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Rohingya refugee children eat ice cream to cool themselves during hot weather, as they walk along a road at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2 May 2024. Reuters/Ro Yassin Abdumonab

Climate threats put 90 million displaced people at risk, UN saysOlivia Le Poidevin

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Who gets the clean energy jobs and contracts? How Ghana and SA’s plans can do more for womenElvis Korku Avenyo and Gideon Ndubuisi

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Who gets the clean energy jobs and contracts? How Ghana and SA’s plans can do more for women

By Elvis Korku Avenyo and Gideon Ndubuisi 3 days

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptions

By Katja Hamilton 27 Oct 2026

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Record numbers walk in step with those affected by cancer

Algoa FM Record numbers walk in step with those affected by cancer

2 Nov 2026

Sentech Charity Golf Day raises R1m for community development

SENTECH Sentech Charity Golf Day raises R1m for community development

2 Nov 2026

Turning advocacy into action - FoodForward SA and Consumer Goods Council of South Africa join forces

FoodForward SA Turning advocacy into action - FoodForward SA and Consumer Goods Council of South Africa join forces

2 Nov 2026

WiSA announces powerful executive speaker line-up

Thinkerneur WiSA announces powerful executive speaker line-up

2 Nov 2026

Bizcommunity – where business connects with the companies shaping news

Bizcommunity.com Bizcommunity – where business connects with the companies shaping news

29 Oct 2026

Biz CVs – make the right impression in the right place

Bizcommunity.com Biz CVs – make the right impression in the right place

29 Oct 2026

How Cell C is showing up for South Africa’s youth: You’ve got the idea. We’ll give you the tools

Cell C How Cell C is showing up for South Africa’s youth: You’ve got the idea. We’ll give you the tools

28 Oct 2026

New fundraising course helps South African nonprofits prepare for a changing funding landscape

Trialogue New fundraising course helps South African nonprofits prepare for a changing funding landscape

22 Oct 2026

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

KAP Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

21 Oct 2026

East Coast Radio’s Big Favour Season of Sharing returns to bring food relief to families across KZN

East Coast Radio East Coast Radio’s Big Favour Season of Sharing returns to bring food relief to families across KZN

19 Oct 2026

Minister Malatsi to unveil Sentech computer laboratory at Soutpan Primary

SENTECH Minister Malatsi to unveil Sentech computer laboratory at Soutpan Primary

19 Oct 2026

Stop guessing what your washrooms could save

Propelair SA Stop guessing what your washrooms could save

15 Oct 2026

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Climate change is affecting skin health in more than 40% of countries worldwide

30 Sep 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

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People, biodiversity, heritage and culture are key drivers for domestic tourism in SA

Nontsikelelo Mpulo 25 Sep 2026

Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert

Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert

Steve Kretzmann 18 Sep 2026

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After severe Cape floods, Old Mutual Insure faces R376m storm test

14 Sep 2026

Southern Africa farms enter 2026/27 El Niño with stronger defences

Southern Africa farms enter 2026/27 El Niño with stronger defences

11 Sep 2026

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Light bulb moment: The electric decarbonisation opportunity

Andrew Winstone 8 Sep 2026

Kruger flood recovery advances as National Parks Week gets underway

Kruger flood recovery advances as National Parks Week gets underway

8 Sep 2026

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Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

El Niño drought risk puts farmers on alert for 2026/27 season

El Niño drought risk puts farmers on alert for 2026/27 season

3 Sep 2026

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Potentially “strongest in living memory” El Niño to bring the heat

1 Sep 2026

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Former Microsoft and Petronas HR head joins Seriti Green as CPO

1 Sep 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

14 Aug 2026

“Sustainability starts with a genuine commitment to want to achieve meaningful impact,” says Empact’s group sustainability executive Lara Barlow. Image supplied.

Empowering people to prosper: Inside Empact’s first sustainability report

Maroefah Smith 12 Aug 2026

Rubbish piles up near a park in Nyanga. Photos: Emihle Ngwane

Battle to stop illegal dumping in Cape Town’s townships

Emihle Ngwane 6 Aug 2026

Albert Mthembu stands near a former neighbour’s home, which was knocked down to prevent its use after the residents moved away, in Magog, KwaZulu-Natal. Image credit: Reuters/Rogan Ward

SA’s push for cleaner energy comes at a cost for its farmers

4 Aug 2026

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3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

Harvesting pine trees in the Dennedal compartment of Lower Tokai on 30 August 2016. Work was halted later that day by an urgent High Court interdict. Photos: John Yeld

New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations

John Yeld 28 Jul 2026

The recent storm in Cape Town could be a sign of what’s to come with the approaching “super” El Niño. Image credit:

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

“This Textile Innovation Challenge is about discovering ideas that could help shape Africa’s textile future,” says Jackie May, founder of Twyg and co-founder of Africa Textile Talks. Image credit: The Dollie House

Africa’s sustainable fashion future to be unveiled at Twyg’s Africa Textile Talks

24 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

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Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

21 Jul 2026

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Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jul 2026

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Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

WWF South Africa’s Mandela Day campaign calls on South Africans to dedicate their 67 minutes to nature close to home or even at home. Image supplied.

WWF South Africa’s Mandela Day campaign asks SA to sweep before Mother Nature’s door

8 Jul 2026

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