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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 at heart of SA’s innovation

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

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

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East Coast Radio season of sharing telethon: A resounding success in partnership with Pick n Pay

East Coast Radio season of sharing telethon: A resounding success in partnership with Pick n Pay

East Coast Radio 12 Dec 2024

African Penguins (photographed above at the Boulders penguin colony) are critically endangered. Photo: John Yeld/GroundUp

Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups

John Yeld 12 Dec 2024

Consumers and businesses are demanding eco-friendly products and services

Consumers and businesses are demanding eco-friendly products and services

12 Dec 2024

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Basic Education launches app to track eradication of pit toilets

11 Dec 2024

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Mopo brings 24-hour solar power to Sierra Leone healthcare facilities

10 Dec 2024

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

The Social Employment Fund 10 Dec 2024

Lighting up learning: Impact investments fuels education in South Africa’s rural schools

Lighting up learning: Impact investments fuels education in South Africa’s rural schools

Signa Group 10 Dec 2024

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Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

ESG and automation define ITAD trends in 2025

ESG and automation define ITAD trends in 2025

Wale Arewa 9 Dec 2024

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5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024

A woman uses a donkey cart to transport a barrel of water in drought affected areas in Higlo Kebele, Adadle woreda, Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. Michael Tewelde/World Food Programme/Handout via Reuters/ File Photo

Climate Investment Funds board backs $500m Ethiopia nature plan

Simon Jessop 6 Dec 2024

Adam Harrower from the South African National Botanical Institute and Karel du Toit who was head of the SAPS Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit appear in the dock at the regional court in Springbok on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Liezl Human 5 Dec 2024

Close the loop with us

Close the loop with us

Mpact 5 Dec 2024

New Trialogue research reveals leaders in corporate giving

New Trialogue research reveals leaders in corporate giving

Trialogue 4 Dec 2024

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2024

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

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South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20

Katja Hamilton 3 Dec 2024

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

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‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, SA’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots

Patrick Ssebugere, Ashirafu Miiro, and Nelson Odume 3 Dec 2024

Blue Ribbon teams up with Re.Bag.Re.Use to transform used bread bags into function products

Blue Ribbon teams up with Re.Bag.Re.Use to transform used bread bags into function products

dotGOOD 2 Dec 2024

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SA Harvest Virtual Food Pantry launches this GivingTuesday

2 Dec 2024

Pick n Pay rolls out more Reverse Vending Machines, integrates Smart Shopper

Pick n Pay rolls out more Reverse Vending Machines, integrates Smart Shopper

2 Dec 2024

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Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Pictured (left to right): Stuart Townshend - Director at Edge Growth, Lesego Lebuso - Royal Bafokeng Holdings, Janice Johnston – Chief Executive of Edge Growth Ventures, Mandla Mbuyazi - Impact Investment and Ideation Lead at First Rand and keynote speaker at the launch, Susan Moloisane Chief Executive of Edge Growth Solutions, Nabeela Vally - Head of Business Development Edge Growth

Unpacking positive social and economic upliftment to facilitate and enhance job creation

Edge Growth 29 Nov 2024

Jockey supports men’s health with Cansa Care Home donation

Jockey supports men’s health with Cansa Care Home donation

Jockey South Africa 29 Nov 2024

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ESG trends and how they are impacting the retail sector

Chandni Gopal and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo 29 Nov 2024

Glencore inks R2bn solar deal with Pele Green Energy

DhanushVignesh Babu 29 Nov 2024

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Have your say on the draft Biodiversity Management Plan

28 Nov 2024

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Alien vegetation and migratory birds: The overlooked environmental impact

Anthony de Villiers 27 Nov 2024

Africa news

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

Source: G20 South Africa - @g20org

South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20

Katja Hamilton 3 Dec 2024

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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

14 Nov 2024

Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

Sofia Christensen 8 Nov 2024

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