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| Issued by Bizcommunity.com Not only are Bizcommunity's BizTrends reports a respected resource for local and global audiences on par with leading research organisations, but they also enjoy above-average engagement... read | |
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| The heavyweights of world trade, including the United States, China and Japan, meet in Geneva this weekend to establish a list of environmentally friendly products for which tariffs can be eliminated or reduced... read |
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| Alexandre Christoyannopoulos Brexit. Trump. Climate change. The financial system. The arms trade. Hardliners. You name it, it's causing anxiety. The state of the world upsets you, but what can you, a poor little meaningless individual lost in a powerful and complex system, do to change anything? How can you make any difference? read |
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| Katie de Klee These John Lennon-style Wire Glasses are made from a single wire in Harare, Zimbabwe on frames that are 3d printed in London... read |
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| The five megatrends that are widely believed to be shaping the future of our world are... read |
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| Issued by Change Agent Collective The built environment is the biggest contributor to climate change, but thanks to exciting developments in how we re-imagine the future, African cities of the future could become resilient, energy independent, carbon neutral systems... read |
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| Lindsay Samson Halting the effects of global warming with artificial ice and massive blankets... read |
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| Richard Betts The high ambition of the Paris Agreement, to limit global warming to "well below 2°C", was driven by concern over long-term sea level rise... read |
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| Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation Ithala Development Finance Corporation's 2016 Inkunz'isematholeni Youth in Business competition recently drew to a close after the evaluation of all business concepts that were submitted... read |
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| Issued by TFG (The Foschini Group) The Foschini Group has launched a donation option for customers to contribute towards educational CSI projects on any of its online stores: @home, Duesouth, Duesouth Escapes, Fabiani, Foschini For Beauty, hi, Markham, Relay, sportscene and Totalsports... read |
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| Ahmed Shaikh, Issued by Regent Business School It is imperative as a nation to realise that civic and values-based education is essential to sustain our country's future... read |
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| For subsistence farmers, an elephant raid can be devastating. Elephants can consume up to 400kg of food a day... read |
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| The United Nations recently handed out its highest environmental accolade the Champions of the Earth award during a global conference on biological diversity in Cancún, Mexico... read |
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| Pilots participating in the Vintage Air Rally are making their way to South Africa as they prepare to fly over Tanzania's national parks this week... read |
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| Rachel Wynberg There are political, environmental and social controversies associated with that most delectable of South African beverages: rooibos tea... read |
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| Fola Esan Overcoming energy poverty is still one of the greatest challenges facing Africa... read |
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| Issued by JWT JWT SA has created an insightful festive season fundraising campaign for its client FoodForward SA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the more than 14 million people who go hungry in South Africa every day... read |
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| Emile Uys Morocco, Singapore and India are investing heavily in the abundant power of the sun... read |
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| With South Africa's energy mix currently being decided and debated, experts and leaders in this space believe the time to champion renewable energy is now... read |
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| Mike Muller A lot of what is being presented as radical economic transformation initiatives in South Africa is simply state capture by a corrupt elite... read |
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| Designed by Paseka Lesolang, the WHC Leak-Less Valve innovation is a control mechanism that prevents 70% of the water loss in toilets due to toilet leaks, when the toilet is not in use... read |
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| A coalition of interest groups have called upon the minister of energy to provide reasonable opportunity for comment on the IEP and the IRP update... read |
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| The recently unveiled Ikamva Lethu black economic empowerment project in the citrus-rich Sundays River Valley in the Eastern Cape aims to radically transform how future empowerment deals in the agricultural sector are handled... read |
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| Anis Karodia, Issued by Regent Business School Civil society, an increasingly important actor in the global development drama, can be promoted to advocate for policy change, transparency and greater accountability in governance... read |
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| The dearth of senior women academics is forcing universities to poach from each other, leading to some of them becoming inadequately resourced... read |
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| According to a new paper produced by UCT's Department of Construction Economics and Management, both realistic economic factors and policy changes have a part to play in increasing the viability of affordable housing... read |
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| Lindsay Samson Combatting air and noise pollution with Simply Grid... read |
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| Shobhakar Dhakal As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years... read |
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| Tjaart Krüger and Michal Gwizdala Photosynthetic organisms like plants are the ultimate natural solar panels... read |
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| André Stephan et al. Cities are the epicentres of human activity. They cover less than 2% of the earth's land surface but generate about 70% of GDP... read |
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| Climate change is no longer a speculation but a reality in our lives... read |
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| Jamie Matroos The UN predicts that around 70% of the world's population will live in cities by... read |
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| Hartmut Winkler The long-awaited updated South African IRP has been released for comment... read |
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| Swisatec, architect and project managers behind Africa's first green village, Blue Rock Village in the Cape has collaborated with The Green Cab to push the green transport innovation agenda in Cape Town. Swisatec plans to integrate electric vehicle infrastructure as part of its green initiative... read |
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| Leigh Andrews "You can't predict anyone's work load for the day, we pad out our budgets to avoid hiccups down the line and deadlines are just crazy." This description, which would fit almost any business today, was part of a fictional scenario set-up in the recent HumanEdge Influencer change workshop and which had attendees nodding their heads in agreement... read |
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Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced deputy director: social impact and Matie community services (Ref. SITP/462/1116). Applications close 19 December 2016. Read more >> |
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