Southern African nations are moving to overhaul their approach to environmental disasters, transitioning from reactive emergency responses to a permanent regional strategy of anticipatory action. At the SADC Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management meeting held this week, regional leaders called for initiatives to protect the bloc’s economy from recurring climate shocks. The…
By: Judith Beatrice Auma Oduol, Keiso Matashane-Marite, Edna Akullq, Zuzana Schwidrowski * Africa’s clean energy transition will only be fast, just, and investable if women and young people are treated as producers, workers, innovators, and decision-makers, and not merely as end users of clean energy solutions. A pivotal moment for policy choices Across the continent,…
The country’s largest cable manufacturer Cafca has officially commissioned a 1.2 MW rooftop solar plant, marking a significant shift toward energy independence and decarbonisation. The US$1 million solar outlay is expected to reduce Cafca’s carbon footprint. Cafca said the solar plant is expected to reduce its electricity consumption from the national grid by about 30%….
