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CSI & Sustainability
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Drinks giant Pernod Ricard has launched its 2030 Sustainability and Responsibility roadmap as part of the company's Transform and Accelerate strategic plan... Read
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Climate Change
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JOANNA BOEHNERT
What could be more important than sustaining habitable living conditions on Earth? Read
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Education & Training
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53 students at four South African universities have been awarded with scholarships totalling more than R2.3m for the 2018/19 academic year as part of the Tata Postgraduate Scholarship Programme... Read
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ISSUED BY GORDON INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS SCIENCE
As the financial pressure for those working for non-profit organisations continues, the debate for and against social entrepreneurship is intensifying in South Africa... Read
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ISSUED BY OMNI HR CONSULTING
The 12th of April marks the official opening of the Nyanga Message Hub - Omni HR Consulting's flagship corporate social responsibility project for 2019... Read
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Roughly 6.21 million young South Africans without jobs, leaving many feeling hopeless and discouraged by the lack of opportunities... Read
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ISSUED BY TOTAL
Entrepreneurship should be encouraged and developed as entrepreneurs create and bring to life new technologies, products and services and create new markets and jobs along the way... Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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JOHN YELD
The Department of Environmental Affairs has given the go-ahead to a wind farm project that the Watson family wants to build in the Eastern Cape, before assessing strong differences of opinion from scientists... Read
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The Department of Environmental Affairs has welcomed the confiscation of rhino horn valued at an estimated R29m by Hong Kong customs officials... Read
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Health & Welfare
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ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS
The Trek4Mandela expedition will once again see a group of intrepid adventurers taking on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise funds and create awareness for the Caring4Girls menstrual hygiene programme... Read
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Siphokazi Mdlankomo's culinary skills are on fire. Her passion for preparing exquisite meals carries her through life... View
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For the b-boys of Eerste River, coming together begins with breaking. Hip-hop pumps through the neighbourhood, drawing people to the source of the sound... View
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Zweli Mkhize has invited the public to nominate persons who may be considered for appointment as members of the Commission on Khoi-San Matters... Read
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REBONE MASEMOLA
Black Twitter in South Africa has become an autonomous space that has grown a life of its own... Read
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While the continuous expansion and maintenance of South Africa's road network generates billions in revenue and employs tens of thousands of individuals, barriers to entry for newcomers are restrictive... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The industry's lack of diversity and inclusion was made notably clear by last year's #TimesUp movement, largely focused on equality in race and gender. Now, with a rise of 'diversity and inclusion' focused roles popping in advertising, here's why it's important to focus on a range of ages and experience levels for true business transformation... Read
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SINDY PETERS
Born for leadership, Nkgomeleng Julia Petla is the founder and MD of Amedzo Trading and Projects, a 100% black-women-owned construction company which turns 10 this year... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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JENNY MCARTHUR AND TIM MOONEN
Every year, the world's most "liveable" cities are celebrated, in city rankings published by Mercer, the Economist Intelligence Unit, and Monocle Magazine... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Vodacom on Tuesday, 9 April, announced that it will no longer be issuing plastic bags to customers at its stores, replacing them with brown paper bags... Read
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FRANCK KUWONU
African countries barely existed when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, France in 1948, three years after the end of the Second World War... Read
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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ) has resulted in 100,000 Zambian households having gained access to clean energy... Read
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The World Bank has launched its Africa Human Capital Plan, a new plan to help African countries strengthen their human capital by enabling the continent's young people to grow up with optimal health and equipped with the right skills to compete in the digitising global economy... Read
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MARIA SOTENKO
Solving environmental problems usually just means cleaning up the mess people have made. But scientists are increasingly interested in creating something valuable from pollution... Read
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TARUN GURJAL
Artificial Intelligence implementation is set to increase in businesses between 2019 and 2020... Read
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