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Education & Training
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Government, business and civil society need to make a significant and conscious investment in creating and funding programmes to empower the youth in South Africa to take advantage of their talent, boundless energy and capacity to create meaningful change in their communities, says Chris Meintjes, CEO of Activate! Change Drivers... Read
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Jean-marc Johannes designs his own rules. On his skateboard, he carves a playground out of the city of Cape Town. "No one can define my capabilities but me," Johannes says... View
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Environment & Natural Resources
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African businesses are being challenged to wake up to the economic, social and environmental power of the Blue Economy... Read
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According to an updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty, poaching continues to threaten the long-term survival of the African elephant... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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Food Lover's Market has launched its annual Hunger Month initiative - a month-long in-store campaign aimed at raising awareness and funds for meals... Read
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Health & Welfare
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"In a world in which around 1 billion people have little to no access to healthcare and 6.3 million children die each year primarily from preventable diseases, it is critical that the supply chain community shares lessons and know-how that can help to increase access to quality healthcare, especially at the last mile...." Read
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THOMAS MCNAMARA
Almost every global development body, from the World Bank to small, single-issue NGOs, claims to listen to or work with "the community"... Read
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With mobile money continuing to dominate the continent's commerce growth, opening doors to business to everyone from a rural farmer to an entrepreneur, and cross-border seeing inter-country transactions on the rise, the continent is making a play to be the world's biggest e-commerce opportunity... Read
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Natural resources form a core pillar of Tanzania's economy and play a pivotal role in sustaining the livelihoods of its citizens, however a new World Bank report warns that the country has only a rapidly shrinking opportunity... Read
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Rwandan PaaS (platform as a service) startup Ared has marked its first international expansion by setting up 10 women-run 'smart business in a box' solar-powered kiosks in Uganda... Read
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The City of Cape Town calls for innovative and smart ideas that will help to mitigate the current energy crisis... Read
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BigFive Digital has chosen Cape Town as host for its inaugural summit... Read
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