Browse by subject: International: Africa (31)
What’s in the tea leaves?
05 Jun 2009
Exports of tea and fresh flowers are key to Kenya’s economy – but can they ever be sustainable?
Water crisis looms for semi-arid South Africa
11 Dec 2009
As a water crisis looms, Monica Graaff taps into the quest for cutting edge ways to clean up pollution, cut waste and boost supplies...
The energy of Africa
05 Nov 2007
The best means of lifting Africans out of poverty are also those which help curb climate change.
South Africa's political power shift
09 Dec 2009
Is South Africa’s new President, Jacob Zuma, ‘too red to be green’ – or too red not to be? Richard Calland...
South Africa's farmers respond to climate change threat
10 Dec 2009
Can South Africa climate-proof its agriculture – and improve the lives of its rural poor as it does so? Monica...
South Africa's companies strive for a sustainable future
14 Dec 2009
Are South Africa’s companies up to the sustainability challenge? Monica Graaff and David Le Page go on the trail...
South Africa renews rail in push to reduce congestion on highways
15 Dec 2009
While the city highways are clogged with single passenger cars and 4x4s, the average South African must walk, stand...
South Africa must shoot for green goals at 2010 World Cup
18 Dec 2009
The 2010 World Cup is kicking off some positive initiatives, says Sheryl Ozinsky, but the host nation could be wide...
South Africa is at the crossroads of sustainability
07 Dec 2009
South Africa today faces a critical choice, argue Peter Willis and Monica Graaff. Either it attempts to put ‘business...
Smoke clearing
10 Nov 2006
Kirsten Denker cuts through the fug in search of a greener cigarette - and an alternative for Africa's beleagured...
Renewable energy 'oases' to green the desert
13 Apr 2010
Can a combination of greenhouses, algae and concentrated solar power create food, water and energy in desert areas, and...
PV good to go
09 Jul 2008
Solar technology breaks new ground on cheap and durable chargers
A Cardiff-based company is about to ship...
Plan to produce clean power and water in Sahara Desert
08 Apr 2009
Mention the words “Sahara Forest” to anyone over the age of 20, and they’ll soon recall the old joke about...
Organics “best for Africa’s poor”
13 Feb 2009
UN survey finds increases in yields – and income
Organic farming can help reduce food insecurity in Africa,...
Of parks, peace and passports
04 Nov 2006
Conservation initiatives can be eloquent testimony to the desire for peace and co-operation between nations. So it...
Long road to renewables for coal-rich South Africa
09 Dec 2009
A coal-rich developing nation, South Africa has a long haul ahead to a low carbon future. Saliem Fakir and Monica...
Line in the sand
05 Sep 2008
‘Great green wall’ tree planting plan aims to halt spread of Sahara
African states all...
Gaddafi goes green
09 Oct 2007
Leader’s son heads Libyan sustainability drive
He may have written the (misleadingly titled) Green Book,...
Embracing traditional wisdom can help South Africa's progress
04 Jan 2010
Southern Africa is a storehouse of indigenous wisdom on the link between humans and nature. Wisdom that we would...
Dried fruit, juicy prospects
21 May 2009
Bananas are not the only fruit… Kay Sexton talks to Tropical Wholefoods’ Adam Brett.
Constructing communities will take more than new housing
17 Dec 2009
Fifteen years after the dawn of democracy in South Africa, says Mark Swilling, urban apartheid is getting worse, not better...
Clean water creates jobs, boosts education
08 Sep 2009
Happy cows, empowered women, kids who eat their greens...just three of the vast array of benefits which flow from clean water...
Can the South become climate-resilient?
20 Jul 2010
From solar power and mobile phones to hydroponics and GPS, low-carbon technologies are transforming the economic...
Cadbury boost for producers?
28 Mar 2008
Partnership approach backs cocoa farmers in sustainability drive
Our love affair with chocolate would have...
