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Declan Cherry and Daniel Cherry of Traderbag, the Durban company that has launched sustainable paper carrier bags to the retail market. Image Supplied

Myths about plastic shopping bags debunked

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FNB commits R1.5m in disaster-relief funding as NMB ramps up response

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Topco Media spearheads Environment Month with the 8th edition of ESG: The Future of Sustainability

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Absa Charity Golf and Padel Day raises record R3m, exceeding fundraising target by 50%

OnPoint PR Absa Charity Golf and Padel Day raises record R3m, exceeding fundraising target by 50%

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Growthpoint Gems Scholarship Programme marks ten years

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Topco Media spearheads Environment Month with the 8th edition of ESG: The Future of Sustainability

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3 Jun 2026

Community Media shines at the Budget Vote 2026

Media Development and Diversity Agency Community Media shines at the Budget Vote 2026

3 Jun 2026

MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

Trialogue MTN: Supporting the ecosystem, not just the programme

3 Jun 2026

Ink meets intention: South Africa and China celebrate people-to-people exchange through art and education

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation Ink meets intention: South Africa and China celebrate people-to-people exchange through art and education

3 Jun 2026

Why is toilet water the ESG priority no one talks about in commercial buildings?

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3 Jun 2026

The 2026 Kantar-Diva-Curve Report

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3 Jun 2026

Dreams begin with slippers: Blu Label Media joins the Slipper Day movement

Blu Label Media Dreams begin with slippers: Blu Label Media joins the Slipper Day movement

2 Jun 2026

FirstRand: Mobilising leadership, employees and partners around a common purpose

Trialogue FirstRand: Mobilising leadership, employees and partners around a common purpose

2 Jun 2026

JA South Africa expands board to drive youth impact

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2 Jun 2026

Four Paws welcomes landmark pet population data in South Africa

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On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

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A storm is brewing as experts warn of a “super” El Niño

27 May 2026

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Storm recovery efforts continue across Western Cape

25 May 2026

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

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11 dead and 83,184 affected as Cape Town calls for urgent donations

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Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

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Western Cape battles storm as govt declares a national disaster

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Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

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Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

Migratory bird declines signal risks to water, food security, climate resilience

8 May 2026

Nominations open for Wessa100 Conservation Leadership Awards

7 May 2026

Sanbi-France collab unlocks funds to bridge biodiversity finance gap

23 Apr 2026

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22 Apr 2026

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22 Apr 2026

More than 40% of Capetonians face severe air pollution health risks

21 Apr 2026

Virtual power plants: The future of residential energy in South Africa

21 Apr 2026

Wits scientists design SA's first pollution alert app as Jozi battles coal emissions

20 Apr 2026

Last call for $100,000 Wilderness Impact Challenge entries

20 Apr 2026

How this free sustainable design turns AC waste into water for urban birds

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Teen's campaign to sponsor conservation efforts on Marion Island takes flight

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