The business of energy and water at African Utility Week

The €200m Air Liquide air separation unit will use 20% less electricity‚ which equates to avoiding about 200‚000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year

Its agriculture committee is anxious after a statement by an avian veterinarian that avian flu and listeriosis may be attributed to low-quality of grain fed to ...

Scientists need to cope with the terabytes of data that MeerKAT will begin producing in a few weeks. The telescope’s 64 dishes will generate a gigabyte of data ...

Local and international companies testing SA’s marine laws in a bid to increase marine mineral and petroleum extraction

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park uses surveillance equipment to intensify the battle against rampant poaching, writes Tony Carnie

A large-scale desalination plant will provide a long-term solution to the drought, producing about 30% of Cape Town’s water needs, say the chamber

A hi-tech ship is part of a programme, funded by various Norwegian institutes and the FAO, to research SA’s fish stocks and oceanic environmental ...

Climate change measurements show that the western Indian Ocean is warming faster than any other part of the world’s oceans, writes Heather Dugmore

The first solar steam plant — KaXu Solar One, opened in 2015 — created about 80 new permanent jobs and about 1,700 temporary ones

The research has provided further evidence of the link between mammals and their ‘mammal-like’ reptile ancestors

Mokonyane invites investment from private sector but creates conditions that drive it away

Passengers whose luggage is 5kg under the weight limit can ‘exchange’ their unused kilograms for litres of water that will be delivered to Cape ...

Whales have highly miniaturised inner ears: blue whales have a similar-sized inner ear to humans‚ possibly the result of having such a short neck

A Stellenbosch team is monitoring the environmental impact of such power plants on water loss, birdlife and dust

SA’s astronomy site in the Northern Cape will eventually host the Square Kilometre Array, but nature reserve plans may impede, writes Sarah Wild

Tony Carnie: SA should consider including renewable option in mix despite potential damage to environment, study reads