# Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries soared by 84-percent in the first half of this year compared with last year. This is according to data from the Last Beach Cleanup. The increase in exports was mainly to Indonesia and Malaysia. The percentage of UK plastic waste going directly to countries not within […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero sê hulle het ‘n aansienlike bewilliging van sowat 548-miljoen-rand van Invest International Public Programmes, ‘n vooraanstaande Nederlandse ontwikkelingsfinansieringsinstelling ontvang. Die befondsing is ‘n stap vorentoe in die metro se verbintenis tot volhoubare afvalbestuur en omgewingsleierskap. Die burgemeester se waarnemende woordvoerder, Khathutshelo Mulaudzi, sê Johannesburg se doelwitte is duidelik […]
# Die adjunkminister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Samantha Graham-Maré, sê die hernubare energiebedryf bied ‘n deurslaggewende geleentheid vir Afrikalande om hul enorme hulpbronne te benut om te herindustrialiseer en waardige werksgeleenthede te skep. Die vasteland besit 60-persent van die wêreld se beste sonkragbronne, reuse-windpotensiaal en baie van die noodsaaklike minerale wat die wêreld se skoon […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says they have successfully secured a substantial grant of approximately 548-million-rand from Invest International Public Programmes, a prominent Dutch development finance institution. The funding is a step forward in the metro’s commitment to sustainable waste management and environmental leadership. The mayor’s acting spokesperson, Khathutshelo Mulaudzi, says Johannesburg’s objectives are clear […]
# Deputy minister of Electricity and Energy Samantha Graham-Maré says the renewable energy industry presents a defining opportunity for African countries to leverage their vast resources to re-industrialise and create dignified employment opportunities. The continent holds 60-percent of the world’s best solar resources, vast wind potential, and many of the critical minerals that underpin the […]
# Vanjaar se Nobelprys vir Chemie is toegeken aan Susumu Kitagawa van Japan, Richard Robson van Australië en Omar Yaghi van Amerika vir hul ontwikkeling van metaal-organiese raamwerke. Hierdie poreuse molekulêre strukture kan gasse vasvang, water vanuit die lug oes, giftige chemikalieë berg en chemiese reaksies bevorder. Hiener Linke van die Nobelkomitee sê hul baanbrekerswerk […]
# 2025’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa of Japan, Richard Robson of Australia, and Omar Yaghi of the US for their development of metal organic frameworks. These porous molecular structures can capture gases, harvest water from the air, store toxic chemicals, and catalyse chemical reactions. The Nobel Committee’s Hiener Linke […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê die operasionalisering van CapeNature se Vrolijkheid-kwekeryprojek naby Robertson is ‘n belangrike stap vorentoe in die beskerming van biodiversiteit deur gemeenskapsgebaseerde optrede. Die provinsie is die tuiste van twee van die wêreld se belangrikste biodiversiteitsbrandpunte en ondervind toenemende druk weens plantstropery, onwettige oes van sade en habitatverlies. Dave Bryant […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the operationalisation of CapeNature’s Vrolijkheid Nursery Project near Robertson marks a vital step forward in protecting biodiversity through community-based action. The province is home to two of the world’s major biodiversity hotspots, and faces mounting pressure from plant poaching, illegal harvesting, and habitat loss. The DA’s Dave […]
