According to the National Water Resource Strategy, South Africa will face a deficit of -17% of demand by 2030 under current efficiency levels. SAB expects this picture to change considerably with domestic water use increasing by 2025 as the population rises.
South Africa’s drinking water is among the best to be found anywhere, and the country remains among a few in the world where water can safely be consumed from the tap, said water affairs minister Edna Molewa.Molewa was releasing the 2012 Blue Drop report during the Water Institute of Southern Africa
Pay-as-you-go solar technology is making it possible for remote and off-grid communities in Africa to generate their own electricity, reducing the need for environmentally harmful and dangerous lighting practices such as burning kerosene oil.
Ethiopia has vast hydropower potential which the country’s government plans to harness with an ambitious plan building project.
South Africa’s national electricity supplier, Eskom, has released a press statement warning of a high risk of rolling blackouts in the near future. The parastatel maintains that it is doing all that it can to prevent such blackouts and supply problems from occurring.
South Africa’s biggest seawater desalination plant has opened in the seaside town of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape province. This facility will ensure that the economic hub achieves greater water security and economic growth going into the future.The plant, which has a c
South Africa´s honeybush tea industry has been identified as an important growth sector in the country´s economy, according to a recent study.According to Stephen Hobson, an agricultural economist from Stellenbosch University who led the study
Written by: Wilma den HartighRecent international testing has confirmed that South Africa produces the best olive oil on the market when it comes to quality, value for money and truthful labelling.SA Olive (SAO), the voluntary association representing the country’s olive industry, initiated a compre