Quick service The Eastern Cape provincial government has broken ground on its first off-grid ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The facility on the N6 outside East London is part of a… Read more
Power drive The City of Cape Town is expected to start producing electricity from its own utility-scale 7–10 MW solar PV power plant by the end of 2025. Energy Capital & Power reports… Read more
Designated area Africa is set to host its first digital economic zone for global and pan-African tech and finance service-based companies. The Itana digital economic zone, based in Lagos, Nigeria, will enable… Read more
Higher learning A new private university campus is to open in Sandton, Johannesburg, in time for the 2026 academic year. Businesstech reports that ADvTECH Group, which owns Varsity College and Crawford International,… Read more
Sanitation stations New unsewered toilet technology is being tested in five settlements in Cape Town, South Africa. The project is part of a programme by the City of Cape Town and the… Read more
