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#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

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R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

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Backpedalling on PPS will devastate scrap metals

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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

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

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R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers

Sechaba Mokhethi 13 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

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

7 May 2025

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

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

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Sustained pressure on SA rhino populations

5 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

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

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

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

22 Apr 2025

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi 17 Apr 2025

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Mpact 17 Apr 2025

Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

University of Pretoria 7 Apr 2025

Calling all eco-warriors - entries open for 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

Calling all eco-warriors - entries open for 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

3 Apr 2025

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Agulhas National Park launches bus for community conservation education

2 Apr 2025

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions

Wendell Roelf 1 Apr 2025

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Compliance not enough, environmental regulations must be surpassed

Joe Mosupyoe, 27 Mar 2025

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Measures to protect penguin populations now in place

25 Mar 2025

Celebrating World Water Day: How private landowners are conserving South Africa’s wetlands

Celebrating World Water Day: How private landowners are conserving South Africa’s wetlands

Hlengiwe Msibi, Sappi 24 Mar 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, and the Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control (CBC) have released weevil species to tackle the invasive alien aquatic plant at Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West. Source:

Action taken against Harties Dam invasive alien plant

19 Mar 2025

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South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Michael Cherry 18 Mar 2025

Recycling vs. upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Recycling vs. upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

dotGOOD 17 Mar 2025

Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Settlement reached in African Penguin case

John Yeld 13 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

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

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

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