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Eco labels in SA don’t do the job: how to help customers make informed choices

Eco labels in SA don’t do the job: how to help customers make informed choicesMiemie Struwig and Storm Watson

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

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Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

3 Jul 2025

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Heal others by healing yourself with #CuppaforCansa12A

Leigh Andrews 6 Oct 2017

What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains

What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains

5 Oct 2017

New UJ research centre aims to reduce poverty

New UJ research centre aims to reduce poverty

2 Oct 2017

2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed

2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed

2 Oct 2017

AGT Foods signs on to RADA drive

AGT Foods signs on to RADA drive

2 Oct 2017

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How land reform and rural development can help reduce poverty in South Africa

Leslie J. Bank and Tim GB Hart 29 Sep 2017

Why now is the time for sustainability in travel

Why now is the time for sustainability in travel

Brett Tollman 27 Sep 2017

Lessons from Cuba

Lessons from Cuba

21 Sep 2017

NPO raises over R6m for lactation unit, breast milk bank at Soweto hospital

NPO raises over R6m for lactation unit, breast milk bank at Soweto hospital

20 Sep 2017

The new face of the Sahel

The new face of the Sahel

Ernest Harsch 20 Sep 2017

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Executive Chairman of the Cyril Ramaphosa launching the Thari Programme, a ground-breaking initiative designed to provide safe places for vulnerable children, youths and women.

Thari Programme provides vulnerable women and children with safe space to thrive

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 20 Sep 2017

Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre

Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

Pavithra Rao 19 Sep 2017

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2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

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Why the path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans is within reach

Alex Ezeh, Nelson Sewankambo and Peter Piot 18 Sep 2017

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star raises R629,700 to feed hungry school children

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star raises R629,700 to feed hungry school children

PENINSULA SCHOOL FEEDING Association 11 Sep 2017

A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa's startling rise in poverty

A shift in thinking is needed to counter South Africa's startling rise in poverty

Ivan Turok 8 Sep 2017

SA to host International Population Conference

SA to host International Population Conference

7 Sep 2017

Students plant seedlings in their new aquaponics garden at Laerskool Kempton Park, which was installed by INMED South Africa and Air Products South Africa in Johannesburg.

School-based aquaponics provide healthy future for students

7 Sep 2017

Agricultural sector key in eliminating poverty in SA

Agricultural sector key in eliminating poverty in SA

Hamlet Hlomendlini 6 Sep 2017

Cupcakes of HOPE aims to break world's tallest cupcake tower record

Cupcakes of HOPE aims to break world's tallest cupcake tower record

5 Sep 2017

Building the South Africa we all want - Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Building the South Africa we all want - Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 Sep 2017

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

1 Sep 2017

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Coca-Cola donates more than $10m for famine relief in Africa Sahel region

31 Aug 2017

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KZN mayor welcomes probe into missing R200m drought aid

30 Aug 2017

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

Tolullah Oni 29 Aug 2017

South African poverty levels have increased since 2011

South African poverty levels have increased since 2011

23 Aug 2017

New-look topes for 2017 Sunflower Day

New-look topes for 2017 Sunflower Day

22 Aug 2017

Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory

Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory

21 Aug 2017

Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence

Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence

17 Aug 2017

Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce

End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp 15 Aug 2017

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