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Desalination

Job opportunities a spinoff of huge wind- and solar-powered green ammonia plant for Nelson Mandela Bay

South Africa

Job opportunities a spinoff of huge wind- and solar-powered green ammonia plant for Nelson Mandela Bay

By Estelle Ellis

Proposed Desalination Plant: Cape Town's future water fix or a high-stakes gamble?

South Africa

Proposed Desalination Plant: Cape Town's future water fix or a high-stakes gamble?

By Kristin Engel

Balancing cost and quality: Cape Town's ambitious desalination project under fire from residents and experts.

South Africa

Balancing cost and quality: Cape Town's ambitious desalination project under fire from residents and experts.

By Kristin Engel

Transnet awards R60m contract for solar-powered desalination plant at Port of East London

Business Maverick

Transnet awards R60m contract for solar-powered desalination plant at Port of East London

By Ed Stoddard

We need a 4IR shift in our approach to SA’s multiple water-related crises

South Africa

We need a 4IR shift in our approach to SA’s multiple water-related crises

By Mduduzi Mbiza and Saurabh Sinha

Water crisis: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro ‘on brink of Day Zero’

South Africa

Water crisis: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro ‘on brink of Day Zero’

By Estelle Ellis

High court halts Port Alfred desalination plant project after corruption allegations

Business Maverick

High court halts Port Alfred desalination plant project after corruption allegations

By Estelle Ellis

Cape Town is not only choosing desalination — it is also creating a local green economy, again

South Africa

Cape Town is not only choosing desalination — it is also creating a local green economy, again

By Caitlin Montague

South Africa is a world leader in water technology – now we just have to put it into practice

South Africa

South Africa is a world leader in water technology – now we just have to put it into practice

By Dhesigen Naidoo

Clearing thirsty alien trees will yield water returns for Cape Town

South Africa

Clearing thirsty alien trees will yield water returns for Cape Town

By Jane Turpie

Day Zero is called off for now, but restrictions retained

South Africa

Day Zero is called off for now, but restrictions retained

By Leila Dougan

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

South Africa

The Kildare Road Spring: A place buried under concrete

By Steven Robins