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NOXOLO HLONGWANE
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JOHAN PIEKAAR
There is a direct link between the stability of an economy and ongoing development - and currently, the local construction and property industries are undeniably experiencing a lull... Read
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DHESIGEN NAIDOO
When she addressed the WISA conference in South Africa, Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and the Environment, India, made the observation that change in weather patterns on the back of major climatic changes can be evidenced through both droughts and floods occurring simultaneously in the same country. This is a phenomenon we are currently living through... Read
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YAEL GEFFEN
According to a recent Time magazine article, women are 'on the brink of a massive power shift... Read
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BONI MCHUNU
2019 was a painful year for South African women. The brutal murders of women like Uyinene Mrwetyana, Meghan Cremer, and Leighandre 'Baby Lee' Jegels left South Africans shocked, sad, and angry... Read
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Climate Change
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ROD LAMBERTS
There are so many stories flying around about the horrors already being wrought by climate change, you're probably struggling to keep up... Read
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What are you doing for the earth in this time of crisis? Our planet is facing an environmental emergency which authorities are doing little to halt... View
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Education & Training
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Over the past 26 years, the Diepsloot Preschools Project (DPP) has developed more than 30 preschools - mainly in Diepsloot and the surrounding areas... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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The World Food Programme's (WFP) analysis of global hunger hotspots in the first half of 2020 shows Sub-Saharan Africa's escalating hunger needs dominating the coming months with millions of people requiring life-saving food assistance... Read
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CHANTAL RAMCHARAN-KOTZE AND JOHANN LUBBE
As we consider recent water shortages, droughts and flooding, it is evident that the water sector is slow to innovate... Read
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Green Economy
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Zak Venter, brand and marketing executive at Bounty Brands Apparel... Read
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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Established in June 2014 by the United Nations General Assembly, nominations are now open for the 2020 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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The two newest buildings in the OxGlen precinct, known as OxGlen Block 3 and Block 4, are targeting a four-star Green Star SA Office v1.1 Design rating... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Pick n Pay has asked 20 of its biggest suppliers to join the company in a new global food waste initiative. The project is backed by 10 of the world's largest food retailers and manufacturers... Read
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The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to $30,000 each) to 13 projects, including three from Africa... Read
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After attracting $67m in investment, one of Malawi's first solar projects has reached financial close... Read
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ANDREA L. BADEN
The island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa hosts at least 12,000 plant species and 700 vertebrate species, 80% to 90% of which are found nowhere else on Earth... Read
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Rooted in the friendship between Baba wa Taifa, Mwalimu Nyerere, and Prof. Bernhard Grzimek, former president of the German Frankfurt Zoological Society, Tanzania and Germany have been close partners... Read
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New Story, a non-profit organisation offering pioneering solutions to end global homelessness, has announced that the world's first 3D-printed community is officially being built and it has revealed the first set of homes in Mexico... Read
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RALPH HAMANN, ALAN ZHANG, CLIFFORD SHEARING, GINA ZIERVOGEL, LULAMILE MAKAULA
What is the role of corporations in addressing grand challenges? Grand challenges are complex, pressing social and ecological problems involving diverse actors. They defy straightforward solutions... Read
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The promise of digital transformation is not reserved for large enterprises. Modern digital platforms and infrastructure are accessible, affordable and deliver massive transformation for medium businesses... Read
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DIANE BOORMAN
An intrapreneur is a person who has an entrepreneurial mindset but is employed by a company to drive innovative ideas and projects within their business... Read
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