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 | KAREN KING As a warm and dry country, South Africa has always been a climate stressed country. Rainfall is low compared to global averages, and the impacts of El Niño and La Niña often exacerbate prevailing conditions... read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Ocean Basket's innovative partnership with Abalobi has transformed small-scale fishing communities in South Africa, ensuring fair prices, sustainable practices, and improved food security... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREENCAPE GreenCape, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, invite innovators and entrepreneurs with economically viable green economy innovation business ideas... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SOAPBOX Join us for an unforgettable journey with Captain Kwanda’s Fanplastic Adventures on Saturday, 22 June at the Homecoming Centre, Cape Town.... Read |
 | CLAIRE WATT Claire Watt, senior account director, The Friday Street Club explains that strategic communication is a powerful way to achieve a climate safe future. Read |
 | This year marks a decade of the award-winning Street Store, the initiative that won a Cannes Lions gold, but more than that it has clothed more than a million homeless people around the world with dignity... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ESG AFRICA CONFERENCE ESG Africa Conference and the National Business Initiative (NBI) partnered to hold the inaugural Chief Sustainability Forum in late April 2024 hosted by Alexforbes... Read |
| Circular Economy & Waste Management |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT Mpact Plastics regard trials as an important aspect in the development of products as it helps identify and mitigate potential risks associated with packaging... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | ISSUED BY VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), in collaboration with the Vaal University of Technology (VUT), convened a public colloquium to explore the role of technology in addressing Just Transition - Loss and Damage... Read |
 | The National Research Foundation (NRF) has welcomed the announcement of a $92m investment into the International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI It’s been an eventful year since the Sappi chair in climate change and plantation sustainability was launched at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)... Read |
| CSI & Philanthropy |
 | As part of its annual Hunger Month campaign, Food Lover’s Market has raised an impressive five million meals, which ran in all Food Lover’s Market and Food Lover’s Eatery stores nationwide from 1-31 May 2024... Read |
 | REBOTILE MATOANE, ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL EMPLOYMENT FUND With South Africa at a significant milestone, 30 years of democracy – this piece is a reflection on the 2024 State of the Nation Address (Sona) that was delivered by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | ISSUED BY BET SOFTWARE On World Environment Day, 5 June, BET Software embarked on a green mission to inspire learners to protect the environment... Read |
 | The foundation will offer scholarships totalling half a million US dollars aiming to empower 40 exceptional young minds... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ENAMEN CONSULTING In response to the escalating mental health crisis in South Africa, Lyra Southern Africa is thrilled to announce a transformative collaboration with Stops... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | Massmart's early leak detection technology saved approximately 15 million litres of water in 2023... Read |
 | Sanelisiwe and Sandisiwe Nhlozi from Buhlebemfundo Secondary School in Durban will represent South Africa in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Annual Stockholm Junior Water Prize in August... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | The drone market in Africa is growing steadily and is developing into a significant enterprise as the benefits of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for both commercial and non-commercial purposes are becoming increasingly recognised across the continent... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY The 2024 Templeton Prize has been awarded to Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the SARChI Chair for Violent Histories and Historical Trauma... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | The Department of Water and Sanitation has announced the postponement of the emergency rehabilitation of parts of the Lower Sundays River Canal, which was planned to start from Monday, 10 June to 15 August 2024... Read |
 | In an effort to ensure the involvement of stakeholders in the management of water resources, the Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to launch four catchment management agencies (CMAs)... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Saudi Arabia's decision to end its 50-year petro-dollar deal signals a shift in global finance, with implications for currency and digital transactions... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Putin confirms Brics is developing independent payment system, boosting Russian sovereignty... Read |
 | According to the findings of the Nedbank Happiness Survey, South Africans generally feel happy and are flourishing... Read |
 | The Free Market Foundation urges South African parties to reject coalitions in favour of a 'no-alition' confidence-and-supply government, ensuring decentralisation and compromise... Read |
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