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Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 3 hours

Image source: cottonbro studio from
HR & Management
Most desired tech skills in today's workplace

1 day

Empowering our youth to leverage technology to build a better world
Marketing & Media
Empowering our youth to leverage technology to build a better world

Dr Mmaki Jantjies 7 Jun 2024

National Geographic Wild celebrates World Oceans Month this June
Marketing & Media
National Geographic Wild celebrates World Oceans Month this June

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 6 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Claire Watt, senior account director, The Friday Street Club explains that strategic communication is a powerful way to achieve a climate safe future
Marketing & Media
South Africa’s creative industry: A ‘change agent’ for a climate safe future?

Claire Watt 6 Jun 2024

#BehindtheCampaign: Make it KFC!
Marketing & Media
#BehindtheCampaign: Make it KFC!

30 May 2024

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand
ESG & Sustainability
Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

Lesego Khomo 28 May 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: DA crosses line in political persuasion
Marketing & Media
#OrchidsandOnions: DA crosses line in political persuasion

Brendan Seery 27 May 2024

Eduvos and TASK launch Bio Centrifuge Africa competition, paving the way for biotech innovation
Education
Eduvos and TASK launch Bio Centrifuge Africa competition, paving the way for biotech innovation

Issued by Eduvos 21 May 2024

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Marketing & Media
Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers

Sisanda Nkoala 17 May 2024

Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate
Agriculture
Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

16 May 2024

The river that flows out to sea at Margate’s main beach is fed with up to 7-million litres of effluent per day from a failing sewage treatment plant about 1.8km upstream. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Sewage pollutes KwaZulu-Natal’s popular south coast lagoons

Steve Kretzmann 15 May 2024

Tips for NPOs: How to deal with conflicts of interest
ESG & Sustainability
Tips for NPOs: How to deal with conflicts of interest

Feryal Domingo 7 May 2024

SU's Professor Tulio de Oliveira selected for Time100 Health 2024
Healthcare
SU's Professor Tulio de Oliveira selected for Time100 Health 2024

Issued by Stellenbosch University 6 May 2024

Was media planning really less precise before AI?
Marketing & Media
Was media planning really less precise before AI?

Merissa Himraj, Issued by Advertising Media Forum 6 May 2024

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete
Education
UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

6 May 2024

Incredibly well-preserved plant fossils have been found in the Kirkwood area where Sanral is upgrading the R336. Source: Dewald Wilken
Construction & Engineering
Potential world first fossil discovery made at R336 road upgrade

3 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña
Agriculture
4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

Image source: Anna Ivanova –
Legal
#WorldIPDay: Celebrating the women connecting IP and science

Amy Anderson and Dirk Hanekom 26 Apr 2024

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town
Agriculture
Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

23 Apr 2024

Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock
ESG & Sustainability
Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

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
ESG & Sustainability
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Scientists sail across the seas to satisfy their KFC craving
Marketing & Media
#OrchidsandOnions: Scientists sail across the seas to satisfy their KFC craving

Brendan Seery 17 Apr 2024

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations
Agriculture
SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

16 Apr 2024

Unlocking the value of creativity in advertising: How to bridge the creativity gap
Marketing & Media
Unlocking the value of creativity in advertising: How to bridge the creativity gap

Issued by Ipsos 15 Apr 2024

Source: Novo Nordisk.
Healthcare
The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs

11 Apr 2024

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Healthcare
A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo
ESG & Sustainability
March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Chilly Marion Island is the rugged setting for KFC’s integrated Beyond the Sea campaign
Marketing & Media
[Updated] #BehindtheCampaign: KFC’s Beyond the Sea leads to 25k donation to NSRI

15 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
ESG & Sustainability
'Adopt a penguin egg' Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

Shafiek Tassiem and Tim Cocks 2 Apr 2024

Dr Steve Chingwaru graduated with a PhD from Stellenbosch University. Source: Stefan Els/Stellenbosch University
Energy & Mining
Zimbabwean scientist makes billions-worth gold discovery in South Africa

2 Apr 2024

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

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

The MeerKAT radio telescope instrument located just outside Carnarvon forms part of the Square Kilometre Array project.
Construction & Engineering
MeerKAT telescope casually makes 49 new galaxy discoveries

Lindsey Schutters 28 Mar 2024

Alexia and Keerthana exploring Mahdia
Construction & Engineering
South African students showcase innovative TB detection, green tech at I-FEST2

27 Mar 2024

Ursula Fear, Salesforce senior talent programme manager.
ICT
South Africa's skills gap is a threat to innovation and growth

Ursula Fear 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development.
Healthcare
$94m injected into TB fight

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

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Source: Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.
Healthcare
Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024

The science of business
ESG & Sustainability
The science of business

Issued by ActionCOACH SA Business Coaching 13 Mar 2024

One of 16 local citizen scientists collects data from Mamelodi in Pretoria. The data collected from each site will help the City of Tshwane develop an effective plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Photos: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane

Jabulile Mbatha 11 Mar 2024

Source:
Healthcare
Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being
Agriculture
How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024

Investing in women, everywhere
Retail
Investing in women, everywhere

Serge Sacre 8 Mar 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact
Agriculture
Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding
Agriculture
Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding

4 Mar 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water
Agriculture
Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic
Agriculture
Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Tom Nederstigt and Martina G. Vijver 26 Feb 2024

Sonia Tshabalala, People Director at Sage Africa and Middle East
HR & Management
The disruption of HR: Green jobs, digital transformation, and liquid workforces

Sonia Tshabalala 12 Feb 2024

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