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From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

Source: Supplied. Jennifer Erasmus, Trellidor’s new chief financial officer and executive director, effective 1 July 2026.

#WomensMonth | What happens when safer spaces become a business’s most powerful legacy? Jennifer Erasmus explains.Katja Hamilton

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South African women in STEM celebrated at the 2025 L'Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Awards

27 Oct 2025

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Alex Lenferna 22 Oct 2025

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Alun John 21 Oct 2025

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City of Cape Town denies reducing ad hoc Dial-a-Ride bookings

16 Oct 2025

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#WorldFoodDay: Ensuring South Africa’s future by breaking the cycle of undernutrition

Jenny Martin 16 Oct 2025

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Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

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The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s jury selected the 33 finalists from 7,761 entries received across six categories. Image supplied.

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6 Oct 2025

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Western Cape Sassa beneficiaries experience delay in payments

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Matthew Hirsch 3 Oct 2025

Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

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