# The electrolyser at the HyIron Oshivela plant has successfully produced its first green hydrogen, marking a pivotal moment for Namibia’s green industrialisation ambitions. The 12-megawatt electrolyser, now the largest of its kind in Southern Africa, is operating within a smart microgrid and is steadily generating green hydrogen. HyIron CEO, Johannes Michels, says the plant is […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die Wet op Klimaatsverandering onderteken wat gister van krag geword het. Nie alle wetsbepalings het egter in werking getree nie omdat die Departement van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing besig is met die ontwikkeling van ‘n stel regulasies wat die instelling moontlik sal maak. Minister Dion George sê die wet […]
# The City of Johannesburg’s Waste Management and Regulation Unit has partnered with various stakeholders, to host waste recycling information-sharing sessions in commemoration of Global Recycling Day. Today is Global Recycling Day, highlighting the critical role of recycling in fostering a sustainable environment. The metro’s spokesperson, Virgil James, says they dispose of over 1.4-million tonnes […]
# Today marks the eighth Global Recycling Day, raising awareness of the importance of recycling, and encouraging individuals and organisations to take concrete actions to reduce waste. This year’s theme is, Celebrating the power of the Seventh Resource, a term used to describe recycled materials. According to the Global Recycling Foundation, 2.1-billion metric tons of […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed the Climate Change Act, which became effective on Monday. However, not all provisions of the Act have come into operation. This is due to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment developing a set of regulations that will enable the implementation of these provisions. Minister Dion George says the […]
# Die dodetal in die tornado’s en hewige storms wat die sentrale en suidelike Verenigde State die naweek getref het, het tot minstens 40 gestyg, met tientalle beseerdes. Plaaslike nuuskanale het beeldmateriaal uitgesaai van dakke wat afgeruk, bome wat uitgeruk word en vragmotors wat in sterk wind omgeslaan het. Agt mense is dood in ‘n […]
# The death toll from tornadoes and violent storms that ravaged the central and southern United States over the weekend has risen to at least 40 people, with dozens more injured. Local news channels across the affected region showed video of roofs torn off homes, trees felled, and trucks overturned by high winds. Eight people […]
# Suid-Afrika se aanvraag vir elektrisiteit het in 2024 aanhou daal as gevolg van die vinnige groei in privaat sonkraginstallasies. ‘n Nuwe verslag deur die Wetenskaplike en Nywerheidnavorsingsraad dui aan dat die spitsaanvraag met een-persent gedaal het na 33,5-gigawatt, terwyl algehele energie-aanvraag met drie-persent gedaal het. Teen September verlede jaar was meer as ses-gigawatt privaat sonkrag […]
# South Africa’s electricity demand continued to decline in 2024 due to rapid growth in private solar installations. A new report by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research indicates peak demand fell one-percent to 33.5-gigawatts, while overall energy demand dropped three-percent. By September, over six-gigawatts of private solar was installed, easing reliance on Eskom. […]
