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| Therina Wentzel In a troubled year, it is more important than ever that we help those who help others... read |
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| CNN's Laurie Segall interviewed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an exclusive broadcast interview - his first in nearly five years. They chat about the company's new mission statement, political divisions, democracy, and internet access... [video] read |
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| Dozens of city mayors from around the world - including Washington, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney - on Monday, 26 June, called on G20 leaders to stick to their commitments on tackling climate change... read |
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| Organised by the Water Research Commission (WRC) in collaboration with the CSIR, experts from a range of institutions recently convened in Pretoria to discuss the impacts of environmental refugees and climate-induced migration in Southern Africa in general, and South Africa in particular... read |
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| The 2017 edition of The Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility Awards (SERAS CSR Awards) Africa is now open for entries... read |
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| Issued by Worx Group Education is incredibly important to Worx Group, so when a fantastic opportunity came along to initiate a pilot programme with Oak House Vocational Academy as part of our IMPACT programme, we were eager to get on board... read |
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| NGOs are often able to make money donated go much further than people realise due to the partnerships and pricing they have in place... read |
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| Issued by uShaka Marine World uShaka Sea World are accepting applications for new volunteers to work as Marine Education Guides... read |
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| Issued by Ithala Development Finance Corporation Helping small businesses to thrive at a time when South Africa's unemployment rate is at a 14-year high will be key to reducing the high rate of unemployment and putting an end to generational poverty... read |
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| Ips World Desk "Millions of rural young people face an uncertain future due to the lack of decent rural jobs and continuous loss of livelihoods due to land degradation and falling yields..." read |
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| South Africa and Rwanda share a common concern and responsibility to enhance cooperation in the fields of environmental protection and sustainable development... read |
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| Dragan Savic In 1900, just 15% of the world's population lived in cities. Now that proportion is over 50%... read |
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| The DoE and Eskom again did not provide any clarity to investors in the renewable energy sector as to when the power utility will sign PPAs... read |
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| Bongani Shweni The Compost Kliko Toilet could lead to people getting away from flushing potential down the toilet... read |
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| Quanda Zhang A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty... read |
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| A guide, which solidifies nine years' worth of experience in developing and implementing community-based HIV-prevention programmes, has been launched... read |
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| Leanne Govender There can be no arguing against the fact that the provision of affordable housing is a vital component of the social transformation and empowerment efforts of local and national governments across South Africa... read |
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| Tsidi Bishop Fumani Mthembi, who runs a renewable energy producing company in South Africa, has no regrets about leaving her secure job in the middle of an economic recession to start her own business in 2009... read |
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| Simon Chapman People who oppose wind farms often claim wind turbine blades kill large numbers of birds, often referring to them as “bird choppers”... read |
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| Issued by Pacinamix The trust fund's housing pillar aims to build homes that provide dignity, social security and stability for the families of the victims massacred at Marikana, especially their children who are the future generation... read |
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| The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) recently hosted its 2017 Vinyls SA Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton... read |
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| Reliance Compost, provider of 100% Certified Organic Compost produced from green garden refuse, won a gold Eco-Logic Award in the Recycling and Waste Management category... read |
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| Subsidising the purchase of electric cars in Canada is an inefficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is not cost effective, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study released on Thursday, 22 June... read |
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| Climate change could wipe out more than half of Ethiopia's coffee production unless farmers move to higher ground, scientists warned. Climbing temperatures and dwindling rainfall have already degraded prime growing areas... read |
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| Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from the noxious fumes of the polluted swamp... read |
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| The animals won't travel two-by-two, but thousands of safari stalwarts will soon begin their journeys from Zimbabwe to Mozambique in one of Africa's largest ever wildlife transfers... read |
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