6 Aug 2013

Environment & Conservation

MTV lives on

While MTV no longer stands for Music Television, the essence of the 32-year-old channel lives on, supported by a shiny new market segment - an audience that requires much more than music videos. In order to keep them satiated, the channel has launched its first localised interactive magazine programme for South Africa's youth - MTV Choice; it's been dubbed "pop-tastic"...

Want to start your own business? Easier said than done, I'm afraid - ask any successful entrepreneur about the trials and tribulations they experienced before finding the winning formula. Problemio.com, creator of business planning apps, has outlined five steps to starting a business.

Even if you have been in HR management for some time, it's not easy to pick out a fraudulent medical certificate. Once you have, or have your suspicions, what do you do then? Lia Marus advises on the best course of action in "How to deal with fraudulent medical certificates".

I, and I suspect many others, have a severe case of arms deal fatigue. We're going on two years since the commission was set up to determine whether there was any corruption involved in procurement contracts that were awarded in the '90s. The public hearings, were underway in Pretoria, this week, but have since been postponed for two weeks to allow for the declassification of certain documents. Here's hoping it'll be smooth sailing from there on...

Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content

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Weekly top stories

Molewa to launch Farming the Wild project
Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa will launch the Farming the Wild project and the Green Economy Modelling Report of South Africa on Tuesday, 6 August 2013 in the uPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. Read more >>

Environment & Conservation
Greenpop - 3358 trees, 21 days and thousands of seeds sown
In July 2013 volunteers, community members, school children, local businesses, tree growers, farmers and organisations united to plant trees in and around Livingstone, Zambia. The experience was unforgettable, with hundreds of people coming together to get active. Read more >>

Green events: Go bold, tread light
[Vivienne Bezuidenhout, Issued by Blue Moon] Most corporates use events as a form of brand communication - either to create awareness about their product or service, or to thank existing clients for their business. But despite their best intentions, even small-scale events can impact the environment negatively through the reckless use of resources. Read more >>  visit press office >>


Climate change
Google, don't fund evil - protestors
17 scientists, all part of Google's Science Communication Fellows program, have signed a letter addressed to Google CEO Larry Page and executive chairman Eric Schmidt denouncing the internet giant's recent fundraiser for the re-election campaign of senior US senator James Inhofe. Inhofe is a firm believer that human activities do not cause climate change. Read more >>


Conservation
Motswari awarded Gold for green efforts
Motswari Private Game Lodge joined Newmark Hotels, Reserves & Lodges in March 2013, and has now achieved Gold Class status on the Heritage Environmental Certification Programme. Read more >>


Environmental management
Company offers green printing solution
greenOffice is a South African company that specialises in complete document solutions for the office. By encouraging South Africans to recycle and 'go green', this innovative company has grown and developed substantially over the last 16 years, moving from the remanufacturing of used printer cartridges to offering a full managed print service. Read more >>


Sustainable development
Mbombela looking to invest in eco-school programme
Mpumalanga's capital city is going green, starting with taking environmentally orientated campaigns to schools around Mbombela. Read more >>

Green retrofits - a consideration for today's industrial tenant?
With sustainability acknowledged as one of the major trends shaping our world today and tomorrow, should tenants consider retrofitting the buildings they occupy with green technologies? Read more >>

Integrated sustainability solutions assisting future-thinking brands
[Issued by Blue Moon] In part one of the interview with Corporate Sustainability and Green Building Consultant Stephen Scrimgeour, he gives his insight into the work he does and why he does it - as well as an overview of the "green" corporate landscape as it stands today. Read more >>  visit press office >>


Wildlife management
Rhino Force supports salaries for rangers to combat poaching
To support South African rangers who put their lives at risk to safeguard rhinos, Rhino Force has announced a new partnership with York Private Game Reserve, adjoining the greater Kruger Park. Bracelet sales will cover the total remuneration packages of the York conservation team made up of trackers, field rangers and the head warden. Read more >>

147 alleged poachers arrested
The total number of alleged poachers arrested in South Africa since the beginning of the year has increased to 147, 64 of which have been caught in the Kruger National Park. Read more >>


International

Raijin's helping climate scientists
SYDNEY - Australia's most powerful computer was unveiled on Wednesday (31 July), in a boost for climate scientists who need to crunch vast amounts of data to make forecasts and pinpoint extreme weather, officials said Read more >>


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Africa

Kenya to tackle wetlands degradation
NAIROBI: Kenya is embarking a long-term strategy to conserve and enhance its rich and varied wetlands, key natural resources important for agriculture, drinking water, flood defense and tourism, amid concern that many are facing serious degradation and decline. Read more >>


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Galleries

Greenpop Trees for Zambia Action Event

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Government

Wind Resource Map to boost renewable energy efforts
Energy Minister Ben Martins says the Wind Resource Map is going to be a useful instrument in government's planning for the efficient use of the country's wind resources. Read more >>


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Syntell Sustainability 2013
Hypenica - 11 Nov 2013 to 13 Nov 2013 Johannesburg


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