Opinion: South Africa's energy sector needs a transition plan
CAPE TOWN - South Africa still has years of coal mining ahead, but according to a 2010 study on peak coal production in South Africa, the...
Why Africa Needs a Science Synthesis Centre to Tackle Complex Problems
Scientific research often requires sophisticated equipment like radio telescopes or laboratories. This infrastructure is essential for...
World Elephant Day is a reminder of our moral duty to care for nature
Today a life-sized ice sculpture of an African elephant will be placed in Union Square in Downtown Manhattan. Over the course of the day,...
Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring
The monster El Niño weather pattern of 2014–16 caused tropical forests to burp up 3 billion tonnes of carbon, according to a new...
Solar-Storage Mini-Grid Makes an Impact at Africa’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Water, energy and food – the three are inextricably intertwined and increasingly challenging to access or provide on a basis that’s...
The domestic and global shocks of the growing water crisis in China
China is plagued by a growing water security crisis and its current solutions are far from sufficient. The reverberations of this crisis...
Opinion: Lamu coal power plant would be a mistake for Kenya
Nations worldwide recognise coal to be an expensive and polluting way to generate energy. Despite growing support for alternative,...
Video: Meet the young techie from Niger who is taking on industrial air pollution
You might have heard of Boyan Slat, a young Dutch inventor and entrepreneur who created a system using the circulating ocean currents to...
Make education relevant to African development
The African higher education research agenda has principally focused on academic and scientific objectives not tailored to the...
Zimbabwean scientists unravel El Nino origins
A new study by two Zimbabwean climate science experts could make it possible to predict El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ENSO several...