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An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

Deadly heat in W Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to comeBoureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou

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Impact manager Acre raises $100m for African climate infrastructureVirginia Furness

The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklistLiezl Human

Source: A photo taken of Dubai's skyline under a stormy sky in October 2020.

Dubai’s torrential downpour unleashes havoc on city’s commercial hubs

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Impact manager Acre raises $100m for African climate infrastructure

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Developed countries urged to revisit climate change targets

Developed countries urged to revisit climate change targets

12 Apr 2021

Hollywood stars, HSI partner in #SaveRalph production to ban animal testing

Hollywood stars, HSI partner in #SaveRalph production to ban animal testing

9 Apr 2021

#BehindtheMask: Justice Tootla, managing director of Averda

#BehindtheMask: Justice Tootla, managing director of Averda

Sindy Peters 9 Apr 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

Finish renews partnership with WWF, donates R2.5m to support water conservation

Finish renews partnership with WWF, donates R2.5m to support water conservation

8 Apr 2021

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

8 Apr 2021

Climate change will be more disruptive than the Covid-19 pandemic

Climate change will be more disruptive than the Covid-19 pandemic

Lisa Pines 8 Apr 2021

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Unemployed graduate? Become a mentor for JSE Investment Challenge

7 Apr 2021

CAFSA launches Validate4Good to help NPOs become eligible for funding

CAFSA launches Validate4Good to help NPOs become eligible for funding

7 Apr 2021

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2 vital tools for carbon tax compliance

Eckart Zollner 7 Apr 2021

#StartupStory: Crowd-sourced safety platform SOSS steps up in fight against GBV

#StartupStory: Crowd-sourced safety platform SOSS steps up in fight against GBV

Sindy Peters 7 Apr 2021

Unleashing the power of the collective: Relay effort needed to solve youth unemployment

Unleashing the power of the collective: Relay effort needed to solve youth unemployment

Nkosinathi Mahlangu 7 Apr 2021

Environmental plan for construction of SKA published

Environmental plan for construction of SKA published

6 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

New scholarship to support doctors' certification in Lifestyle Medicine

New scholarship to support doctors' certification in Lifestyle Medicine

1 Apr 2021

Sustainability, it's in the details

Sustainability, it's in the details

Mai Youssef 31 Mar 2021

Knowledge-sharing workshop explores equal representation in SA cities

Knowledge-sharing workshop explores equal representation in SA cities

31 Mar 2021

Surviving as an NPO during a pandemic - why collaboration is king

Surviving as an NPO during a pandemic - why collaboration is king

31 Mar 2021

Name change for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department

Name change for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department

31 Mar 2021

Kenyan eco-friendly footwear brand wins sustainable design contest

30 Mar 2021

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

30 Mar 2021

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

29 Mar 2021

Biz Press Office Quarterly: 10 ways to successfully start and manage a newsroom on Biz

Biz Press Office Quarterly: 10 ways to successfully start and manage a newsroom on Biz

Bizcommunity.com 29 Mar 2021

Levi's drives awareness around importance of clean drinking water

Levi's drives awareness around importance of clean drinking water

29 Mar 2021

Pareto Limited head office receives Green Star ratings

Pareto Limited head office receives Green Star ratings

Pareto Limited 29 Mar 2021

Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore launches programme to improve educational development in NC

Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore launches programme to improve educational development in NC

26 Mar 2021

Mustadafin Foundation launches Mask My School, calls on volunteer seamstresses

Mustadafin Foundation launches Mask My School, calls on volunteer seamstresses

26 Mar 2021

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Professor Anthony Turton 26 Mar 2021

Woolworths CEO signs global pledge calling for greater water stewardship

25 Mar 2021

New global partnership sees The Sunflower Fund become DKMS Africa

New global partnership sees The Sunflower Fund become DKMS Africa

25 Mar 2021

Africa news

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

8 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Sustainability, it's in the details

Sustainability, it's in the details

Mai Youssef 31 Mar 2021

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#BehindtheMask: Justice Tootla, managing director of Averda

