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SA lagging in female representation at executive level
SA lagging in female representation at executive level
[Michelle Gumede] Only 2.2% of JSE-listed companies have female CEOs... read

Africa Month
Howard Blight, Agricolleges international
#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight

In spite of declining growth rates and recent credit downgrades in many African countries, a growing labor force and vast expanses of arable land, point to significant opportunities... read
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WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth is not important
#WomensMonth is not important

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

“Women's Month is not important if it means we only pay attention to women's issues for 31 days of the year." - Moyin Oloruntoba... read
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Climate Change
Top economists urge 'strong carbon price' in climate fight
Top economists urge 'strong carbon price' in climate fight
Leading economists called on Monday, 29 May, on the international community to price carbon at up to $100 a tonne by 2030... read
Cities may be 8°C hotter by 2100: study
Cities may be 8°C hotter by 2100: study
Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localised, urban heating, some of the world's cities may be as much as 8°C warmer by 2100, researchers warned on Monday, 29 May... read
Resistance to hydropower is evaporating as science takes centre stage
Resistance to hydropower is evaporating as science takes centre stage

Mike Muller

Big dams have a bad reputation. They're often associated with social disruption and environmental damage... read

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Education & Training
Meet the Afro-centric kidswear brand uplifting PE communities
Meet the Afro-centric kidswear brand uplifting PE communities
Myang is an all-woman company, which provides employment and upliftment opportunities for several women in the poverty-stricken communities... read
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Government to develop more black commercial farmers
Government is set to fast-track the transformation of the agriculture sector by increasing the number of black commercial farmers... read
Red Cherry Interactive's sister company Touch Africa is running a Mandela Day book drive
Red Cherry Interactive's sister company Touch Africa is running a Mandela Day book drive

Issued by Red Cherry Interactive

In the spirit of Mandela Day, Red Cherry Interactive's sister company, Touch Africa (a non-profit organisation), is running a book drive... read
Rural KZN schools beam at generosity of Ithala
Rural KZN schools beam at generosity of Ithala

Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation

The spirit of ubuntu came alive when members of Ithala Development Finance Corporation's CSI team visited eight rural schools in KwaZulu-Natal to deliver school uniforms... read
Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says
Quality of life on rise for many Africans, report says
Africans are seeing a steady improvement in the quality of their lives, with some countries even nearing world averages, says a wide-ranging report out on Monday, 22 May, on the continent's future... read
Environment & Natural Resources
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Free self-sustainable garden and home eco webinar
Free self-sustainable garden and home eco webinar

Issued by Bio Veda

Alosha Lynov, former CEO of 3D Deco, is offering a week-long complimentary eco webinar for a self-sustainable garden and home, beginning on Tuesday, 30 May... read
Africa's rainforests are different. Why it matters that they're protected
Africa's rainforests are different. Why it matters that they're protected

Martin Sullivan, Oliver Phillips, and Simon Lewis

Around 2 million km² of Africa is covered by tropical rainforests... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
Cape water woes solved... for now
Cape water woes solved... for now
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille prayed for an answer to the city's water crisis recently - and immediately got one... read
Water tank and drilling guys loving the drought
Water tank and drilling guys loving the drought

David Gernon

Cape Town's water crisis has seen many companies' cash dry up, while the same crisis has seen new businesses profit... read
Permits, permission needed for boreholes
Permits, permission needed for boreholes

Chantelle Gladwin-Wood and Nonhlanhla Ndlohvu

The use of boreholes to supplement, or replace, the conventional municipal supply is becoming more common, however, certain requirements that may vary from municipality to municipality... read
Health & Welfare
Improved education is ineffective if children are neglected, abused or exploited
Improved education is ineffective if children are neglected, abused or exploited

Issued by Adopt-a-School

The Adopt-a-School Foundation calls upon government, NGOs and civil society to combine their efforts to protect vulnerable children against neglect, abuse and exploitation... read
Mimi Women exceeds one million sanitary pads target
Mimi Women exceeds one million sanitary pads target
CSI programmes and individual donors have helped Mimi Women exceed its target to distribute one million sanitary pads to disadvantaged girls by World Menstrual Hygiene Day, which is held annually on 28 May... read
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO
WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

David Sanders

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus is the first African to be elected as the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 70-year history... read
Community protest at LIV Village
Community protest at LIV Village

Issued by Private Property

LIV Village, a charitable organisation that Private Property has been a supporter of since its inception, was the target of protests by members of the neighbouring Cottonlands community... read
Inclusion & Equality
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RBIDZ key in driving radical economic transformation
RBIDZ key in driving radical economic transformation

Issued by Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone

Upbeat in becoming a motor-force for change and taking a central role in the radical transformation of the economy of the province, the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is deliberately focusing on opening opportunities for emerging contractors as part of efforts aimed at fast-tracking their entry into the mainstream economy... read
New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals
New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee

Leán Muller has recently been appointed as the new head to direct Fairtrade Label in accomplishing the vast goals it has set for 2017... read
Infrastructure and Technology
SustainPower gas to power product launch
SustainPower gas to power product launch
SustainPower, a new player in the renewable energy sector, hosted its official gas to power product launch at African Utility Week 2017 in Cape Town earlier this month... read
Image: Bruce Sutherland
How streets can help bridge social and spatial divides

Ilse van den Berg

I recently had a very inspiring conversation with Marcela Guerrero Casas, co-founder and MD of Open Streets Cape Town about the power of streets and its ability to bridge social and spatial divides... read
Jump in renewable energy jobs worldwide: agency
Jump in renewable energy jobs worldwide: agency
The renewable energy sector employed 9.8-million people worldwide in 2016, almost twice as many as in 2012, the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency said on Wednesday, 24 May... read
Africa
Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums
Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi, and Patricia Elung

Globally, there's a general decline in the number of women who die from pregnancy or childbirth complications. However in Kenya, it remains high.. read
Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations
Why resilience matters for schools trying to thrive in tough situations

Liesel Ebersöhn

Resilience in schools involves a process where teachers, principals, families, students and district officials know and use strategies that help teachers to teach and students to learn. read
Egypt announces social aid programme worth $2.5bn
Egypt announces social aid programme worth $2.5bn
Egypt announced Monday, 29 May, a social welfare programme worth $2.5bn to include increased subsidies and tax exemptions for the country's poorest as inflation reaches record levels... read
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Carrol Boyes Pretoria Charity Open Day Sale 2017 - 2 Jun 2017 to 3 Jun 2017, Pretoria
This is the second year of our popular annual Carrol Boyes Charity Open Day Sale in Pretoria! It's going to be even bigger and better than previous years' events! Read more >>

Pollution and Waste Technology Africa - 6 Jun 2017 to 8 Jun 2017, Johannesburg
Pollution and Waste Technology Africa will be held 6-8 June 2017 at Ticketpro Dome and will showcase the latest technology, innovations, solutions for processing, reducing, managing waste and pollution. Read more >>

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