Some us grew up in the countryside where going to the farm to tender for the crops was part of a routine. We never did it as a way of becoming successful farmers or gurus in the space. It was about feeding the family and ensuring that we were communally helping out. That’s different from a farmer who wants to …
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AI London Speaking ahead of the inaugural board meeting of the new international Loss and Damage Fund for climate change next week, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said: Read More AllAfrica News: Environment
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Continue ReadingThe upcoming six-month closure of the Lesotho Highlands tunnel, from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, for scheduled maintenance is not expected to have a significant impact or disruption on Gauteng’s water supply. The shutdown will result in an 80-million-cubic-metre shortfall during 2024 in the water supply from the critical Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to the Integrated Vaal River …
Continue ReadingDuring a State of the System address hosted on Friday, Eskom confirmed its generation recovery plan (GRP) is making tangible progress, with various coal-fired power station units having been refurbished, repaired or optimised. Launched in April 2023 following extensive stakeholder engagements, including with power station managers, the GRP aims to address challenges affecting South Africa’s energy availability factor (EAF) within …
Continue ReadingState-owned Transnet has reported a 1.5% year-on-year improvement in the total rail volumes reaching 51.7-million tonnes at the end of March 2024, showcasing improvement in operational performance. However, this figure still fell 1.8% short of Transnet’s recovery plan target of 154.4-million tonnes for the 2023/24 financial year. Speaking at a media briefing at the Transnet Freight Rail headquarters in Johannesburg …
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan, host of this year’s UN climate summit, will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, the country’s president said on Friday, noting that despite climate targets, fossil fuel demand remains strong. As the host of the United Nations COP29 climate summit in November, Azerbaijan will oversee negotiations among nearly 200 countries on …
Continue ReadingNew Dawn Liberia’s city Mayor-designate has come to town with blame, arguing that the Government’s failure to allocate funding has left the oldest West African city in flit. Read More AllAfrica News: Environment
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