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Earthshot Prize announces this year’s winners who are shaping a greener, cleaner future
AFRICA INNOVATION

Prince William champions Africa’s role at 2024 Earthshot Prize

Earthshot Prize announces this year’s winners who are shaping a greener, cleaner future

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
The expedition highlighted the potential that mobility, powered by renewable energy, had to transform livelihoods across Africa.
AFRICAN INNOVATION

African-made electric motorcycle completes solar-powered journey from Nairobi to Stellenbosch

The innovative expedition has highlighted the need for electric mobility on the continent

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Farm 58 is phase one of a three-phase project that leads to a new industrial zone known as North Port on Walvis Bay’s northern outskirts. Graphic supplied
CLEANERGY

Walvis Bay’s Cleanergy plant leads the way in green hydrogen technology

An inside look at a green hydrogen plant that has made the most visible progress of nine projects under development in Namibia

  • John Grobler
8 min read
Futuristic: The Volvo EX30 looks like a concept and goes from 0-100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)
ACCELERATION

Volvo EX30: Futuristic driving meets the challenges of electric charging in South Africa

While the car itself ticks all the boxes, the infrastructure in our country still does not adequately support electric vehicles This content is restricted to registered users and…

  • Eyaaz Matwadia
1 min read
CLIMATE CHANGE

ClimateLaunchPad Green Business Ideas Competition: Regional Finals

Young Africans pitch their innovations for a greener and cleaner future

  • Partner Content
4 min read
The art of science: Children from the Boesmanland High School in Pofadder in the Northern Cape explore the Dung Beetle sculpture that turns waste plastic into fuel.
CLIMATE CHANGE

‘Dung Beetle’ turns tech into art and plastic into fuel

Real dung beetles make waste useful and this steel sculpture does the same for plastic

  • Tunicia Phillips
2 min read
Mic Mann, co-chief executive of Singularity University
4IR

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 will address Africa’s most pressing challenges

SingularityU South Africa brings together the world’s leading exponential technology thought leaders to address Africa’s most pressing issues

  • Advertorial Supplement
7 min read
Dr Malcolm Gillespie, research and development specialist at Hydrox Holdings
ENERGY RESEARCH

Making cheap hydrogen a reality

A team of researchers in Johannesburg has found a way to significantly cut the cost of hydrogen production

  • Monique Verduyn
3 min read
The new BMW i3S can go further than its predecessors
BMW

The 2019 BMW i3S – First impressions

It’s green but it’s mean

  • Vishnu Singh
1 min read
Adaptation is essential in an era of communities becoming rapidly affected by global warming
CONSERVATION

Greening Awards: Editor’s Note and Categories

There is always hope for a better world

  • Sipho Kings
3 min read
Absa estimates that it is saving 12-million litres of water each year at its north towers building
ABSA

Water Efficiency and Management

Winner: Absa towers north greywater plant

  • Sipho Kings
5 min read
Minister of Science and Technology Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane viewing the demonstration by HySa Infrastructure Hydrogen South Africa at the launch of the HFCT system at Poelano High School in Ventersdorp
FUEL CELLS

South Africa positions itself to go green using platinum group metals

The HySa programme is developing globally relevant technologies

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
GREEN TECHNOLOGY

Bio-enzyme biodegradable cleaning products are keeping things clean and green

Green Worx Cleaning Solutions — Runner-up: Green Technology Innovations

  • Emma Jordan
2 min read
BILL SMITH

China looks to lead global ‘green-tech’ industry

China has made global headlines for overtaking the US as the largest emitter of CO2, but have announced plans towards "green" technology.

  • Bill Smith
4 min read