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ATHI JARA
On 22 May 2019, the President signed into law the Carbon Tax Act 15 of 2019, which came into effect on 1 June 2019. The Act aims to impose a carbon tax on emitters of greenhouse gases, and is illustrative of South Africa's view on global issues such as climate change and global warming... read
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Cell C has launched an online version of its Take a Girl Child to Work Day Programme (TAGCTWD) which is designed to give learners country-wide continuous access to the benefits of campaign and is open to both boy and girl learners...read
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DUNCAN MACFADYEN
Africa's story has for many years been recorded by those who did not speak her languages, know her legends or count their families among her people...read
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Climate Change
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The effects of climate change on food security are not evenly distributed across the globe. So said Professor Ndiko Ludidi, acting director of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, during his presentation at the Bio Africa Convention 2019, which took place at the Durban International Convention Centre. Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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PETER RYAN, KATRIN LUDYNIA AND LORIEN PICHEGRU
The African Penguin is in serious trouble. Its population has fallen by more than 95% over the last century and, despite ongoing conservation efforts, its numbers continue to fall... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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ROWLAND GURNELL, ISSUED BY EXCELLERATE PROPERTY SERVICES
While political leaders and governments engage in fiery debates over climate change and environmental legislation, business leaders are being forced to take their own stand on environmental sustainability... Read
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Local media - social media in particular - has covered the general sense of unrest and discomfort in the country this week, following the most recent spate of femicide cases that spurred the nation to say #Enoughisenough and ask #AmInext? In addition to marches, a number of platforms have been voicing their support... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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ANNE FITCHETT
There are about 500,000 square metres of green space in Chicago in the United States. Many of these are visible, not on the ground, but on building roofs across the city... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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A 2017 report by the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) - Food Loss and Waste: Facts and Futures - found that South Africans waste a third of all food in the country... Read
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The new African free trade zone came into effect at the end of May 2019. All of the African Union's (AU) member states are now legally bound to allow African goods to be traded without restraint throughout the continent... Read
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African startups Shopit, Exportunity and Wakulima from South Africa, Benin and Tanzania respectively, emerged the winners of the Nestlé Research and Development sub-Saharan innovation challenge... Read
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South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) expresses an important aspiration: by 2030, 90% of all jobs should be created by small, medium and micro enterprises... Read
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YORK ZUCCHI
Without clients, a business is essentially just a hobby. Too many startups, innovators, entrepreneurs and SMEs focus too much time on product and service... Read
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DAVID ALVES
Acquiring today's customer is a lot like getting a dog. They provide an endless amount of value and the feel-good sense of confidence that you're doing a good job... Read
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The Entrepreneur of the Year competition, sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners, announced this year's overall victor, as well as the category winners... Read
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