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 | South Africa's first National Biodiversity Offset Guideline has been published for implementation... read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Brand Finance Sustainability Gap Index finds sustainability perceptions of stakeholders are not aligned with the sustainability performance of some brands... Read |
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| Circular Economy & Waste Management |
 | An investigation conducted by researchers and The Flipflopi Project in a Lamu abattoir found a slaughtered cow with 35kg of plastic in its stomach... Read |
 | The Coca-Cola Company is throwing its weight behind the circular economy by adopting improvements to packaging options and design to ensure a sustainable future... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | President Ramaphosa accepts Macron's invitation to engage at New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris on 22-23 June 2023... Read |
 | ENOCK SITHOLE South Africa's media houses rely too heavily on events like conferences, climate disasters and the release of scientific papers in their reporting on climate change... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | The course is open to all young women who are either currently studying in the ICT field or who would like to in the future... Read |
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| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | ELIZABETH PINEAU AND JOHN IRISH The agreement with Senegal is the fourth JETP and follows deals with Indonesia, Vietnam and South Africa... Read |
 | KIERAN WHYTE ET AL. Many countries in Africa, and elsewhere, are launching initiatives and providing investments and grants for African renewable energy projects... Read |
 | ANDY DU PLESSIS, ISSUED BY FOOD FORWARD SA There is more than enough pessimism across South Africa as we deal with multiple crises - load shedding, escalating food prices, higher interest rates, frustration with widespread government corruption and incompetence, and rampant crime to name just a few... Read |
| Green Economy & Sustainability |
 | GEORGE OBULUTSA Rwanda and international development banks plan to raise an extra €300m ($328.86m) to help the country adapt to a changing climate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | ADB, EIB, IsDB, and WHO jointly launch investment platform to bolster primary healthcare services, empowering development and resilience in Africa.... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | Eskom said it plans to continue to undertake socioeconomic studies to understand the impact of the closure of its coal plants... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | Morocco's OCP plans to invest $7bn in an ammonia plant using green hydrogen, produced from renewable fuel, it told Reuters, as one of the world's biggest phosphates and fertiliser companies seeks to increase output and meet low carbon goals... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE AND CARIEN DU PLESSIS South Africa's energy transition plan envisages setting up an ecosystem and export hub for green hydrogen... Read |
 | KAGISO MAHLANGU While there will undoubtedly be tenants looking for greener buildings because they care about emissions, many more simply want reliable power... Read |
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 | This week is the last week to apply for the Western Cape Government's Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme, which closes on Friday 30 June 2023 at midnight... Read |
 | YOLANDI ESTERHUIZEN Government advances retirement reform and national health insurance, yet hurdles persist, as South Africans await further updates on progress... Read |
 | DAN WHITCOMB According to a declassified report on Friday, 23 June, US intelligence agencies did not discover any conclusive evidence indicating that the Covid-19 pandemic originated directly from an occurrence at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. Read |
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