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Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate changePeter Johnston

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Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

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The Starbucks Foundation awards FoodForward SA with $10k grant

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

By Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 1 day

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Sandwich generation: The true cost of caregiving in South Africa

Tony Singleton 4 Mar 2026

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

4 Mar 2026

Sustainability Talks podcast series sponsored by RMB – now live

Sustainability Talks podcast series sponsored by RMB – now live

Broad Media 4 Mar 2026

In photos: How Cape Town is converting waste into electricity

In photos: How Cape Town is converting waste into electricity

Jeffrey Abrahams 4 Mar 2026

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

3 Mar 2026

Unilever supports 315 SA youth with employment through Yes partnership

Unilever supports 315 SA youth with employment through Yes partnership

Unilever South Africa 3 Mar 2026

Propelair on why public washrooms are emerging as one of the biggest water-saving opportunities for 2026

Propelair on why public washrooms are emerging as one of the biggest water-saving opportunities for 2026

Propelair SA 2 Mar 2026

Where government goes, cities thrive: Will Bellville be next in 2026?

Where government goes, cities thrive: Will Bellville be next in 2026?

Justin Coetzee, The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 2 Mar 2026

The decentralisation of philanthropy

The decentralisation of philanthropy

Reana Rossouw, Next Generation 2 Mar 2026

Collaboration is what? Fundamental to achieving inclusive growth in South African mining

Collaboration is what? Fundamental to achieving inclusive growth in South African mining

Shamiso Chideme and Richard Pfaff 2 Mar 2026

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How corporate South Africa can transform land reform into economic opportunity

Peter Setou 2 Mar 2026

Why clean beauty brands must move beyond aesthetics and embrace true sustainability

Why clean beauty brands must move beyond aesthetics and embrace true sustainability

Nicole Sherwin 2 Mar 2026

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Cape Town's waste strategy wins global award

27 Feb 2026

South Africa's hydrogen horizon brightens with R100m Wits-Air Liquide initiative

South Africa's hydrogen horizon brightens with R100m Wits-Air Liquide initiative

27 Feb 2026

Good speech, Mr President: Now let’s see some action

Good speech, Mr President: Now let’s see some action

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 27 Feb 2026

CIMA and Topco collaborate to host Africa’s leading sustainability conference

CIMA and Topco collaborate to host Africa’s leading sustainability conference

AICPA & CIMA 27 Feb 2026

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 27 Feb 2026

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

Maroefah Smith 26 Feb 2026

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water

SAICA 26 Feb 2026

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

Michel-le' Gamalitshoyo, Fibre Circle 26 Feb 2026

Icon Oncology expands its Social and Economic Development Grants Programme in 2026

Icon Oncology expands its Social and Economic Development Grants Programme in 2026

Icon Oncology 26 Feb 2026

Swiss foundation pledges $10m to the Mouse-Free Marion Project

Swiss foundation pledges $10m to the Mouse-Free Marion Project

26 Feb 2026

Vodacom rolls out R1.5m School of Excellence in Eastern Cape

Vodacom rolls out R1.5m School of Excellence in Eastern Cape

26 Feb 2026

Tech Credit Fund backs youth-owned telecoms player

Tech Credit Fund backs youth-owned telecoms player

26 Feb 2026

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

25 Feb 2026

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 25 Feb 2026

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#Budget2026: The case for financial health education in South Africa

Nelo P. Spies 25 Feb 2026

Hot Cares supports K9 anti-poaching heroes after devastating Kruger floods

Hot Cares supports K9 anti-poaching heroes after devastating Kruger floods

HOT 102.7FM 25 Feb 2026

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Scan Display 24 Feb 2026

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

24 Feb 2026

Africa news

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

4 Mar 2026

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

Maroefah Smith 26 Feb 2026

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Scan Display 24 Feb 2026

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

GSMA launches green innovation fund for mobile tech

24 Feb 2026

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