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Cape Town's map of water usage has residents seeing red
The latest weapon in Cape Town’s water-saving arsenal is a map that exposes private meter readings to public scrutiny. The initiative has been launched as the South African city enters the third year of its worst drought on record
19 January 2018 | Environment
New dams in Africa could add risk to power supplies down the line
In the 1980s and 1990s parts of Africa saw a surge in dam building for energy production. After a brief hiatus there has been renewed interested. Many new construction projects are planned and underway across sub-Saharan Africa
12 January 2018 | Opinion
More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit
The number of people experiencing food insecurity in Africa rose from 220 million people to 224 million people this year
4 January 2018 | Opinion
Fracking and earthquakes: weighing up the dangers in South Africa
The South African government is looking into fracking to reduce the country’s huge reliance on coal for energy. Fracking involves pumping high pressured fluids into rock formations to release reserves of oil and gas
20 December 2017 | Environment