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Oslo Freedom Forum to be hosted in Joburg this March
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will be hosting the first-ever Oslo Freedom Forum in Johannesburg (OFFinJoburg)...read
CSI & Sustainability
What Oxfam can learn from charities that survived scandals

Mark Hurst

The Oxfam scandal has brought to the fore the relationship between the public and charitable organisations... read
Circular Economy
A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth

Scientists have devised a process of converting olive mill wastewater into biofuel, fertiliser and clean water... read
Climate Change
Why scientists have modelled climate change right up to the year 2300

Dmitry Yumashev

The seas will continue to rise for 300 years. That's the conclusion of a new study, published in Nature Communications... read
Environment & Natural Resources
Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has bulked up security at the country's points of entry to ensure the protection of big cats and other wildlife... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
Here is the status of Cape Town's water supply projects

John Yeld

Although seven of the City of Cape Town's eight alternative water source projects are running behind schedule... read
Cape Town's plans for what happens after Day Zero just won't work. Here's why

Josephine Kaviti Musango and Paul K Currie

The world is watching Cape Town, counting down to Day Zero... read
Inclusion & Equality
More clarity, debate needed on slow pace of land reform in SA, says SAPOA
The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has raised concerns following the recent motion by the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation... read
Sign language recognised as a home language
South African Sign Language (SASL) has officially been recognised as a home language in the curriculum as one of the examinable subjects for the National Senior Certificate... read
Artificial intelligence could reinforce society's gender equality problems

Bettina Büchel

We are not only living in an age where women are being under-represented in many spheres of economic life, but technology could make this even worse... read
Infrastructure and Technology
CT launches landfill gas flaring project
Late last week saw the official launch of the Cape Town Department of Solid Waste Management's landfill gas flaring project at the Coastal Park landfill facility... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Lego to launch its first sustainable, plant-based plastic bricks this year

Nick Lavars

After ramping up its efforts to shift towards more sustainable materials in 2015, perennial purveyor of plastic blocks Lego is making good on that promise and is set to launch a new form of eco-friendly playthings... read
Secondhand smartphone market takes off but far from green
Thanks to a fast-growing secondhand market, smartphones are increasingly being re-used but large-scale handset recycling is not happening as the industry struggles to go green... read
Africa
Call for applications: Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa, Middle East
Applications are now open for the 8th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East. The prize rewards ICT projects which improve the living conditions of people... read
Italy, China propose solution to Lake Chad's water problem

Stephanie Findlay

It sounds like something from Wakanda, the futuristic African kingdom of the hit movie Black Panther. But "Transaqua" is a very real proposal for a very real problem - how to replenish the shrinking waters of Lake Chad... read
Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park
Kenyan conservationists expressed outrage on Thursday, 1 March, after construction of a railway line began inside Nairobi's famed national park, saying this defied a court order halting the project... read
Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Derek E. Lee

Higher densities of giraffes and dik-diks have been recorded and participating villages are receiving a direct share of income from wildlife tourism... read
Business
5G, the cornerstone of the digital revolution
Blazing fast 5G wireless networks promise to unlock the potential of internet connected devices, or the Internet of Things -- making driverless cars and talking fridges a reality... read
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The Cape Town water crisis has exposed weaknesses in scientists' ability to forecast weather on a seasonal scale -... https://t.co/WrYYjCvPcg
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Study confirms carbon pollution has ended the era of stable climate. We have rapidly warmed past the warmest period... https://t.co/tdvVhLaKk4
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Child marriage numbers falling, says Unicef https://t.co/5Q28Q7V5e7
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