2019年8月23日 · Reducing demand was a key priority. The City of Cape Town worked to get residents and businesses on board with a host of water-saving initiatives. People were instructed to shower for no longer than two minutes. A campaign with the slogan “If it’s yellow, let it mellow” promoted flushing the toilet only when necessary.

2024年3月11日 · Cape Town, for example, is comparatively far down the rankings overall but is making strides in facilitating its citizens’ access to information and improving liveability. It provides free Wi-Fi on city buses, for example, and uses real-time data to support its emergency response and surveillance services.

2019年9月3日 · As the World Economic Forum on Africa gets underway this week in Cape Town, a new report – The Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Landscape – is set to be unveiled. The report highlights five interconnected risks impacting countries across the continent.

2024年11月14日 · Wearing biodegradable, plastic-free trainers, Prince William walked the 'green carpet' in Cape Town at a ceremony to award the winners of the Earthshot Prize 2024. The prize, now in its fourth year, seeks to recognize and scale innovative solutions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges.

2021年2月9日 · Launched on 1 January, the AfCFTA is an exciting game changer. Currently, Africa accounts for just 2% of global trade.

2017年10月25日 · Amman and Cape Town were among the cities studied in the report with the highest unemployment rates. The report notes that fostering migrant entrepreneurship can help the local economy, and cities should provide training and mentoring support.

2024年12月16日 · Over the last two decades, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has pioneered investments in watersheds globally through collective action mechanisms like The Greater Cape Town Water Fund. TNC, as part of a wider coalition, is working with private and public sector stakeholders and local communities to restore natural infrastructure to improve water ...

2021年12月14日 · If you see a ‘4’ in Durban, you know that Thandi in Cape Town is guaranteed to measure a ‘4’ on her die too; if you happen to see a ‘6’, so will she. In this analogy, the dice represent individual particles (like atoms or particles of light called photons) and the magic act of tapping the boxes together physically is what entangles ...

2017年10月25日 · The report captures the migration stories of 22 of the most affected cities around the world, including from North America (Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, New York and Boston), Latin America (Sao Paulo and Medellin), Middle East and North Africa (Dubai, Amman, Ramallah), Sub Saharan Africa (Cape Town and Dakar), Asia (Pune, Surat, Guangzhou and …

2019年10月29日 · Lecture theatres, for example, were only being used for 17% of the available hours. Over the next 30 years, Cape Town University trebled its numbers on the campus without any major building programmes, simply by reprogramming its timetable. The result was a more vibrant campus and big savings in expenditure.