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PNA aims to raise R2.5m for 2025 Funky Socks Day

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Vodacom offers customers 4G upgrade for R67

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Unesco, ISTIC, and NRF sign MoU to drive sustainability

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NWU finds ARVs in SA water sources, sparking govt probe

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2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SAKent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny

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Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund celebrates 30 years

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SA's tech-driven strategy to rebuild white rhino population

#MandelaMonth: Rising temperatures, rising to the challenge

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Beyond 67 minutes: SMEs hold the key to lasting community upliftment

Beyond 67 minutes: SMEs hold the key to lasting community upliftment

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Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

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Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns

Private sector involvement is key for sustainable cities and towns

Garyn Rapson and Leanne Mostert 11 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

10 Nov 2021

Vodacom smashes ESG goals, claims top spot in Sustainalytics report

Vodacom smashes ESG goals, claims top spot in Sustainalytics report

10 Nov 2021

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Eskom: how does it stack up in the pollution stakes?

Rebecca Garland and Kristy Langerman 10 Nov 2021

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Puma to pilot biodegradable Re:Suede sneakers

9 Nov 2021

Call for developed nations to fund climate change efforts

Call for developed nations to fund climate change efforts

9 Nov 2021

Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA

Record 140 commercial buildings certified over past year - GBCSA

9 Nov 2021

Woolworths trials electric vehicles for its online shopping deliveries

Woolworths trials electric vehicles for its online shopping deliveries

9 Nov 2021

ESG-related litigation looms for mining, oil, and gas companies

ESG-related litigation looms for mining, oil, and gas companies

Merlita Kennedy, Garyn Rapson & Tobia Serongoane 9 Nov 2021

New data shows how badly polluted Cape Town's vleis are

New data shows how badly polluted Cape Town's vleis are

9 Nov 2021

Climate activists picket at parliament, accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers

Climate activists picket at parliament, accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers

Marecia Damons 8 Nov 2021

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Google.org announces funding recipients of Impact Challenge for Women and Girls

8 Nov 2021

Vodacom builds 4G towers for villages without network coverage since the 90s

Vodacom builds 4G towers for villages without network coverage since the 90s

8 Nov 2021

Phambano Technology Development Centre launches free Microsoft 365 packages to nonprofit organisations

Phambano Technology Development Centre launches free Microsoft 365 packages to nonprofit organisations

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Carbon reduction in construction - the time to act is now

5 Nov 2021

2021 Eco-Logic Awards winners announced

2021 Eco-Logic Awards winners announced

5 Nov 2021

Income and energy consumption go hand in hand: Taking a hard look at SDG 7

Income and energy consumption go hand in hand: Taking a hard look at SDG 7

Belinda Carreira, SAICA 5 Nov 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson

Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

South African company directors lag on climate awareness

South African company directors lag on climate awareness

Trialogue 4 Nov 2021

Dentsu launches 'Climate change like never before'

Dentsu launches 'Climate change like never before'

Dentsu 4 Nov 2021

The Kolisis call for fresh thinking after "a time of mayhem"

The Kolisis call for fresh thinking after "a time of mayhem"

3 Nov 2021

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Dion Shango 3 Nov 2021

Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change

Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change

Tom Pugh 3 Nov 2021

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal and Emma Rumney 3 Nov 2021

Mercia Grimbeek reappointed as Sawea chair

Mercia Grimbeek reappointed as Sawea chair

2 Nov 2021

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Lucas Kruitwagen 2 Nov 2021

SIOC Community Development Trust invests R40m+ in Covid-19 relief efforts across beneficiary communities in Northern Cape and Limpopo

SIOC Community Development Trust invests R40m+ in Covid-19 relief efforts across beneficiary communities in Northern Cape and Limpopo

MANGO-OMC 2 Nov 2021

Sishen Iron Ore Company Community Development Trust (SIOC-CDT) completes their school's eyesight campaign in JTG district

Sishen Iron Ore Company Community Development Trust (SIOC-CDT) completes their school's eyesight campaign in JTG district

MANGO-OMC 2 Nov 2021

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We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

10 Nov 2021

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Dion Shango 3 Nov 2021

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