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One year after Dar es Salaam became East Africa’s first city to implement a bus-rapid transit system, the Tanzanian capital has been awarded a major transportation prize. SANTIAGO, Chile — One year after Dar es Salaam became East Africa’s first city to implement a bus-rapid transit system, the Tanzanian capital has been awarded a major … Continued
In November 2016, the City of Tshwane, in partnership with New GX Enviro, launched South Africa’s first large-scale build-operate-transfer project in the waste management sector. The Atteridgeville Recycling Park (ARP) provides recyclable waste, composting and rubble-crushing, and ensures the diversion of close to half of Tshwane’s waste. The ARP represents a significant township economy, industrialisation … Continued
ICLEI Africa is honoured to welcome its five newest members – a group of coastal cities from Mozambique. All five are important coastal ports; all are threatened by flooding and climate change; and all came as a united delegation to the LOCS4Africa 2017 Congress, in Ekurhuleni South Africa. These cities already have strong linkages – … Continued
Under the WWF funded Earth Hour City Challenge; and in collaboration with ICLEI Africa and RALGA (Rwandan Association of Local Government Authorities), a learning exchange was organised between City of Lusaka (Zambia) Council officials and the City of Kigali (Rwanda) between 29th November and 2nd December 2016. The aim of the exchange was to facilitate … Continued
ICLEI Africa is proud to welcome a new Member from Lagunes District in Cote d’Ivoire – the Commune of Grand-Lahou. This town of just under 100,000 inhabitants is located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, and its dynamic Mayor, Jean Djaya, has prioritised coastal issues – from erosion to flooding and other forms … Continued
Global hand washing day encourages individuals to manage their personal hygiene to prevent the onset and spread of infectious diseases. Blantyre city council celebrated the global Hand Wash day on the 19th of October 2008. The event started off with a friendly competition, composed of primary students around the city, teachers, local NGOs and city … Continued
The City of Joburg takes a stand against obesity and unhealthy lifefstyles by joining forces with Magic Melts and Green Enviro Management Systems to launch a new low-cost health bread, made from mango flour and orange leaves. The City has dedicated R50m to kick start the initiative which will produce 250 loaves of bread from … Continued
Moshi Municipality in Tanzania launched its low-carbon demonstration projects as part of its second year undertaking the Earth Hour City Challenge. Their participation at the Tanzania pilot edition of Earth Hour City Challenge 2014-2015 saw Moshi Municipality report a total of 8 actions it taking towards sustainability. These span actions ranging from climate-friendly solutions to service delivery (e.g. … Continued
The following speech was delivered by City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Patricia de Lille, at the full sitting of Council today, 28 April 2016. I would like to observe a moment’s silence for former Member of Parliament, Dene Smuts, who passed away last week, seven-year-old Tyler Jansen from Ravensmead, and former Pan Africanist Congress president, … Continued
A capacity building workshop was held in KwaDukuza Municipality last 19 February 2016 with the view of enhancing municipal understanding and benefits of renewable energy installations. This is part of their participation in the national Earth Hour City Challenge 2015-2016 Secondary Municipalities edition. The workshop was very well attended with much interest shown by a … Continued
