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Afwagtende studente word verwelkom deur Fef Le Roux, Voorsitter (Direkteur) van AEL. Hy lewer ‘n dinamiese toespraak en inspireer almal om hoog te mik in 2017. Lees sy volle toespraak hier onder. ’n Baie hartlike welkom aan elkeen van julle. A very warm welcome to everyone of you. My greeting is deliberately in both Afrikaans […]

Water is essential to sustaining all forms of life on Earth – a heavenly gift. Yet, driven most critically by climate change, water crises are on the rise and access to safe, clean water for drinking and for purposes of sanitation – as well as, of course, agriculture – is becoming increasingly problematic in many

The Academy for Environmental Leadership SA (AEL) is an academic institution focusing on students on a post matric level, where students enroll for a one year course in Environmental and Conservation studies. The Academy is an accredited institution and students receive a National Level NQF5 Certificate upon successful completion of the course. Such a qualification

Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy CEO Yaron Szilas explains his company’s belief in business that contributes to the developing world. Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy CEO Yaron Szilas wants to light up Africa, Latin America and the rest of the developing world – and he wants to achieve all this using green energy. “Africa is

South African National Parks (SANParks), Peace Parks Foundation and South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have partnered to research, develop and manufacture this innovative system. The Postcode Meerkat comprises a suite of radar and electro-optic sensors that will detect, classify, monitor and track humans moving in the park over a wide area.

Climate change is a reality and nuclear energy is not solving the problem. It is an expensive exercise which is actually being implemented too late, and it is still not carbon-free. In addition, nuclear power needs uranium as fuel, which comes from uranium mining. There are advanced plans to surface-mine for uranium across hundreds of

The Academy for Environmental Leadership South Africa (AEL) has been successful in its application to accredit its year-long course Higher Certificate status. AEL was notified in September by the Department of Higher Education and Training that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) had approved its application. “There are one or two formalities remaining, but the

Southern Africa possesses a remarkable diversity of indigenous plants, coupled with rich cultural traditions on the use of plants for medicine. Despite huge strides in provision of health care, many rural areas still do not have easy access to Western primary health care and veterinary services. Even where clinics and allopathic medicines are readily available,

Unfortunately it is well known that African elephants are in deep trouble. They are being poached at an unsustainable rate, and their numbers have dropped from 600,000 a decade ago to some 400,000 today. That’s why this month’s meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is

In 2012, the World Bank found that South Africa was the 15th largest generator of waste in the world. The latest National Waste Information Baseline Study conducted in 2011 recorded South Africa as having generated 108 million tons of waste (with a resource value of R25.2 billion) in that year alone. However, only 10 percent