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#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

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Not just another caretaker: Why ECD educators need specialised trainingSigamoney Naicker

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From dependency to empowerment: Why we need to transform CSI in AfricaTshego Bokaba

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèchesJoseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservationWWF South Africa

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Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewageTim Cocks

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SanParks launches Biodiversity Offset Bank

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Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

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This winter the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup (Image supplied)

Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA to collect one million packets of soup

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie 13 May 2025

Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

12 May 2025

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Sauce Advertising 12 May 2025

For the past four years, Streetscapes has been running a self-sufficient laundry at its urban farm in the city centre. The organisation plans to replicate the solar- and rainwater-powered laundromat and showers at the new site to cut operational costs and reduce pressure on municipal infrastructure. Photos: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

Marecia Damons 12 May 2025

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Copyright amendments to be read into Act with immediate effect - ConCourt

9 May 2025

Supplied image: Vantara’s collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) led to the reintroduction of 41 Spix’s Macaws into the wild in Brazil.

How South Africa’s conservation efforts can thrive with Indian partnership

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 9 May 2025

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

DY/DX 9 May 2025

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Global conference calls for action on women’s financial inclusion under G20 framework

8 May 2025

Closing the gender gap in the ICT industry through mentorship

Closing the gender gap in the ICT industry through mentorship

Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen, Stone 8 May 2025

DStv Schools Netball Challenge returns for 2025 season with Bestmed Medical Scheme as new partner

DStv Schools Netball Challenge returns for 2025 season with Bestmed Medical Scheme as new partner

MultiChoice 8 May 2025

Organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development are facing late payments and have concerns over contracts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Joseph Bracken 8 May 2025

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South Africa launches Transformation Fund to drive economic inclusivity

7 May 2025

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Orasecom Climate Resilient Investment Conference to drive funding for vital water infrastructure

7 May 2025

Team Nexus, the event winners, proposed Vital-Vaults

Youth energy innovations shine at TCS Sustainathon

7 May 2025

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Smarter choices, greener homes: how your next appliance can shape the planet

6 May 2025

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

icandi CQ 6 May 2025

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Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

CILTSA ESG Conference to tackle sustainability, regulation and risk in supply chains

CILTSA ESG Conference to tackle sustainability, regulation and risk in supply chains

6 May 2025

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Sustained pressure on SA rhino populations

5 May 2025

Schneider Electric at AATF 2025: Demonstrating true industry innovation

Schneider Electric at AATF 2025: Demonstrating true industry innovation

The Publicity Workshop 5 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Source: US Embassy in Maseru. Millennium Challenge Corporation deputy chief executive Chidi Blyden at the launch of the project in Maseru.

US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

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Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

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Five months without water in Komani

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 30 Apr 2025

Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2025 rallies CSI sector to drive impact in turbulent times

Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2025 rallies CSI sector to drive impact in turbulent times

Trialogue 30 Apr 2025

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

30 Apr 2025

The holistic approach of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) re-emphasises the importance of closure planning for mines. Pictured: An open pit mine rehabilitated (Image supplied)

GISTM holistic approach emphasises importance of mine closure planning

30 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

Adcorp 29 Apr 2025

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie 13 May 2025

Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: © Genesis Water Tech The Clean Technology Fund, has recently launched and secured an initial commitment of R2,4 Billion ($120 million) under Airnergize Capital Fund I, which aims to drive and advance sustainable clean technology investments across Southern and broader Africa

First close of Airnergize Capital at R2.4bn in support of sustainable infrastructure for Africa

14 Apr 2025

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