#BehindtheMask: Justice Tootla, managing director of Averda

Sindy Peters 9 Apr 2021

Finish renews partnership with WWF, donates R2.5m to support water conservation

Finish renews partnership with WWF, donates R2.5m to support water conservation

8 Apr 2021

Climate change will be more disruptive than the Covid-19 pandemic

Climate change will be more disruptive than the Covid-19 pandemic

Lisa Pines 8 Apr 2021

Photo by RF._.studio from

Unemployed graduate? Become a mentor for JSE Investment Challenge

7 Apr 2021

CAFSA launches Validate4Good to help NPOs become eligible for funding

CAFSA launches Validate4Good to help NPOs become eligible for funding

7 Apr 2021

Photo by pixabay from

2 vital tools for carbon tax compliance

Eckart Zollner 7 Apr 2021

#StartupStory: Crowd-sourced safety platform SOSS steps up in fight against GBV

#StartupStory: Crowd-sourced safety platform SOSS steps up in fight against GBV

Sindy Peters 7 Apr 2021

Unleashing the power of the collective: Relay effort needed to solve youth unemployment

Unleashing the power of the collective: Relay effort needed to solve youth unemployment

Nkosinathi Mahlangu 7 Apr 2021

Environmental plan for construction of SKA published

Environmental plan for construction of SKA published

6 Apr 2021

New scholarship to support doctors' certification in Lifestyle Medicine

New scholarship to support doctors' certification in Lifestyle Medicine

1 Apr 2021

Knowledge-sharing workshop explores equal representation in SA cities

Knowledge-sharing workshop explores equal representation in SA cities

31 Mar 2021

Surviving as an NPO during a pandemic - why collaboration is king

Surviving as an NPO during a pandemic - why collaboration is king

31 Mar 2021

Name change for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department

Name change for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department

31 Mar 2021

Kenyan eco-friendly footwear brand wins sustainable design contest

30 Mar 2021

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

30 Mar 2021

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

29 Mar 2021

Biz Press Office Quarterly: 10 ways to successfully start and manage a newsroom on Biz

Biz Press Office Quarterly: 10 ways to successfully start and manage a newsroom on Biz

Bizcommunity.com 29 Mar 2021

Levi's drives awareness around importance of clean drinking water

Levi's drives awareness around importance of clean drinking water

29 Mar 2021

Pareto Limited head office receives Green Star ratings

Pareto Limited head office receives Green Star ratings

Pareto Limited 29 Mar 2021

Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore launches programme to improve educational development in NC

Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore launches programme to improve educational development in NC

26 Mar 2021

Mustadafin Foundation launches Mask My School, calls on volunteer seamstresses

Mustadafin Foundation launches Mask My School, calls on volunteer seamstresses

26 Mar 2021

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Restorative justice lies at the heart of how we ought to think about water management

Professor Anthony Turton 26 Mar 2021

Woolworths CEO signs global pledge calling for greater water stewardship

25 Mar 2021

New global partnership sees The Sunflower Fund become DKMS Africa

New global partnership sees The Sunflower Fund become DKMS Africa

25 Mar 2021

Minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, Barbara Creecy

Transitioning away from coal

25 Mar 2021

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

Justice Tootla appointed new MD of Averda

25 Mar 2021

Boosting brand purpose by solving value-action gaps in Africa

Adeola Tejumola, Kantar 25 Mar 2021

Colonial legacies shape urban nature: why this should change

Colonial legacies shape urban nature: why this should change

Michelle Cocks and Charlie Shackleton 25 Mar 2021

The Inyanda-Roodeplaat wind farm site in the Eastern Cape, taken from the cover of an Environmental Impact Report.

Controversial Watsons' wind farm approval overturned on review

John Yeld 24 Mar 2021

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#StartupStory: New bicycle app delivery service to disrupt the logistics landscape

Robin Fredericks 24 Mar 2021

Civil society needs to be included in rebuilding SA

Civil society needs to be included in rebuilding SA

Siphelele Chirwa 24 Mar 2021

Latest developments in the sustainability reporting standards landscape

Latest developments in the sustainability reporting standards landscape

SAICA 24 Mar 2021

Entries now open for 10th Eco-Logic Awards

Entries now open for 10th Eco-Logic Awards

23 Mar 2021

Danone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Danone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Arturo Bris 23 Mar 2021

Biodegradable cigarette butts a potential source of toxic pollution

Biodegradable cigarette butts a potential source of toxic pollution

19 Mar 2021

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

19 Mar 2021

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