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Breaking silos: Bold call for cross-sector alliances to boost social development in South Africa

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SA signs agreement to advance ocean protection

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

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Experts urge a new global agreement on carbon credit emission factors

Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schools

Urgent action to stop violence, abuse, and neglect in schoolsCyril Ramaphosa Foundation

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: New recycling initiative to minimise SA's impact on Antarctica

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunitiesAndy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA

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Avbob Road to Literacy campaign gives hope to 1,000 schools and NGOs through trolley libraries

Avbob Road to Literacy campaign gives hope to 1,000 schools and NGOs through trolley libraries

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SA signs agreement to advance ocean protection

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YES and Mastercard partnership drives job creation for South Africa’s youth

10 Mar 2025

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Redefining economic growth: South Africa's budget blueprint for reform

Miyelani Holeni 10 Mar 2025

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US withdraws from Just Energy Transition partnership with SA

10 Mar 2025

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Infra Impact Investment Managers 7 Mar 2025

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Rhino poaching continues to decrease

7 Mar 2025

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Kazang and TymeBank team up to transform financial access in underserved communities

Katja Hamilton 6 Mar 2025

How Africa's largest food distribution organisation works with researchers to improve operations

How Africa's largest food distribution organisation works with researchers to improve operations

FoodForward SA 6 Mar 2025

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Gauteng's illegal boreholes and other water infrastructure woes: What can we do about it?

Danielle van der Vaart and Kiera Bracher 6 Mar 2025

How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

Safripol 5 Mar 2025

The deadline for the transition from the SASSA Gold Card to the Black Card is looming. Archive photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

About 1.9m people still need to swap gold cards as Sassa deadline looms

Marecia Damons 5 Mar 2025

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eThekwini Municipality tackles water challenges; Durban beachfront set for facelift

5 Mar 2025

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Support over stigma: how pregnant women battling substance use need healthcare, not judgment

4 Mar 2025

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How sustainable office parks are reshaping South Africa's business landscape

Samantha Lambert 4 Mar 2025

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

4 Mar 2025

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The threat of climate inaction on corporate profits

4 Mar 2025

Mouse-Free Marion Cycling Team members John Cooper, Erica Leppan, Katta Ludynia and Jeremy George on the descent from Chapman’s Peak into Hout Bay along the Cape Town Cycle Tour route

Mouse-Free Marion Project riders to raise awareness during Cape Town Cycle Tour

3 Mar 2025

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SA presses forward for a just society

3 Mar 2025

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A breath of fresh air: How Kigali’s car-free Sundays keep people moving

Zano Kunene 28 Feb 2025

Source: Matthew Hirsch. More than 100 Cape Town residents attended a meeting to discuss the proposed redevelopment of the Mowbray Golf Course Site.

Mixed reactions to affordable housing development on Mowbray Golf Course

Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

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South African philanthropists unite for climate action with new pledge

Shan Radcliffe 28 Feb 2025

Achieve your sustainability goals with Safripol’s recycled plastic solutions

Achieve your sustainability goals with Safripol’s recycled plastic solutions

Safripol 28 Feb 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

Making dreams a reality by supporting small business growth

Making dreams a reality by supporting small business growth

Sappi 28 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

Former African presidents demand action as debt crisis reaches historic levels

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

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Public release of the NRSO: Educators to get first look

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2025

Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 25 February 2025. Reuters/Nic Bothma

No-shows, aid cuts mar G20 meet on global poverty

Kopano Gumbi and Andy Bruce 27 Feb 2025

Breaking barriers: Deaf-friendly theatre hits Maynardville Festival

Breaking barriers: Deaf-friendly theatre hits Maynardville Festival

27 Feb 2025

All infrastructure work on the R300m Botmaskop Fynbos Estate on the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek has already been completed. Photo from an appendix in the respondent’s court papers.

Parties hold their breath in battle over R300m Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 26 Feb 2025

Air Products uplifts teachers and improves infrastructure at Chatsworth schools

Air Products uplifts teachers and improves infrastructure at Chatsworth schools

Air Products South Africa 26 Feb 2025

All the latest packaging and printing trends at Propak Africa and co-located shows

All the latest packaging and printing trends at Propak Africa and co-located shows

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Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

11 Feb 2025

Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid

Jennifer Rigby 6 Feb 2025

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

Katja Hamilton 3 Dec 2024