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Source: United Nations. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.

#BRICS2023: UN Secretary-General calls for African seat on Security Council

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#BRICS2023: Young people call for establishment of Brics Youth Council

24 Aug 2023

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Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

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Decarbonising construction sector is key to reaching climate targets

23 Aug 2023

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Nominations open for SanParks 2023 Kudu Awards

23 Aug 2023

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23 Aug 2023

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#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

Pnet supports local women's charity in honour of Women's Month

Pnet supports local women's charity in honour of Women's Month

Pnet 23 Aug 2023

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Self-care workshops highlight the beauty of cancer patients

Icon Oncology 23 Aug 2023

File photo: A police officer walks next to an electric mass transit bus assembled by electric vehicle manufacturer Roam at the Green Park Terminus in Nairobi, Kenya 19 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Large investments expected at first Africa climate summit

Duncan Miriri 22 Aug 2023

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S'thesha Waya Waya initiative puts food on the table

22 Aug 2023

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Telemedicine can help women get early abortions safely: South African study

22 Aug 2023

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Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

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Unpacking the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 21 Aug 2023

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Landmark court approval for pharmacists to directly prescribe medicine to HIV patients

18 Aug 2023

Ford SA, Gift of the Givers upgrade school facilities in Komani

Ford SA, Gift of the Givers upgrade school facilities in Komani

18 Aug 2023

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Garyn Rapson, Kent Davis, Paula-Ann Novotny & Dalit Anstey 18 Aug 2023

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SAB, ESG Africa launch Beyond Awards for sustainability excellence

17 Aug 2023

PNA and Breadline Africa kick off Funky Socks Day 2023

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Gabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

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Franchise businesses should invest in solar power

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Sappi's #EmpowerHer community programme aims to uplift young women through sport

Sappi's #EmpowerHer community programme aims to uplift young women through sport

Sappi 16 Aug 2023

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Haval invests in AA Technical College to develop new energy skills

Haval invests in AA Technical College to develop new energy skills

15 Aug 2023

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Stellenbosch University electric taxi project ramps up

15 Aug 2023

Tunisian environmental activist, Radhia Haddad, stands on the dried-out Ariana lagoon, in Ariana, Tunisia 11 August 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands

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Woolworths' eco mannequins in newly launched Wedit stores

Woolworths' eco mannequins in newly launched Wedit stores

15 Aug 2023

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Source: United Nations. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.

#BRICS2023: UN Secretary-General calls for African seat on Security Council

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

Unicef pledges $270m to support poverty alleviation in Nigeria

Felix Onuah 23 Aug 2023

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#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

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Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

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