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|  | | The four-day workshop, designed to teach young women critical ICT skills, takes place from 27 to 30 March 2023...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM The Biz Most Read Awards is the monthly accolade for companies to claim rightful recognition for business content activity and impressively amplified impressions for their company news and views... Read |
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 | Decarbonising South Africa's Transport Sector is the latest report to be released as part of the series of publications from the Climate Pathways and Just Transition Project... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB For companies of all sizes, innovating to make their offices work sustainably is a significant first step to becoming more eco-friendly... Read |
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 | The Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance has named Dorah Modise as its new chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2023... Read |
 | At the end of their life, rotor blades are challenging to recycle due to the heterogeneity of the material... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | NOMAVA ZANAZO Although Africa's contribution to global carbon emissions remains negligible, the continent is already feeling disproportionate effects from climate change and will bear most of its consequences in the coming years. And African consumers are starting to worry about that... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | ISSUED BY BATA To commemorate World Water Day, footwear manufacturer Bata South Africa, under the Bata Children's Programme (BCP), aimed to make water readily available for a better learning environment at educational facilities in Loskop, northern KZN... Read |
 | Feenix has vetted and selected students in the built environment field to feature in the 'Build a Dream' campaign... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | ISSUED BY FOOD FORWARD SA FoodForward SA (FFSA) reports significant growth in its latest annual results, reflecting the success of its foodbanking model of recovering quality, edible, surplus food from the supply chain and redistributing it to verified organisations that serve the poor... Read |
 | Renewable energy continues to grow at record levels despite global uncertainties, according to Irena's Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023 report... Read |
| Green Economy & Sustainability |
 | DR RUTENDO HWINDINGWI By 2050, the number of people living in African cities is expected to double, so it is only natural that multi-national companies are viewing Africa as the next expansion playground... Read |
 | LERATO MOLEFI & DALIT ANSTEY Agribusinesses can maximise opportunities, including creating significant revenue generation to complement the sector's existing sources of revenue, and promote resilience by adopting ESG strategies... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | KATJA HAMILTON State legal advisers want more time to discuss some of the clauses in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which have been challenged as unconstitutional... Read |
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 | FERYAL DOMINGO The need for social assistance from non-profit organisations (NPOs) has grown exponentially since the Covid-19 pandemic, but donor funding to NPOs has not kept pace... Read |
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 | VIRUSHA SUBBAN The US Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia to discuss, among other things, increasing investment between the US and African countries, the economic empowerment of women, girls and young businesspeople... Read |
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 | OLA OYETAYO Nigeria and South Africa have been added to the FATF grey list. This has important implications for businesses operating in or doing business with these countries... Read |
 | CARIEN DU PLESSIS Even though the issue emerges periodically as a talking point, it doesn't appear to have the majority support in parliament... Read |
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