSA Rejects Stealth Tax and VAT Hikes, Welcomes Additional SARS Funding
12th March 2025 ActionSA unequivocally rejects the proposed 1 percentage point increase in VAT—0.5 percentage points this year and 0.5 next year—as well as the... →
IVRS water storage levels rise, along with consumption
By: Natasha Odendaal 3rd March 2025 The Integrated Vaal River System’s combined surface water storage has reached 92.5%, above average for this time of year. This is an improvement on... →
