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#BizTrends2026 | Mr Price Foundation's Octavius Phukubye: The appeal of micro-donations for brands

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Lili Nupen, co-founder and Director - Mining, Environmental & Energy Law - NSDV

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#BizTrends2026 | Atana's Karen King and Yolandi Meyer: Engineering for climate resilience in 2026

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Feryal Domingo, the acting executive director of Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement. Image supplied.

#BizTrends2026 | Inyathelo's Feryal Domingo: Key trends shaping South Africa’s NPO sector

Feryal Domingo 27 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilience

Justin Bott 21 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Eco Diva Natural’s Nicole Sherwin: Clean beauty is not a trend – it’s a responsibility

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#BizTrends2026 | B-Well's Tersia Joubert: Carbon-light kitchens and climate conscience cooking

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Tersia Joubert 14 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Jessica Gbedemah: Gen Z and the future of influence in an always-on world

Jessica Gbedemah 14 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Kwikot’s Murray Crow: Why SA’s energy future begins at the tap

Murray Crow 14 Jan 2026

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

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BizTrends2026 | Heralding the holidays

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Climate risk mitigation: Why early warning systems in energy, infrastructure sectors are vital

Shirleen Ritchie and Kirsten Wolmarans 2 Jun 2025

Rainbow economics: A model to match youth skills development with a future-fit economy

Rainbow economics: A model to match youth skills development with a future-fit economy

Next Generation 22 Apr 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 11 Apr 2025

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#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Feb 2025

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#BizTrends2025: Twyg's Jackie May - Is sustainable fashion possible?

Danette Breitenbach 5 Feb 2025

Debbie Tagg, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Procurement

#BizTrends2025: Future-focused procurement – embracing change and empowering growth

Debbie Tagg 28 Jan 2025

Roelf Pienaar, Managing Director, Tru-Cape Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Exploring key trends in the apple and pear industry

Roelf Pienaar 28 Jan 2025

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 Jan 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding MEA.

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

Alan Browde, CEO and founder, SA Harvest.

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

Feryal Domingo, acting executive director, Inyathelo

#BizTrends2025: New challenges, new opportunities for nonprofits

Feryal Domingo 13 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: ESG & Sustainability

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Brown Skuas breeding on Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, mainly feed on seabirds that breed on the island. Photo: Peter Ryan

Surprising study: Amount of plastic ingested by seabirds remains unchanged since the 80s

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