by Dianne Bayley | Aug 2, 2022 | Sustainability
The global COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to healthcare service provision. The shortage of equipment, facilities and supplies to handle its spread necessitated rapid response as communities, businesses and economies were tested on almost every...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2022 | Innovation
With the African data centre market expected to top $3 billion by 2025, and mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions around the world, Craig Blankers, Regional Director, WSP in Africa, answers the question: Can we build NetZero data centres in Africa? The...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 7, 2020 | Featured Articles, Features
Australia, like South Africa recently and so many other regions across the globe before, has instituted strict lockdown measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), writes Elan Theeboom, Energy and Environment Senior Associate, WSP in Africa. Though...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 20, 2020 | Sustainability
South Africa remains under pressure when it comes to efficient water use and conservation, where limited supply is increasingly stressed by rising demand, aged and insufficient infrastructure and lack of consumer awareness. Karen King, Senior Associate, WSP,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 12, 2019 | Sustainability
An optimal energy mix for Africa relies on a variety of generation technologies. In fact, writes Paul Grota, Director: Industrial, Power & Project Medupi, WSP, Power, Africa, a 2015 report from McKinsey estimated that if every country in Africa had to build to...