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Cape Town executive deputy mayor Ian Neilson today announced that Day Zero has been moved out to 4 June 2018 thanks to...read |
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| Issued By Ninety9cents Companies are realising that corporate social investment (CSI) should no longer be viewed in isolation as a stand-alone portfolio, but rather an integral part of a sustainable business plan... read |
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| Getting rid of massive subsidies for oil, gas and coal will not significantly curb carbon pollution or speed the transition to a greener global economy, researchers have said... read |
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| Ariong Moses In countries around the world, farming households are facing the wrath of unpredictable climate patterns, especially in Africa where vulnerability is high... read |
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| Before man-made climate change kicked in - and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May - the global water crisis was upon us... read |
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| Mastercard is inviting all ambitious young female entrepreneurs to turn their aspirations into a reality by applying to take part in the JA South Africa Youth Enterprise Development Programme... read |
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| Issued By Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation In 2017, Adopt-a-School Foundation reached their goal of an 80% matric pass under the Department of Basic Education's Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS)... read |
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| Environmental entrepreneurs and businesses are invited to apply for Groundswell - Fetola's new initiative to accelerate the success of products and services in the water, sustainability and resource efficiency sectors... read |
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| WESSA has launched a new environmental education programme for schools called LEAF (Learning About Forests)... read |
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| Keith Somerville The number of rhinos poached in South Africa in 2017 was lower than 2016's, according to South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa... read |
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| The ozone layer that protects life on Earth from deadly ultraviolet radiation is unexpectedly declining above the planet's most populated regions, according to a study released on Tuesday, 6 February... read |
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| Leigh Andrews The phrases 'water crisis', 'drought' and 'day zero' have been taking up headline space consistently for the past few months. While this has set most of the country into a frenzy, two Cape Town-based creative agencies put their (shower) thinking caps on with ways to better educate the public and hopefully #DefeatDayZero... read |
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| Consumers are not the only ones who have to tighten taps in Cape Town. As South Africa's Mother City approaches the dreaded Day Zero, retailers and shopping centres have to rethink their strategies... read |
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| Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter The African continent is disproportionately affected by extreme climate... read |
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| Growers in the Elgin, Grabouw, Vyeboom and Villiersdorp valleys have made a voluntary water donation of 10 million cubic meters... read |
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| "Maintaining food production and rebuilding agriculture is fundamental to preventing loss of life from severe hunger and to provide a pathway towards resilience in the midst of humanitarian crises." read |
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| The Western Cape's film and media industry is taking steps to become water resilient and to cut the industry's water footprint... read |
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| Siyamtanda Capa Drilling more boreholes, changing building bylaws, constructing three desalination plants and finishing phase three of the Nooitgedacht Water Treatment Works... read |
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| Joelien Pretorius Helen Zille, the Premier of the Western Cape in South Africa, has made two startling claims about the water crisis in the province... read |
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| Joseph Chirume The drought-stricken Kouga Municipality in the Eastern Cape is trying to avoid 'Day Zero' when the taps will run dry. But for many residents it is business as usual... read |
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| Tanya Farber Beware: Not all of the spring water being collected by residents in Cape Town is safe for drinking... read |
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| Cape Town's use of the term "Day Zero" came under fire from water and sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane in Parliament... read |
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| The cocreateDesign Festival has announced its speaker list comprising top local and international designers, thinkers and activists set to tackle challenges in water, food security, mobility and social cohesion... read |
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| Elmarie Helberg The water crisis in Cape Town and the rest of South Africa was recently placed under the magnifying glass when water experts requested a drastic change in water management in South Africa during a media conference... read |
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| In preparation for Day Zero, now predicted for mid-May, many Capetonians are scrambling to get their hands on bottled water and JoJo Tanks... read |
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| Leigh Andrews In the wake of his #Peoplekind comment, a joke that "didn't play well out of context", The Evening Standard has provided a lookback on Trudeau's push for gender equality... read |
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| Sean O'Toole "When I took my first official job in an African city in Abidjan in 1976, there was little urban research anywhere," said AbdouMaliq Simone, a research professor at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, Germany... read |
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| Yesterday saw the official launch of the WaterLoo, a South African-designed greywater bank... read |
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| Mluleki Marongo What is the right balance between economic development and environmental protection? This is the issue raised in a court battle over a new industrial development in south Durban... read |
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| These guidelines will help countries to develop effective systems for marking fishing gear so that it can be traced back to its original owner. Doing so will support efforts to reduce marine debris and IUU fishing... read |
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| UN Women has named renowned activist Jaha Dukureh of The Gambia as a regional goodwill ambassador for the organisation... read |
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| Facebook today announced a number of partnerships across Africa to explore ways to make the internet safer for all... read |
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| Luisa Enria Revelations that Oxfam workers paid for prostitutes in Haiti as the organisation was supporting survivors of the earthquake in 2011, have reopened a longstanding debate about foreign aid in the UK... read |
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| Lusanda Raphulu The world of work is evolving, and future-conscious organisations need to be aware of the business implications associated with automation and robotics. A fundamental consideration is how such changes disrupt and affect the world of work and long-standing traditions about the role human beings play in it... read |
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