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Ampersand's e-mobility powers up conservation efforts in Akagera National Park

Logistics & Transport

Ampersand's e-mobility powers up conservation efforts in Akagera National Park

23 minutes

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 24 Apr 2024

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

Agriculture

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

18 Apr 2024

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Agriculture

Outeniqua Research Farm boosts WCape dairy sector

16 Apr 2024

Image source: kozorog –

ESG & Sustainability

Call for a National Register of Polluters

15 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

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 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

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 26 Mar 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Healthcare

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 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: Pixabay.

Finance

2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Agriculture

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Royal gems: Top 5 Airbnbs across South African borders

5 Mar 2024

World Wildlife Day, 3 March: Anyone can join the fight to save Africa’s wildlife

ESG & Sustainability

World Wildlife Day, 3 March: Anyone can join the fight to save Africa’s wildlife

Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Mar 2024

George's pig farms under quarantine as ASF outbreak confirmed

Agriculture

George's pig farms under quarantine as ASF outbreak confirmed

19 Feb 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Agriculture

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

SanParks: Public consultation opens for Robben Island Marine Protected Area

Tourism & Travel

SanParks: Public consultation opens for Robben Island Marine Protected Area

8 Feb 2024

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

ESG & Sustainability

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

2 Feb 2024

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Education

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Dr Brent Abrahams, Issued by Stone 25 Jan 2024

National Geographic's A Real Bug's Life premieres on Disney+ this week

Marketing & Media

National Geographic's A Real Bug's Life premieres on Disney+ this week

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 25 Jan 2024

Studying a higher certificate in Conservation Ecology – The AEL

Education

Studying a higher certificate in Conservation Ecology – The AEL

Prof Leopoldt van Huyssteen, Issued by Stone 24 Jan 2024

Pabi Mogosetsi, founder and MD of EB Koach

HR & Management

#BizTrends2024: Navigating the HR landscape to thrive in 2024

Pabi Mogosetsi 16 Jan 2024

Rui Lopes, animal welfare specialist and Equity Principal & Head of Africa Relations at Lopes Attorneys

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Animal welfare laws and regulation - what we can expect in 2024

Rui Lopes and Michael Jenkins 16 Jan 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Agriculture

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

What to expect on your screens in January 2024

Lifestyle

What to expect on your screens in January 2024

Daniel Dercksen 21 Dec 2023

Construction begins on The Fynbos

Property

Construction begins on The Fynbos

19 Dec 2023

Pioneering mindful advertising with Inverroche Gin

Marketing & Media

Pioneering mindful advertising with Inverroche Gin

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Investors clamour for rare SA game reserve properties

12 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

ESG & Sustainability

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

The benefits of investing in a holiday home

5 Dec 2023

EcoTraining sets the bar for wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Conservation Day

ESG & Sustainability

EcoTraining sets the bar for wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Conservation Day

Issued by Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

(Right) CEO Joe Bailes and (left) Chef Andrew Nicholson

Tourism & Travel

Singita celebrates 30 years of eco-tourism

Aa-isha Hassiem 30 Nov 2023

Here's what's on at the cinema this December

Lifestyle

Here's what's on at the cinema this December

Daniel Dercksen 29 Nov 2023

Image source: Jean van der Meulen from

ESG & Sustainability

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Agriculture

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Liezl Human 16 Nov 2023

Consumers encouraged to embrace frozen seafood due to affordability, longer shelf life

Retail

Consumers encouraged to embrace frozen seafood due to affordability, longer shelf life

15 Nov 2023

The Eco Green Wall is an example of a sustainable living wall system. Karen Botes

Agriculture

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities - new study

Karen Botes 8 Nov 2023

Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari premieres across Africa this November

Marketing & Media

Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari premieres across Africa this November

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 3 Nov 2023

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Agriculture

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Image source: Frans van Heerden from

ESG & Sustainability

Giraffes could go extinct - the 5 biggest threats they face

Derek E. Lee 3 Nov 2023

Joff van Reenen, Minister Patricia de Lille and Jenny Handley. Image supplied

Lifestyle

South Africa's Restaurant Plate Rating for 2023

3 Nov 2023

Space biology will be a first for Africa

Education

Space biology will be a first for Africa

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Nov 2023