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Hi-tech plant to boost jobs, reduce waste to landfill
Hi-tech plant to boost jobs, reduce waste to landfill
Mpact Polymers' new bottle-to-bottle operation that produces rPET will benefit waste reduction and job creation in SA... read



Youth Month
Eliot Chisango
#YouthMonth: Africa's uniqueness lies within her natural resources - Eliot Chisango

Sindy Peters

It was during his internship with the P.E.A.C.E Foundation that Eliot Chisango's interest in recycling was piqued... read
#YouthMonth: Adriana Marais on moving to Mars
#YouthMonth: Adriana Marais on moving to Mars

Sindy Peters

24 women and men, as part of the Mars One project, will soon be selected from the current shortlist of 100 candidates to begin training full-time for a one-way mission to Mars... read
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CSI & Sustainability
Unilever CEO Paul Polman says that eradicating poverty is the "biggest investment opportunity we have in the world today".
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CEO lines up Unilever goals with society

Tim Cohen

If you had to select a single global advocate and envoy for the modern notion of sustainable business, it would most likely be Unilever CEO Paul Polman, whose message to business, and the world, is so wide-ranging and heartfelt it verges on the messianic... read
Climate Change
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Crop yields will fall within next decade due to climate change unless action is taken, says new study
Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties... read
Input sought on draft carbon offset regulations
Input sought on draft carbon offset regulations
National Treasury on Monday, 20 June, published the draft regulations on the carbon offset in terms of the Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment and further consultation... read
Education & Training
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Inaugural Brave exhibition at Southern Guild Gallery
This July the Southern Guild Gallery will host the inaugural Brave exhibition, auction and awards dinner, featuring photographs, artwork, poetry, and stories collected by Rock Girl youth reporters and photographers, who live on the front lines of some of the most dangerous, under-served communities in the country... read
Environment & Natural Resources
#YouthMonth: Treading on Earth with a lighter footprint
#YouthMonth: Treading on Earth with a lighter footprint
Marshall Rinquest, was raised in Greyton in the Western Cape, and spent much of his childhood walking in the surrounding mountains. Now 26, the director of Greyton Transition Town and leader of its Eco-Crew Club shares his passion with youth and adults alike... read
VWSA and Dyer Island - a CSI success story
VWSA and Dyer Island - a CSI success story

Lauren Hartzenberg

News about corporate social investments can generate a range of public responses; from warming the hearts of eternal optimists to provoking eye-rolls... read
24-billion tonnes of fertile soil lost annually
24-billion tonnes of fertile soil lost annually
According to the International Resource Panel, 24-billion tonnes of fertile soil and 15-billion trees are lost every year... read
SANParks defends Transfrontier Park agreement
SANParks defends Transfrontier Park agreement
SANParks is refuting several reports that suggest that the part of the fence that was dropped between the Kruger National Park and Limpopo National Park is to blame for... read
Food Security
Pulses: your way to better health
Pulses: your way to better health
Among the many good reasons the United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses, is good health and weight loss. With a focus on the sustainable production of nutritious food... read
Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity
Sub-Saharan Africa has a long way to go before it cracks food insecurity

Xikombiso Mbhenyane and Irene Labuschagne

The richer and more developed countries become, the less likely they are to be food insecure. Governments in rapidly growing economies have more resources to dedicate to improving food security and nutrition... read
Health & Welfare
How Africa's poor laboratory services are hampering disease control
How Africa's poor laboratory services are hampering disease control

Glenda Mary Davison

Laboratory services play an important role in diagnosing and monitoring diseases. They are also critical in identifying changing disease patterns that come about from changes in lifestyle, migration and population growth... read
Inclusion & Equality
How Africa can empower more women to become leaders in science
How Africa can empower more women to become leaders in science

Ghada Bassioni et al

A woman's place is in the home. Her "job" is to marry and to raise children. This thinking still prevails in most parts of the world - and it is one of the major reasons that only about 30% of women in sub-Saharan Africa are working in research and development... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Creating a greener urban jungle
Creating a greener urban jungle

Sasha Forbes

When living in the city, most amenities are more easily accessible - from being able to walk to the nearest café to grab a bite to eat or being a 10-minute walk from the office, to the never-ending excitement of the constant and busy social scene. .. read
SA needs to step up water management
SA needs to step up water management

Bimo Nkhata

South Africa could be saving enough water to meet the needs of strategic sectors and vulnerable communities during periods of recurrent droughts. This will require new and smarter low-tech solutions aimed at improving water reuse practices... read
#YouthMonth: Making sustainable living accessible
#YouthMonth: Making sustainable living accessible
Tiaan de Jager is CEO of GreenFin, a company that aims to make finance for green products possible for all South Africans. read
By Martin Stübler, CC BY-SA 4.0,
How science can genetically strengthen endangered plants and agriculture

Muhammad Nakhooda

As the human population swells - and in the face of a changing and unpredictable climate - the demand for natural resources increases... read
Dutch inventor aims to harness the waves to clean up the seas
Dutch inventor aims to harness the waves to clean up the seas
The Dutch inventor of a ground-breaking project to remove millions of tonnes of plastics floating in "great garbage patches" in the oceans on Wednesday, 22 June, unveiled his first prototype to help clean up the seas... read
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