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Volunteer 'snacking': 5 practical ways to give back

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

#IFATAfrica: Water is at the heart of SA’s innovation

#IFATAfrica: Water is at the heart of SA’s innovation

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

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

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

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#IFATAfrica: Water is at the heart of SA’s innovation

#IFATAfrica: Water is at the heart of SA’s innovation

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Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

Emerging green trends shaping the residential landscape in SA

22 Dec 2023

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu. Source: x.com

Minister Mchunu calls for prioritised maintenance of infrastructure

22 Dec 2023

Bitcoin mining activity in 2023 has contributed to a surge in electricity use. Source: Dmytro Demidko/Unsplash

Bitcoin’s soaring energy consumption remains a sustainability concern

21 Dec 2023

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Animals in entertainment: What are their rights?

Rui Lopes and Jaimin Patel 21 Dec 2023

Jobin Joejoe, deputy managing director at Sony MEA

Sustainable technology can help solve the climate crisis

20 Dec 2023

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader 20 Dec 2023

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

19 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

19 Dec 2023

Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

HTH and NSRI campaign promotes pool safety this festive season

19 Dec 2023

BET Software provides buckets of hope for community members

BET Software provides buckets of hope for community members

BET Software 19 Dec 2023

Sappi achieves PEFC Group Scheme certification for small growers

Sappi achieves PEFC Group Scheme certification for small growers

Sappi 19 Dec 2023

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Makhathini Lower Pongola water association to ensure fair water management

19 Dec 2023

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Maytaal Angel and Dewi Kurniawati 19 Dec 2023

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

18 Dec 2023

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

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Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Reuters 18 Dec 2023

High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

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South Africa defies WHO's health regulations

14 Dec 2023

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SA welcomes COP28 agreement global adaptation efforts on climate change

14 Dec 2023

South African corporate social investment grows to R11.8bn in 2023

South African corporate social investment grows to R11.8bn in 2023

Trialogue 14 Dec 2023

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

Trialogue 14 Dec 2023

Pick n Pay asap! delivers festive joy to kids in Cape Town

Pick n Pay asap! delivers festive joy to kids in Cape Town

14 Dec 2023

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AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

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Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

Virusha Subban and Gabriel Rybko 13 Dec 2023

The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

The Mandela Walk & Run: A successful 10-year commemoration

The Mandela Walk & Run: A successful 10-year commemoration

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High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

File photo: United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths gestures as he stands near damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria, 13 February 023. Reuters/Firas Makdesi

UN appeals for $46bn to meet humanitarian needs in 2024

11 Dec 2023

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#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

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