Desalination

Diversified miners Anglo American and Glencore on May 18 acknowledged a ruling made by Chile's Second Environmental Tribunal, which opted to set aside the environmental authorisation issued by the... 

The City of Cape Town is advancing its New Water Programme (NWP) to reduce dependence on rain-fed dams, having allocated R492-million of its 2025/26 budget to the programme. The NWP targets the... 

With a State-led long-term solution to treating acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Eastern and Central basins of the greater Witwatersrand Goldfields being provisionally deferred to 2040,... 

SLR Consulting asserts that the success of large-scale green hydrogen developments is dependent on early, integrated collaboration between engineers, environmental specialists and financiers to... 

Freeport-McMoRan has started the process of obtaining an environmental permit for the expansion. 

The emerging green hydrogen economy holds significant promise for the global energy transition. However, these developments present considerable challenges  - particularly in managing systems... 

Data indicates that dam levels are “frighteningly low” and daily water use is “relentlessly” high, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) shared in a media briefing held on February 23, providing insight... 

Securing South Africa’s water future requires disciplined implementation, diversified supply and stronger financial governance, says financial services provider Investec Sustainable Solutions... 

Untreated wastewater remains a major contributor to global water scarcity and environmental degradation. The World Health Organisation estimates that 44% of household wastewater is not treated... 

Untreated wastewater remains a major contributor to global water scarcity and environmental degradation. The World Health Organisation estimates that 44% of household wastewater is not treated... 

Mining major Rio Tinto and the Western Australian government have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to complete the Dampier seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, a project aimed at improving... 

Capstone Copper resumed operations at its Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile, even as a strike by a labor union representing nearly 22% of its workforce continued, the Canadian miner... 

roduction at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile is largely halted after the mine's desalination plant was shut down amid a nearly three-week labor strike, the... 

South Africa’s worsening water infrastructure crisis is not so much a problem of capital scarcity as it is of project bankability, says specialist investment company Futuregrowth Asset Management... 

With climate change intensifying droughts and reducing freshwater availability, population growth placing increasing pressure on existing resources, and industrial demands pushing water consumption... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10-million loan to support the development of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy's $10-billion green ammonia project, in Namibia. The loan, sourced from the... 

Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group, has signed a joint venture deal with Namibia's water utility, NamWater, to construct the country's second desalination...