NASTEP - New Age Solar Technology Environmental Products

Nast Environmental Projects (PTY) Ltd (NASTEP) is a South African importing, marketing, distribution and installation company for Himin thermal and solar products. NASTEP (Pty) Ltd has secured the sole South African distribution rights for Himin Solar Energy products. The company markets the extensive range of Himin solar and thermal products, which include a range of thermal geysers and collectors, photovoltaic panels, a range of solar lights - traffic, garden and streetlights and Win-Pin Energy saving glass. NASTEP's range of Himin geysers varies from complete stand alone units, suitable for both flat and pitched roofs, to integrated split systems and heat collectors which can be fitted to existing electrical geysers.

Francis Kéré, a young architect from Burkina Faso based in Germany, has been awarded a special mention in the "Most thought-provoking +X" Projects(4th Cycle) Category of the World Architecture Community Awards for his Dano School project in Burkina Faso. He was the only African architect to make a showing in the World Architecture Community's 4th Cycle Results.

CLINTON CLIMATE INITIATIVE TO DEMONSTRATE MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN GROWTH WITH PROJECTS IN 10 COUNTRIES ON SIX CONTINENTS

May 19, 2009 - SEOUL - The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, today announced a global program developed in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), called the Climate Positive Development Program.

The program will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are "climate positive." Climate Positive real estate developments will strive to reduce the amount of on-site CO2 emissions to below zero.

Sixteen founding projects on six continents, supported by local governments and property developers, will demonstrate Climate Positive strategies, setting a compelling environmental and economic example for cities to follow.

A Johannesburg based company is harnessing the power of the sun giving communities and families the ability to cook, boil and even fry food at no expense to the environment.

Nigeria: Lagos Tasks Youths on Megacity, Infrastructural Devt - Lagos State Government has challenged youths in the state to complement the current determined efforts of rebuilding a sustainable mega city. [AA Construction]

President Dos Santos Confident About Sustainable Development - President Dos Santos Confident About Sustainable Development - The Angolan president, José Eduardo dos Santos, Monday here said that despite the consequences that Angola may suffer due to world economic crisis, it is intended to maintain the sustainable development model and the pace of strong economic growth. [AA Network News] [

Nigeria: House Committee Makes Case for Indigenous Building Technology - The House Committee on Science and Technology, on Wednesday at Otta, Ogun State, called on the citizenry to embrace new technologies on alternative building and construction materials. [AA Urbanisation]

SA’s first green building rating tool launched in Cape Town - SA’s first green building rating tool launched in Cape Town - South Africa’s first voluntary green building rating tool, the Green Star SA – Office version one, was officially launched by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) in Cape Town on Monday.
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The CBF [Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes] Women's Health Centre

The CBF [Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes] Women's Health Centre in Burkina Faso was created between 2005 and 2007 by AIDOS, an Italian NGO fighting for Women's Rights in Developing Countries. The AIDOS project, financed by the Democratici di Sinistra Political Party and with a contribution from the European Commission, is just one of the group's international programs focused on contrasting the diffusion of Female Genital Mutilation [FGM].

By Proffesor Ndawonde

Sun City -The current global conomic environment is cause for concern for all of us, according to North West Premier Edna Molewa, who says South Africans are in for a tough time.

She said while it was expected that the value of houses in South Africa would decline, the high cost of living was making it difficult for owners to make their monthly bond payments.

Speaking at the International Housing Finance Conference in Sun City on Monday, Ms Molewa said what began as a niche problem in the US has now spread dramatically to the rest of the world, and developing countries would be affected.

The sub-prime market fallout began with the US housing bubble bursting last year.

"Delinquencies and foreclosures have climbed sharply, with an estimated two million sub-prime loans likely to default, creating a precipitous decline in housing values in many markets.

Cape Town wins prestigious award for sustainability - Cape Town - South African Tourism (SAT) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Moeketsi Mosola on Monday congratulated Cape Town on being voted one of ten cities in the world that are most likely to become a global sustainability centre by 2020.
"This entrenches Cape Town's credentials as a beautiful, eco-friendly destination committed to solid planning and construction principles in both its lifestyle and business sectors," Mr Mosola said.
Cape Town was acknowledged for its sustainable development programme in 2004 to help deal with growing energy needs of the city.
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