Prof Derek Stretch News Today

A small team of civil engineering students and academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are close to deploying a prototype hydro kite that has the potential to harness and generate power from ocean currents.

There was a palpable sense of euphoria among many residents of the far northern KwaZulu-Natal village of St Lucia as they watched millions of litres of fresh water pouring out of South Africa’s biggest estuarine lake earlier this month, followed by a major influx of salt water from the Indian Ocean. Social media platforms were abuzz with “thumbs up” and “awesome” emoticons as locals, anglers and tourism operations congratulated the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and civic leaders...