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 | | Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has published a notice on the amendment of certain requirements for an application for environmental authorisation for a renewable energy facility...read |
|  | AA-ISHA HASSIEM In celebration of World Soil Day, members of the media were invited to Bel Porto School to witness the unveiling of a new community market garden...read |
|  | STEVE KRETZMANN Environmental report acknowledges that seismic blasts, which are much louder than gunshots, can kill fish particularly those with swim bladders...read |
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 | ISSUED BY OPTIMIZE AGENCY Madiba's spirit was in the air, as 5,000 participants took to the streets for a sold-out event. A decade after uTata's passing, the Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run was a memorable success, with even the weather cooperating... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OPTIMIZE AGENCY The Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run will be held on Sunday, 10 December, to commemorate 10 years since Nelson Mandela’s passing and to celebrate the legacy of the iconic former South African President... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUMAN8 Nine out of 10 people in South Africa are worried about the future... Read |
 | Investing R624m in 10 years, Netcare partnered with Energy Partners for a successful energy-efficiency programme, exceeding targets and saving R258m... Read |
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| Circular Economy & Waste Management |
 | Motion plastics specialist igus has introduced a new plain bearing made from recycled plastic... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | SIMON JESSOP African Development Bank's head urges exemption from EU carbon tax, estimating a $25bn annual cost, with further concerns that Cbam would hinder industrialisation, favouring raw-material exports... Read |
 | CHRIS MFULA Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corporation will issue the southern African country's first green bond by the end of the year, the power company said, with a $54m note to be sold as part of a $200m green bond programme... Read |
 | Commercial real estate struggles due to plummeting property values, mass vacancies, oversupply, and rising energy costs. Amid climate change threats, sustainable solutions are crucial... Read |
| CSI & Philanthropy |
 | Award winning illustrator Megan Bird has launched her limited edition KFC bucket for KFC’s Add Hope... Read |
 | Digitlab's CEO, Mike Saunders, is the only South African selected to contribute to the global business book Doers & Dreamers... Read |
 | With the festive season around the corner, we’re all aware that many around us are in great need and may not be able to enjoy themselves during the holidays. If you want to help, but don’t have the budget to do so, here are meaningful and inexpensive ways to give back to the needy during this season... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | Public Works and Infrastructure deputy minister, Bernice Swarts, has called on the department’s entities to play their part... Read |
 | Zutari is pioneering socio-economic development through education in the engineering sector... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | NYASHA CHINGONO Dozens of elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe's popular Hwange National Park, and conservationists fear losing more as a drought caused by climate change and the El Nino global weather pattern dries up watering holes... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR John Dory's supports 'Save a Fishie' founder, Zoë Prinsloo, in her attempt... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Sappi Ltd, a leading producer of dissolving pulp sold under the brand name Verve, has completed a verification of the Higg Facility Social and Labour Module, achieving a final score of 91.5%... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | New reservoir to enhance water supply to Boksburg community and create sustainable jobs... Read |
| Green Economy & Sustainability |
 | A CMO Council initiative in 2023 will audit, identify, and showcase corporate best practices and successes in SA... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | Dis-Chem partners with Ezintsha to expand access to HIV prevention through PrEP in South Africa... Read |
 | Busa and B4SA plan to formally petition President Ramaphosa, urging him to send the NHI Bill back to the National Assembly for necessary amendments. They assert the current bill is unworkable, unaffordable, and unconstitutional… Read |
 | The Department of Social Development has reminded South Africans to make comments on the gazetted Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Policy... Read |
 | The United Nations on Monday appealed for $46bn in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in the occupied Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL EMPLOYMENT FUND As the world focuses on the UN Women led ’16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children’ campaign, we take a look at how organisations such as Partners in Sexual Health (PSH), are making a positive impact in the lives of South African women... Read |
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 | A Kenyan judge on Thursday found Facebook's parent company Meta was not in contempt of court for failing to pay dozens of content moderators that a contractor laid off... Read |
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 | The latest setback in the global HIV vaccine effort reveals challenges... Read |
 | SIPHUMELELE NHLAPO Recent statistics by global workplace consulting and research organisation, Gallop estimate that lost productivity, owing to low employee engagement, could account for $8.8tn loss in global gross domestic product... Read |
 | MPUMELELO NXUMALO AND KALENE WATSON The duty of good faith and the implications of moonlighting for employees was underscored in a recent Labour Court judgment. The court emphasised the necessity of proactive disclosure to employers, affirming that moonlighting, without prior approval, constitutes a breach of contract... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa faces severe economic challenges with a 0.2% GDP decrease in Q3 2023. The country risks recession amid rising unemployment and energy crises... Read |
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