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 | SINDY PETERS [LISTEN]: This Youth Month, we chatted to Sam Gqomo, founding director of the Womandla Foundation, who shared with us how the organisation is striving towards its mission... read |
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| Climate Change |
 | CAMERON HEPBURN AND STEVE SMITH To reach net zero emissions by 2050, global emissions must be cut faster and deeper than the world has yet managed... Read |
 | IAN GOLDIN Despite the tragic deaths, suffering and sadness that it has caused, the pandemic could go down in history as the event that rescued humanity. It has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset our lives and societies onto a sustainable path... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | Applications are now open for the 2022/2023 Pamsa Masters of Engineering bursary programme... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | Stellenbosch University (SU) aims to soon launch a social impact initiative in the Faure community to help rebuild the village and restore its natural environment... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI As we celebrate World Bicycle Day on 3 June, Sappi salutes this humble, yet inspirational mode of transport, which helps to bring to life some rural economies through tourism and recreational activities... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | Avon will commemorate Pride Month during a virtual event where Judge Edwin Cameron, an HIV/Aids and gay rights activist, will deliver the keynote address... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CYRIL RAMAPHOSA FOUNDATION Child Protection Week aims to raise awareness about children's rights as outlined in the Children's Act of 2005 and how South Africans can tackle the issues that infringe those rights... Read |
 | Accenture and GirlCode have partnered to train 50 unemployed female graduates with a goal to get them into formal employment... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | UMBERTO BACCHI Taller buildings are key to enhancing quality of life as the world's urban population grows, but cities should not become obsessed with skyscrapers... Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | Millions of vulnerable South Africans who relied on the Covid grants are expected to become increasingly reliant on social support to meet their basic needs... Read |
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 | Google has kicked off a series of programmes that will support the growth and recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa's post-Covid economy... Read |
 | ANGELA UKOMADU AND ANTHONY DEUTSCH After years of struggling to make a living selling recyclable parts from electronic waste recovered in Africa, Dutchman Joost de Kluijver realised he needed a new business model if his firm was going to survive. Read |
 | The 2021 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant aimed at early-career African scientists, and worth $150,000, is open for application... Read |
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 | Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter has been cleared of allegations of racism and non-compliance with procurement and recruitment policies by an independent investigation... Read |
 | NICOL MYBURGH If you don't think that "secret" WhatsApp chat you had with your colleagues can't potentially cost you your job, think again... Read |
 | JOON CHONG The Constitutional Court recently handed down judgment on the Clicks Retailers (Pty) Ltd v CSARS case, which has wide ramifications for all loyalty programme providers... Read |
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