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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Join us to honour the contribution of South African youth making a difference to business in our region. Nominees will stand a chance to be featured as top-story news in Bizcommunity's month-long #YouthMatters focus... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | LISA PINES The strong consensus of opinion in the scientific community is that the climate is changing, and global temperatures are rising... Read |
 | ECKART ZOLLNER While businesses only need to calculate their liability and submit their carbon tax return once a year, compliance with the Carbon Tax Act itself is not a once-off accomplishment, nor is it as difficult to achieve as some organisations think... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | Through its flagship CSI programme, the Investment Challenge, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is giving unemployed graduates the chance to become mentors or catalyst teachers as part of their personal development, while giving back to their communities... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | JESSIE TAYLOR, ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA With almost 4000kms of coastline, South Africa is uniquely placed to harness the potential of marine economy. As a focus from driving economic growth, the government's Operation Phakisa Programme looks to build focus sectors while securing valuable marine resources... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | Dishwasher detergent brand Finish is donating R2.5m between 2020 and 2021 to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to support water conservation... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | Seasoned hospitality professional Zaid Adams has been appopinted chairperson of StreetSmart SA, an organisation dedicated to helping vulnerable children rebuild their lives... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | Target will add products from more than 500 Black-owned businesses across its multi-category assortment and increase its spend with more Black-owned companies... Read |
 | NKOSINATHI MAHLANGU The pandemic has picked an existing wound in our country's socio-economic skin. Stats SA recently reported that the youth unemployment rate in the country had increased... Read |
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 | MICHELE FRANCIS A stable ecosystem of organic matter is the key to improving agricultural yields in the surrounding farmland and fighting climate change... Read |
 | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must be seen as a pillar of the broader development integration agenda, said deputy minister of trade, industry and competition Fikile Majola... Read |
 | RICHARD JIMOH, AMINA NNA ADAMU, LUQMAN OYEKUNLE OYEWOBI AND PAUL A. BAJERE In spite of past initiatives in many parts of the world to increase their participation in the construction industry at all levels, women remain a minority... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE South African startup BlueAvo has been shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation... Read |
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 | Facebook is launching a new campaign in partnership with the WHO called 'Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation'... Read |
 | Tributes are pouring in for Dr Sindi van Zyl. The much-loved healthcare activist, DJ and social media personality lost her battle to Covid-19 on 10 April... Read |
 | Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has announced that the second phase of the country's vaccination will begin on 17 May, as millions of doses of vaccine are set to land on South African shores over the next few weeks... Read |
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