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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... →
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2025 A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention.... →
Third sluice gate opened at Vaal
By: Natasha Odendaal 1st April 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Tuesday opened a third sluice gate at the Vaal dam to increase water outflows and manage inflows.... →
Committee worried about ‘insufficient’ strategic fuel reserves
By: Sabrina Jardim 27th March 2025 Following its oversight visit to the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) this week, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has raised... →
Cue the cameras: how SAPS bodycams can deliver tangible results
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th March 2025 What should police body-worn cameras aim to achieve, and how will we know if they are working? The South African Police Service (SAPS) plans to... →
Namibia, India, China, Europe, Australia, Scotland, Bulgaria advancing green hydrogen 
By: Martin Creamer 24th March 2025 Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, at the 4th Southern African Oil and Gas Conference, Century City, Cape Town (20/03/2025)
20th March 2025 Allow me a short diversion from today’s topic to reflect on recent developments where our National Treasury delivered the 2025 Budget under the... →
COGTA committee calls for sustainable solutions for municipalities' water challenges
19th March 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) today called for the management of sound intergovernmental... →
