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UP and Vodacom Bulls collaborate on UP Giving Month to fight student hunger and financial exclusion

UP and Vodacom Bulls collaborate on UP Giving Month to fight student hunger and financial exclusionUniversity of Pretoria

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Sassa clears up social grant suspension claims

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R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

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Gen Z and the sustainability paradox: Why ideals and shopping habits don’t always alignMelise Panetta

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

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Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

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AfDB awards SA $1m grant to boost green jobs

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GCF grants $40m to Sanbi's Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction project

The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm

The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm

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Sassa clears up social grant suspension claims

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Source: Unicef/Mohammad Ajjour. Amal, 7 years old, contemplates her neighbourhood in the wake of the houses being levelled to the ground.

Unicef's urgent call for ceasefire as children's lives hang in the balance

Katja Hamilton 31 Oct 2023

Athletics - Golden League Track and Field ISTAF - The Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - 4 September 2022, South Africa's Caster Semenya in action during the women's 5000m Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File photo

Olympics no longer Semenya's major goal amid court fight

Hugo Boogaerdt and Nick Said 31 Oct 2023

A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil 6 August 2023. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

Ange Kasongo 30 Oct 2023

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SA participates in Cairo Water Week

30 Oct 2023

Airbnb commits to making tourism more inclusive, sustainable in Africa

Airbnb commits to making tourism more inclusive, sustainable in Africa

27 Oct 2023

Social relief grant faces scrutiny amid spending cuts

Social relief grant faces scrutiny amid spending cuts

Kopano Gumbi 27 Oct 2023

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

26 Oct 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

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This is where people are occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp staff 26 Oct 2023

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Dunlop Tyres SA 26 Oct 2023

SAB partners with Eastern Cape Liquor Board to create safer communities

SAB partners with Eastern Cape Liquor Board to create safer communities

26 Oct 2023

Source: Facebook/Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers.

Challenges await returning District Six claimants at Hanover Street housing complex

25 Oct 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Paul Carter-Brown, Ukheshe’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

Ukheshe and Komuniti SA join forces to revolutionise digital-banking accessibility

24 Oct 2023

Tekkie Town's Battle of the Brands raises R150,000 for local charities

Tekkie Town's Battle of the Brands raises R150,000 for local charities

Tekkie Town 24 Oct 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages SA unveils a R12m groundwater harvesting mega project

Coca-Cola Beverages SA unveils a R12m groundwater harvesting mega project

23 Oct 2023

Sustainable recycling and bio-degradable solutions on show at Propak Cape

Sustainable recycling and bio-degradable solutions on show at Propak Cape

Propak Cape 2026 23 Oct 2023

Chery, Unicef announce $6m partnership in support of global education programmes

Chery, Unicef announce $6m partnership in support of global education programmes

20 Oct 2023

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Gift of the Givers mobilises R250,000 in aid for Gaza hospitals

20 Oct 2023

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

Promit Mukherjee 20 Oct 2023

BET Software multiplies tech magic for youth

BET Software multiplies tech magic for youth

BET Software 20 Oct 2023

UN Global Compact Network, South Africa, urges swift action to achieve gender equality by 2030

UN Global Compact Network, South Africa, urges swift action to achieve gender equality by 2030

Topco Media 20 Oct 2023

Source: WHO. Time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if fuel and life-saving health and humanitarian supplies cannot be urgently delivered to the Gaza Strip amidst the complete blockade.

Healthcare crisis at breaking point in Gaza

Katja Hamilton 19 Oct 2023

The concrete mixes piloted in Quincy include one with biogenic limestone, one with fly ash and slag that are activated with alkaline soda ash, and a third with both the alkali activated cement and biogenic limestone. Source: Dan DeLong/Microsoft.

Carbon negative home is proof of concept for green concrete

Lindsey Schutters 19 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Lineshree Moodley, Visa’s country head for South Africa.

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023: Unveiling global solutions for gender disparities

Katja Hamilton 19 Oct 2023

New biodiversity research project launched

New biodiversity research project launched

19 Oct 2023

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SADAG raises alarm over dire state of SA's psychiatric facilities

19 Oct 2023

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FMF's Khaya Lam initiative grants 10,000 title deeds

18 Oct 2023

AICPA & CIMA call for the skilling of accountants to better support ESG practices in Africa

AICPA & CIMA call for the skilling of accountants to better support ESG practices in Africa

AICPA & CIMA 18 Oct 2023

Empowering young women to write their own future

Empowering young women to write their own future

OnPoint PR 18 Oct 2023

Africa news

Airbnb commits to making tourism more inclusive, sustainable in Africa

Airbnb commits to making tourism more inclusive, sustainable in Africa

27 Oct 2023

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

Barrick Gold boosts Tanzanian economy and fosters mining sector growth

26 Oct 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

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5 ways Google Health is using AI in Africa

24 Oct 2023

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