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 | GILLIAN NIVEN AND PAULA-ANN NOVOTNY The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries recently issued a notice governing the submission of "Subsequent Pollution Prevention Plans" and the Proposed process to manage carbon budgets for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022... Read |
 | In Africa, and globally, food crops are expected to be under much-increased threats over the next couple of decades as climate change intensifies, demanding that scientists explore creative new ways to protect these crops... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | The University of the Free State (UFS) will further strengthen its ties with the Appalachian State University in the next two academic years through a mountain-to-mountain research project funded by the US Embassy and Consulates in South Africa... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | In a new paper refuting suggestions made earlier this year that half the world's sandy beaches could become extinct by the end of the 21st century, an international team of coastal scientists concluded that... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | EMAD HASAN AND AONDOVER TARHULE Flowing through 11 African countries, the Nile River plays an important role in the lives of more than 24% of Africa's population... Read |
| Green Economy |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Sappi recently announced its financial results for fourth quarter and full year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREENCAPE Since the official launch on 5 November 2010, GreenCape has leveraged its funding partnerships and industry networks to facilitate ~R41bn worth of investment into the South African green economy, supporting the creation of ~19,000 direct green jobs... Read |
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| Health & Welfare |
 | Following a R2.5m investment in 2018, Engen has committed a further R1m to the Caring4Girls feminine hygiene initiative... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | Quote This Woman+, an organisation which works to amplify the voices of women in the media, launched a campaign which aims to amplify the voices of women in the media... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) announced during the recent virtual 13th Green Building Convention that it had reached the 600-mark in Green Star certifications... Read |
 | A research team exploring renewable energy use in off-grid informal settlements in South Africa has won the Chair's Prize in the 2020 Newton Prize Awards... Read |
 | The construction of the Helderberg multi-purpose centre, which started in June this year, is due for completion by June 2021. Built in the shape of a horseshoe, the centre faces the Helderberg Mountain... Read |
| Investment & Philanthropy |
 | The recently concluded Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa (IPASA) Symposium provided an opportunity for funders to unpack some of the challenges and lessons learnt from Covid-19 and how these could help funding practises in the future... Read |
| Pollution & Waste Management |
 | SHABEER JHETAM While change has become fast paced and inevitable, one thing remains constant - the need to protect our environment. All possible means to do so, including recycling and reusing packaging, should be increased at pace... Read |
 | A total of 145 Woolworths stores across South Africa are now free from single-use plastic shopping bags... Read |
 | Tuffy has partnered with WWF SA to drive education, awareness and behaviour change around plastic waste... Read |
 | Unilever is focused on direct investment and partnerships in waste collection, building capacity by buying recycled plastics and supporting well-designed extended producer responsibility schemes... Read |
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 | ROMAN HOFFMANN The link between climate change and migration has gained both academic and public interest in recent years... Read |
 | PR and marketing executives from Microsoft, Facebook, Uber, YouTube, Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, MasterCard, LEGO and many more are among the panel of judges for the APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020... Read |
 | PETER MACHARIA The value and potential of geographic information system - or GIS, "the science of where" - has become even more obvious this year as the world responds to the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
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 | As South Africa looks to recover from the devastating effects Covid-19 has had on the economy, the government's economic turnaround plan involves using transformation to pivot the country's fiscal growth... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LITTLE BLACK BOOK PR As the world of work changed before our eyes during 2020, leadership skills became increasingly vital to steering productive, motivated and engaged teams through 'unprecedented times'... Read |
 | There's good news for SA motorists as the Automobile Association says that the fuel price is set for a solid decrease in November. Here's what you need to know... Read |
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