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Preferred bidders for renewable energy programme announced
The preferred bidders for phase four of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement programme have been announced... read more>>



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Winners of African Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 announced
At a special ceremony at World Travel Market Africa, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, winners of the inaugural African Responsible Tourism Awards were announced with Gansbaai took the coveted position of Overall Winner from of a selection of 22 finalists... read more>>
Green Home Fair to showcase products at Brooklyn Mall
The Green Home Fair, which forms part of this year's Sustainability Week, will make its way to Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria to showcase their products and services on 27 and 28 June 2015... read more>>
Climate Change
Van Dyck Carpets achieves Carbon Trust Standard
Van Dyck Carpets has achieved the Carbon Trust Standard, an international mark of excellence recognising success in reducing carbon emissions... read more>>
Understanding a drought's impact will help in mitigating and managing it
As a water scarce country, South Africa always suffers some degree of drought in at least a few regions every year, such as that currently in the Free State... read more>>
Time to celebrate and support farmers in SA
According to a new report released by WWF South Africa and Nedbank, the challenges of feeding South Africa's growing population in a climate-altered, resource-constrained future are significant. Yet, we do not have to be victims of an inevitable crisis, says the report... read more>>
CSI & Sustainable Development
Group Five building receives two Green Star ratings
The new Group Five head office has achieved both a Design and As Built 5 Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)... read more>>
The Vineyard Hotel gets Fair Trade Tourism certification
The Vineyard Hotel has recently been awarded its Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) certification after a stringent auditing process... read more>>
100 young leaders offer sustainable solutions to Feeding a Hungry Planet
For the second global Youth Ag-Summit, Future Famers Network Australia and Bayer CropScience have selected 100 delegates, aged 18 to 25 and from 33 countries - including two delegates from South Africa... read more>>
Zero Heroes drives awareness about sustainable commuting among varsity students
Electric transport company EWIZZ has introduced its new Zero Heroes programme, aimed at promoting awareness about sustainable commuting among university students, to three universities in the Cape Town region... read more>>
Hospitality industry encouraged to adopt sustainable practices
According to the Earth Day Network, 2015 will be the 45th anniversary of Earth Day and could be the most exciting year in environmental history.. read more>>
Ecotourism & Biodiversity
Entries open for 2015 Rhino Conservation Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2015 Rhino Conservation Awards and all African rhino range states are invited to enter... read more>>
Maintaining the balance of most diverse floodplain ecosystem
Many thousands of people rely on the floodplain of the Lower Phongolo River in KwaZulu-Natal for sustenance. So do millions of fish, frogs, birds, insects and other aquatic animals... read more>>
Pollution & Waste Management
Investment in long-term approach towards waste management key to success

Delanie Bezuidenhout

Plastics are one of the most used materials in today's world because of its various properties, ranging from cost saving and light weighting to durability and longevity... read more>>
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Eskom's Sere wind farm fully operational
Eskom's Sere Wind Farm near Vredendal in the Western Cape has achieved its full commercial operational capacity of 100MW... read more>>
Calgro M3 Memorial Parks to operate off national grid
Property developer Calgro M3 is soon to launch a subsidiary, Calgro M3 Memorial Parks, that will operate completely off the national electricity grid. read more>>
Saving on energy not nearly as difficult as you think, says Clarke
In the midst of power outages, on the verge of another cold winter, and with the foreseen electricity price increase, South African households simply have to find ways of cutting down on their energy costs, says Tony Clarke, MD of the Rawson Property Group... read more>>
African Utility Week offers 60 free, CPD-accredited technical workshops
Through the auspices of various associations, delegates attending African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa in Cape Town, 12-14 May 2015, can attend 60 free, CPD-accredited technical workshops... read more>>
Africa
The 2015 World Environment Day blogging competition now open
NAIROBI: UNEP challenges bloggers to envision a world where seven billion people make a change towards responsible consumption... read more>>
More Africa
Business
[TrendTalk] How to be a sustainable brand

Louise Marsland

Brands that invest in sustainability programmes ensure their own sustainability. It is as simple as that... read more>>
SME survival guide for loadshedding

Daryl Blundell

Loadshedding is here to stay, so every small business needs to take steps to protect its systems and data when the lights go out as well as from power surges when electricity is restored after an outage... read more>>
Government news
Brown updates SA on electricity shortages
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom's residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches... read more>>
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