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From project intent to investable conversations: reducing the time from ‘interesting’ to ‘bankable’

Structured matchmaking based on investor mandates and project characteristics, not general networking – the business breakfast on 19th May will provide insights into small structural or programmatic shifts

Across power and water, there is no shortage of announcements, memoranda and pipeline lists. Yet investors, DFIs and lenders repeatedly describe the same frustration: a large share of project opportunities arrive too early, too thin or too ambiguously structured to move through real due diligence. Developers, in turn, often face…

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Enlit Africa 2026 Programme: 280+ speakers, African nuclear 2.0, Bruce Whitfield Business Breakfast

The event, taking place 19-21 May 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, expects 7,200+ attendees and 250+ exhibitors, making it Africa's largest gathering of energy and water professionals

Enlit Africa (https://apo-opa.co/4cEX08g) has released its full 2026 conference programme, featuring 280+ speakers across 8 specialised tracks including a new African Nuclear 2.0 session covering Koeberg's 20-year life extension and Ghana's nuclear vendor selection process. The event, taking place 19-21 May 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, expects…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
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South Africa: Good Performance of Lepelle and Overberg Boards Undermined by Misaligned Water Value Chain

The committee is currently undertaking a process of considering the annual reports of all water boards and received briefings from Lepelle Northern Water and Overberg Water

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has welcomed the improved performance of two water boards, Lepelle Northern Water and Overberg Water, but cautioned that misalignment within the water value chain continues to result in communities experiencing dry taps. The committee is currently undertaking a process of considering the annual…

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South Sudan: Türk urges immediate ceasefire as war crimes fears mount

The UN Human Rights Chief renewed his call on parties to the conflict to urgently return to dialogue

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday he was horrified by growing accounts of serious violations during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, including gruesome killings of civilians, the destruction and poisoning of key water sources, and fresh waves of mass displacement. Over the past 17 days, over…

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Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 delivers definitive roadmap to turn Africa’s climate ambition into bankable, scalable reality

The summit opened with a focus on innovative finance for nature, exploring green, blue, and wildlife bonds, including the "Rhino Bond" and emerging biodiversity credits

Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 concluded in Cape Town with a resounding call to action, urging the continent to leverage its digital revolution, transform water financing and redesign agriculture to unlock a sustainable, net-zero future. The four-day platform united over 600 delegates from 42 countries, including global investors, project…

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    • The African Development Fund is providing significant financial support to SADC countries to renovate and equip diagnostic, wastewater and environmental monitoring laboratories to strengthen regional health security
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African Development Bank Group funds regional health resilience drive in Southern Africa

Approved on 3 March 2026, the financing from the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, will fund the Resilient Health Systems for Emergency Preparedness Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $9.57 million grant to support countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in strengthening regional health security and emergency preparedness. Approved on 3 March 2026, the financing from the concessional window of the African Development Bank…

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Southern Africa faces acute surge in cholera due to floods, displacement

Southern Africa is experiencing an active cyclone season which usually runs from January to April. Above-average rains continue in cyclone-prone areas

Cholera cases in Southern Africa region have risen by over seven times in the first six weeks of 2026 compared with the same period the year before due to severe flooding triggered by cyclones, infrastructure damage and inadequate water and sanitation among displaced populations, an analysis by World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Tanzania Strengthens Water Safety Capacity in Morogoro

Frontline officers empowered to protect communities

The Ministry of Health, through the Directorate of Preventive Services and the Environmental Health and Sanitation Section, has successfully strengthened Tanzania’s ability to detect and prevent waterborne health threats at community level and designated Points of Entry (PoEs).  Contaminated water can silently fuel outbreaks, disrupt trade, and put thousands of…

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Green Investment Momentum Builds Ahead of Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026

The gathering offers an opportunity to assess how fiscal priorities may reinforce infrastructure delivery, crowd in private capital and strengthen South Africa’s green growth pathway

Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026 (AGES 2026) (https://apo-opa.co/3ZUnhI7) opens next week at a pivotal moment for South Africa’s economy – following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), which renewed focus on climate action, infrastructure investment and industrial reform, and ahead of the National Budget Speech. With…

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Youth Charter Calls for Sport-Led Youth Action Following African Union Summit in Addis Ababa

Youth Charter Africa urges African Union institutions and Member States to convert 2026 Summit commitments on water, youth empowerment and innovation into measurable community-level action through sport-based delivery

The Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) has welcomed the outcomes of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa, and is calling for immediate implementation mechanisms that translate Summit commitments into grassroots impact. The Assembly adopted the 2026 Theme of the Year: “Ensuring sustainable water availability and…