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| 400 private and public sector leaders gathered on Thursday, 31 August, for the Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg to discuss accelerating and scaling innovations... read |
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| Tolullah Oni The United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for countries to reach by 2030... read |
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| Brendan F.D. Barrett and Andrew DeWit A lot of faith is vested in cities to tackle climate change, and with good reason... read |
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| Issued by Adopt-a-School During National Book Week, from 4-10 September, Adopt-a-School Foundation is raising funds to continue the distribution of thousands of books to underprivileged schools throughout South Africa... read |
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| Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science “The status quo is dangerous to all us of, and we must embrace change,” former chairperson of the African Union and presidential hopeful, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told a Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) forum... read |
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| Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation Current students and alumni of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) gathered at Mr Ramphosa's wildlife farm in Bela Bela in Limpopo recently to celebrate the 21st anniversary of one of his first educational initiatives... read |
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| Beautiful News has released a short-film on Robert Richards who is turning kraalbos, a plant that is poisonous to unsuspecting animals when eaten, into soap. read |
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| Tony Carnie The former head of Africa's most successful rhino conservation agency has sprung to the defence of KwaZulu-Natal rhino baron John Hume... read |
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| Keith Somerville Private rhino horn owner John Hume recently held South Africa's first online rhino horn auction, a major event in the ongoing fight by private rhino owners to be able to sell legal horn stocks... read |
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| Aron Hyman Cape Town will start to divert tourists to other destinations as the city implements level five water restrictions which will hit offices and hotels hard... read |
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| MJ (Thinus) Booysen The water crisis in South Africa's Western Cape is cause for grave concern... read |
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| Wastewater can and must be used to augment water sources, says Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane... read |
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| Africa's Watershed Moment: How better water management can underpin Africa's development - a recently released report commissioned by WWF and AB InBev - highlights how the management of water is fundamental to sustainable development across the continent. read |
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| Alexander Matthews A Basotho pony is struggling up a cliff, burdened by jerry cans that have been filled up at a spring. Behind the animal, far below and out of reach, lies the fat gleam of Katse Dam... read |
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| Nongoma local municipal Mayor Albert Mncwango welcomed the investigation by the KwaZulu-Natal agriculture department into an alleged R200m in drought aid that never materialised... read |
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| Minister Des Van Rooyen says the government will allocate R74m in relief funding to respond to the persistent drought in the Western Cape... read |
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| Richard Kyle Paisley More than 300 million people rely on the waters of the River Nile... read |
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| Johannesburg and Soweto residents are living on a health time bomb, thanks to one of the largest mine-produced and naturally occurring concentrations of uranium... read |
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| The Coca-Cola Company and its foundations recently announced a combined donation of more than $10m to support immediate humanitarian relief efforts and future rebuilding and development assistance in the 10 countries in the African Sahel experiencing a devastating famine... read |
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| In response to rapid urbanisation, the forum of Ministers and MECs of Human Settlements (MINMEC) has taken a decision to redirect an over-R650m Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) to the country's five metropolitan municipalities... read |
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| Thembela Ntongana Activists from across the country meet to take housing struggle forward... read |
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| The City of Johannesburg and Polokwane in Limpopo are the greenest municipalities in South Africa... read |
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| Werner Slabbert Buildings, be they domestic, commercial or industrial, are major consumers of energy the world over and this applies to much more than just their day-to-day running... read |
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| Lindsay Samson Combining traditional weaving techniques with digital design... read |
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| The latest franchise survey shows growth in the franchise sector despite challenging economic conditions, but optimism about continuing growth has dropped... read |
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