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Partnership to enrich play-based learning, delivers play boxes to ECDs

Partnership to enrich play-based learning, delivers play boxes to ECDs

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

Nonhlanhla Mahlaule, data capturer at the BEE Chamber

#30YearsOfFreedom: Milestone on SA's road to transformation and economic empowerment

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

By John Yeld 3 hours

Building better CSI: Trialogue Business in Society Conference promotes collaborative solutions

Building better CSI: Trialogue Business in Society Conference promotes collaborative solutions

2 days

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry

Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

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R49.2m investment in new treated effluent pump station

4 Apr 2024

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2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

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SA first: Liberty Two Degrees' retail portfolio achieves Net Zero waste certification

3 Apr 2024

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Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha park

Nyasha Nyaungwa 3 Apr 2024

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

Khensani Nobanda 2 Apr 2024

Source: © Isabella Mendes The Music Business Masterclass (MBM) has been launched by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE)

Samro and Academy of Sound Engineering launch Music Business Masterclass

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. In 2023, Debra Mallowah was appointed as Bayer’s first ever female lead in Africa for Crop Science, further reinforcing Bayer’s commitment to building a more equitable and diverse workforce.

Bayer inspires inclusion with launch of 2024 Women Empowerment Awards

2 Apr 2024

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

GreenCape 2 Apr 2024

Hatching happiness: BET Software’s Easter Egg Drive delivers smiles

Hatching happiness: BET Software’s Easter Egg Drive delivers smiles

BET Software 2 Apr 2024

Penguin chicks wait to be fed at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre, where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciting donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg", in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander

'Adopt a penguin egg' Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

Shafiek Tassiem and Tim Cocks 2 Apr 2024

PPRA, Rawson gift real estate franchises

2 Apr 2024

Lydia Shadrach-Razzino, Partner, Head of Corporate/M&A, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

World Autism Awareness Day: Ensuring your neurodiverse colleagues feel like they belong

Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 2 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

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Critical role of glass recycling in sustainable demolition practices

28 Mar 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

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Absa Cape Epic: Qhubeka gifted 100 bicycles

28 Mar 2024

PepsiCo Foundation launches the Mzansi Black Business Accelerator

PepsiCo Foundation launches the Mzansi Black Business Accelerator

27 Mar 2024

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Topco Media 27 Mar 2024

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Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

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Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

Toughees spreads kindness: 70 acts for 70 years

Toughees spreads kindness: 70 acts for 70 years

Bata 27 Mar 2024

Source: Investopedia.

BlackRock: 5 global megatrends shaping European investor interest

27 Mar 2024

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IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

North-West University (NWU) 26 Mar 2024

The relationship between packaging and food waste

The relationship between packaging and food waste

Mpact 26 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Credit Agricole says it will not fund two major LNG projects

26 Mar 2024

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Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha park

Nyasha Nyaungwa 3 Apr 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

America Hernandez and Ron Bousso 6 Mar 2024

Pretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

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2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

Khensani Nobanda 2 Apr 2024

Source: © Isabella Mendes The Music Business Masterclass (MBM) has been launched by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE)

Samro and Academy of Sound Engineering launch Music Business Masterclass

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. In 2023, Debra Mallowah was appointed as Bayer’s first ever female lead in Africa for Crop Science, further reinforcing Bayer’s commitment to building a more equitable and diverse workforce.

Bayer inspires inclusion with launch of 2024 Women Empowerment Awards

2 Apr 2024

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

GreenCape 2 Apr 2024

Hatching happiness: BET Software’s Easter Egg Drive delivers smiles

Hatching happiness: BET Software’s Easter Egg Drive delivers smiles

BET Software 2 Apr 2024

Penguin chicks wait to be fed at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre, where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciting donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg", in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander

'Adopt a penguin egg' Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

Shafiek Tassiem and Tim Cocks 2 Apr 2024

PPRA, Rawson gift real estate franchises

2 Apr 2024

Lydia Shadrach-Razzino, Partner, Head of Corporate/M&A, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

World Autism Awareness Day: Ensuring your neurodiverse colleagues feel like they belong

Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 2 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

Image: Supplied

Critical role of glass recycling in sustainable demolition practices

28 Mar 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Absa Cape Epic: Qhubeka gifted 100 bicycles

28 Mar 2024

PepsiCo Foundation launches the Mzansi Black Business Accelerator

PepsiCo Foundation launches the Mzansi Black Business Accelerator

27 Mar 2024

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Topco Media 27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

Toughees spreads kindness: 70 acts for 70 years

Toughees spreads kindness: 70 acts for 70 years

Bata 27 Mar 2024

Source: Investopedia.

BlackRock: 5 global megatrends shaping European investor interest

27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

North-West University (NWU) 26 Mar 2024

The relationship between packaging and food waste

The relationship between packaging and food waste

Mpact 26 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Credit Agricole says it will not fund two major LNG projects

26 Mar 2024

Source: Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.

Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

African Bank’s Kennedy Bungane earns prestigious recognition

25 Mar 2024

Bright future ahead for KwaZulu-Natal school

Bright future ahead for KwaZulu-Natal school

Cotton On Foundation 25 Mar 2024

Hundreds of people stake out plots for houses on empty land in Nelson Mandela Bay

25 Mar 2024

Towards a brighter future: Key takeaways from Topco Media's Sustainability Summit

Towards a brighter future: Key takeaways from Topco Media's Sustainability Summit

Topco Media 25 Mar 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Pick n Pay Clothing partners with Sari for Change

Pick n Pay Clothing partners with Sari for Change

25 Mar 2024

Addressing South Africa’s water scarcity is everyone’s responsibility

Addressing South Africa’s water scarcity is everyone’s responsibility

Irvine Partners 22 Mar 2024

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi 22 Mar 2024

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SA marks World Water Day

22 Mar 2024

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Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Pick n Pay rewards customers for recycling

Pick n Pay rewards customers for recycling

20 Mar 2024

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Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

1 in 4 consumers buy secondhand goods to help environment

1 in 4 consumers buy secondhand goods to help environment

20 Mar 2024

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