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COREY J. A. BRADSHAW AND ENRICO DI MININ
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CSI & Sustainability
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The fourth bi-annual Beyond Painting Classrooms (BPC) Conference will take place 11-12 September at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg... Read
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SingularityU South Africa today hosted its annual launch event announcing some of the speakers who will headline the upcoming Summit and featuring introductory thought leadership on this year's theme of futureproofing Africa... Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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ALISON KOCK
The Conversation Africa's Nontobeko Mtshali chats to SANParks marine biologist, Alison Kock as she explains the significance of Robben Island joining the list of 20 new protected marine sites in South Africa and what the decision means for the area and surrounding environment... Read
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JSE-listed property group Fortress REIT launched its Vredenburg Food Security and Environmental Sustainability initiative at the Masiphathisane School in the Western Cape last month... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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The foundations for all 48 of Perdekraal East Wind Farm's turbines have been completed, a full three weeks ahead of schedule. Read
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Pick n Pay and FoodForward SA have launched their third annual Mandela Day Food Drive with the goal of collecting 500 tonnes of food... Read
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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Public space activist Luisa Bravo will tackle a critical question in shaping the cities of tomorrow: "Who owns the city?" at GBCSA's upcoming Green Building Convention... Read
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MARY-ANNE GONTSANA
Social justice organisations have hailed the judgement in the case brought against them by property developers Growthpoint Properties as a victory... Read
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During its Annual Alumni Day events in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Afrika Tikkun celebrated Youth Month with discussions around the importance of preparing for the fourth industrial revolution... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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DANIEL JOHNSON
More than half of the world's population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase to two thirds by 2050... Read
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has confirmed that JSE-listed property developer Balwin Properties' Edge registration of over 16,000 units is a global first... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Distell, in partnership with waste beneficiation and implementation partner, Separation at Source (S@S), launched GreenUp, a recycling programme based in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape, during the recent ninth annual Sustainability Week... Read
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PRISCILLA TWUMASI-BAFFOUR
The relationship between Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is, to many Ghanaians, a difficult one. Most Ghanaians are of the view that the country should divorce itself from the international body... Read
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The Zambian government has halted plans to construct a mega hydropower dam across the Luangwa Valley River - one of the longest free flowing rivers in southern Africa... Read
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MOINA SPOONER
Kenyan judges have stopped plans to construct the country's first ever coal-powered plant near the coastal town of Lamu, a Unesco World Heritage Site... Read
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KAMINI GUPTA
When Facebook unveiled its new digital currency libra, it explicitly said the initiative was intended to address the problems faced by the world's unbanked... Read
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ALEXANDER BREM
For decades the trend among workplaces has seen employees moving out of individual offices and into open plan spaces. This has not always been successful... Read
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The past few years have seen arguably the biggest exodus and purge of leaders from the country's top companies and SOEs in recent history, with more heads expected to roll in future... Read
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According to Alessandra Pardini, partner in the Projects Practice at Webber Wentzel, while public private partnerships (PPPs) are often viewed as the ideal approach to overcoming South African infrastructure challenges, they are not as simple to implement as many may think and could take years to bed down... Read
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