Natural World & Green Tech

Cape Town dams break the 80% full mark, Theewaterskloof now beyond 70%

What a difference a drought makes. Back in 2017, Cape Town dams at this point in August were just 30.5% full. Now, as of…

One of SodaStream South Africa’s new bottles can save 512 bottles annually

SodaStream is going eco-friendly with new BPA-free, proudly South African “My Only One” bottles, which launched across South Africa this week. Following some coffee…

This beautiful cold front dropped even more rain over Cape Town today

A bit of brief but beautiful cold front lashed Cape Town earlier today, bringing with it blustery conditions and near-horizontal rain to the region…

Google wants to become a ‘carbon neutral’ hardware company by 2020

In an attempt to make its consumer hardware as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible, Google on Monday revealed a number of eco-friendly goals…

Cape Town dams are now more than three-quarters full

The largest dams that feed Cape Town this week hold a little bit more water compared to last week, with the combined total extending…

Researchers ‘discover’ a new dinosaur species hiding in Johannesburg

Researchers from London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) and Johannesburg’s Wits University have identified a new species of dinosaur that has been hiding in a…

Chart: Here’s how much rain fell across Cape Town in July 2019

Cape Town endured a frightfully dry winter just a few years ago, but thankfully, Mother Nature is giving the city some much needed relief…

SAWS: Johannesburg, Pretoria are enjoying a much hotter winter than usual

Believe it or not (Cape Town), but this winter in South Africa has been a lot warmer for some parts of the country than…

Cape Town’s water tariffs could drop before summer as dam levels rise

Cape Town’s water tariffs could decrease in the coming months, thanks largely to the wet winter and increase in dam levels. This according to…

Update: Another storm is heading towards Cape Town as the city’s dam levels skyrocket

Update #3, Tuesday 30 July, 10am: It was a blustery, rainy night for Cape Town, but judging by the latest satellite image posted by…

Cape Town dam levels surge nearly 20% in a wonderfully wet July

July was a particularly fruitful month for Cape Town and its surface water storage system. On the eve of yet another strong cold front,…

Pictures: Cold front brings snow to South Africa, and social media

Snow fell on Western Cape mountains after two cold fronts passed through the province on Monday and Tuesday, and South Africans didn’t miss the…

Cape Town dams now 65% full after rain from ‘intense’ cold front

All this rain in Cape Town has to go somewhere, right? According to the City, it seems that a fair amount has found its…

Update: two cold fronts, bringing snow and heavy rain, set to lash Cape Town on Tuesday

Update #6, Tuesday 23 July, 6pm: Looks like the bulk of the storm is largely over, at least for Cape Town. The latest satellite…

Kenya is now home to Africa’s largest wind power project

Kenya is now home to Africa’s largest wind farm. Inaugurated on Friday, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project located well north of capital Nairobi…

SAWS issues a flood warning for Cape Town from Thursday night into Friday

In case you thought shivering at the office was your only issue today in Cape Town, there’s a chance that you may be swimming…

Cape Town dam levels jump 2.7% after another weekend of heavy rain

It’s been another wet weekend for Cape Town, and all that precipitation has contributed to a bumper dam level report this week. According to…

Cape Town’s in for another rainy and bitterly cold weekend, SAWS warns

Looks like we’re in for another wet, bitterly cold and windy weekend, Cape Town. On Thursday, the South African Weather Service issued a set…

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

This past weekend’s rainfall has brought a huge relief to residents and reservoirs in what has been another dry start to Cape Town’s winter….

Western Cape mountains could see the first snow of the winter this week

Wondering why it’s so cold today, Cape Town? Well, we could be in for some snow on Wednesday. A duo of cold fronts brushed…

SAWS issues a heavy rain weather watch for Cape Town, surrounds for Tuesday

Cape Town and surrounding areas may be in for a wet Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service. The organisation issued a “weather…

Cape Town’s Atlantis to get medical cannabis plant after City releases land

A few months ago, the City of Cape Town was issuing some pretty dire press releases regarding the impending Day Zero water crisis. Now…

Canadian town takes up the ‘Cape Town Challenge’ to reduce water usage

A small town in Canada is taking up the “Cape Town Challenge” inspired by the latter’s recent struggle with water. According to a report…

VR entertainment could be coming to a British Airways flight near you

Google updates Chrome OS with better navigation and audio control

YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending

AlphaCode awards R16m in grants, support services to eight black-owned SA fintechs

Seedstars calls on startups to apply to Tanzania accelerator and receive $25k each

Some older Nokia smartphones to receive an extra year of updates

The foldable Huawei Mate X is now delayed until November

Open-world Need for Speed Heat is launching in November

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals