Food, Water & Energy Security News South Africa

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cutsLindsey Schutters

Image: Mohale Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project - David Love, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability

The PepsiCo Foundation to invest R6m in water and sanitation projects in SA

The PepsiCo Foundation to invest R6m in water and sanitation projects in SA

24 Nov 2020

2020 Water Stewardship Event focuses on path to post-Covid-19 green recovery

2020 Water Stewardship Event focuses on path to post-Covid-19 green recovery

23 Nov 2020

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

Marecia Damons 18 Nov 2020

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

Andy Du Plessis 17 Nov 2020

2020 WWF-Sassi Trailblazers Award-winners announced

2020 WWF-Sassi Trailblazers Award-winners announced

13 Nov 2020

Ford SA starts Project Blue Oval, a renewable energy programme

Ford SA starts Project Blue Oval, a renewable energy programme

13 Nov 2020

Mercedes-Benz SA donates 1,000 food parcels to Eastern Cape communities

Mercedes-Benz SA donates 1,000 food parcels to Eastern Cape communities

11 Nov 2020

Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the energy system

Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the energy system

John Green 11 Nov 2020

#ConsciousLiving: How the Vegan and Plant-Powered Show is harnessing the new virtual event space - Q&A with Heidi Warricker

#ConsciousLiving: How the Vegan and Plant-Powered Show is harnessing the new virtual event space - Q&A with Heidi Warricker

Ruth Cooper 10 Nov 2020

UCT's Dr Jiska de Groot a co-recipient of the 2020 Newton Prize

UCT's Dr Jiska de Groot a co-recipient of the 2020 Newton Prize

10 Nov 2020

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule 9 Nov 2020

Water as an instrument of economic, jobs recovery post Covid-19

Water as an instrument of economic, jobs recovery post Covid-19

Dhesigen Naidoo 5 Nov 2020

Pebbles Kitchen serves more than 1 million meals in 8 months

Pebbles Kitchen serves more than 1 million meals in 8 months

2 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

Nestlé rolls out RE Sustainability initiative in South Africa

Nestlé rolls out RE Sustainability initiative in South Africa

29 Oct 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

UCT aims to become net zero water university by 2050

UCT aims to become net zero water university by 2050

27 Oct 2020

#SUSASummit: Can AI transform the way we use energy?

#SUSASummit: Can AI transform the way we use energy?

27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Here's how community gardens can solve our food security crisis

Here's how community gardens can solve our food security crisis

Michael Rudolph 23 Oct 2020

New report highlights role of nature-based solutions in post-Covid-19 recovery

New report highlights role of nature-based solutions in post-Covid-19 recovery

21 Oct 2020

Covid-19 amplifying youth hardships, undoing SDG progress

Covid-19 amplifying youth hardships, undoing SDG progress

20 Oct 2020

#ConsciousLiving: SA whisky maker works towards a sustainable future for liquor

#ConsciousLiving: SA whisky maker works towards a sustainable future for liquor

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Oct 2020

Meet the South Africans fighting food insecurity from the ground up

Meet the South Africans fighting food insecurity from the ground up

Amy Pieterse, Ginkgo Agency 16 Oct 2020

Food insecurity in SA takes centre stage

Food insecurity in SA takes centre stage

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 16 Oct 2020

Major SA food brands join PnP in food waste reduction commitment

Major SA food brands join PnP in food waste reduction commitment

15 Oct 2020

#WorldFoodDay: DHL kicks off 1 million meals campaign

#WorldFoodDay: DHL kicks off 1 million meals campaign

15 Oct 2020

SA's Covid-19 hunger relief efforts are working: why they must continue

SA's Covid-19 hunger relief efforts are working: why they must continue

Leila Patel 15 Oct 2020

Sappi Forests acknowledges International Day of Rural Women

Sappi Forests acknowledges International Day of Rural Women

Sappi 15 Oct 2020

New study: Alleviating CT's water scarcity woes through retention, recycling

New study: Alleviating CT's water scarcity woes through retention, recycling

13 Oct 2020

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The PepsiCo Foundation to invest R6m in water and sanitation projects in SA

The PepsiCo Foundation to invest R6m in water and sanitation projects in SA

24 Nov 2020

2020 Water Stewardship Event focuses on path to post-Covid-19 green recovery

2020 Water Stewardship Event focuses on path to post-Covid-19 green recovery

23 Nov 2020

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

Tafelsig CAN feeding scheme battles red tape

Marecia Damons 18 Nov 2020

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

Andy Du Plessis 17 Nov 2020

2020 WWF-Sassi Trailblazers Award-winners announced

2020 WWF-Sassi Trailblazers Award-winners announced

13 Nov 2020

Ford SA starts Project Blue Oval, a renewable energy programme

Ford SA starts Project Blue Oval, a renewable energy programme

13 Nov 2020

Mercedes-Benz SA donates 1,000 food parcels to Eastern Cape communities

Mercedes-Benz SA donates 1,000 food parcels to Eastern Cape communities

11 Nov 2020

Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the energy system

Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the energy system

John Green 11 Nov 2020

#ConsciousLiving: How the Vegan and Plant-Powered Show is harnessing the new virtual event space - Q&A with Heidi Warricker

#ConsciousLiving: How the Vegan and Plant-Powered Show is harnessing the new virtual event space - Q&A with Heidi Warricker

Ruth Cooper 10 Nov 2020

UCT's Dr Jiska de Groot a co-recipient of the 2020 Newton Prize

UCT's Dr Jiska de Groot a co-recipient of the 2020 Newton Prize

10 Nov 2020

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Satellite data provides fresh insights into the amount of water in the Nile basin

Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule 9 Nov 2020

Water as an instrument of economic, jobs recovery post Covid-19

Water as an instrument of economic, jobs recovery post Covid-19

Dhesigen Naidoo 5 Nov 2020

Pebbles Kitchen serves more than 1 million meals in 8 months

Pebbles Kitchen serves more than 1 million meals in 8 months

2 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

Nestlé rolls out RE Sustainability initiative in South Africa

Nestlé rolls out RE Sustainability initiative in South Africa

29 Oct 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

UCT aims to become net zero water university by 2050

UCT aims to become net zero water university by 2050

27 Oct 2020

#SUSASummit: Can AI transform the way we use energy?

#SUSASummit: Can AI transform the way we use energy?

27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Here's how community gardens can solve our food security crisis

Here's how community gardens can solve our food security crisis

Michael Rudolph 23 Oct 2020

New report highlights role of nature-based solutions in post-Covid-19 recovery

New report highlights role of nature-based solutions in post-Covid-19 recovery

21 Oct 2020

Covid-19 amplifying youth hardships, undoing SDG progress

Covid-19 amplifying youth hardships, undoing SDG progress

20 Oct 2020

#ConsciousLiving: SA whisky maker works towards a sustainable future for liquor

#ConsciousLiving: SA whisky maker works towards a sustainable future for liquor

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Oct 2020

Meet the South Africans fighting food insecurity from the ground up

Meet the South Africans fighting food insecurity from the ground up

Amy Pieterse, Ginkgo Agency 16 Oct 2020

Food insecurity in SA takes centre stage

Food insecurity in SA takes centre stage

Andrea Rademeyer, Ask Afrika 16 Oct 2020

Major SA food brands join PnP in food waste reduction commitment

Major SA food brands join PnP in food waste reduction commitment

15 Oct 2020

#WorldFoodDay: DHL kicks off 1 million meals campaign

#WorldFoodDay: DHL kicks off 1 million meals campaign

15 Oct 2020

SA's Covid-19 hunger relief efforts are working: why they must continue

SA's Covid-19 hunger relief efforts are working: why they must continue

Leila Patel 15 Oct 2020

Sappi Forests acknowledges International Day of Rural Women

Sappi Forests acknowledges International Day of Rural Women

Sappi 15 Oct 2020

New study: Alleviating CT's water scarcity woes through retention, recycling

New study: Alleviating CT's water scarcity woes through retention, recycling

13 Oct 2020

Danish government invests R11m in groundwater abstraction in Cape Town

Danish government invests R11m in groundwater abstraction in Cape Town

6 Oct 2020

How McCain is working towards a sustainable food chain in SA

How McCain is working towards a sustainable food chain in SA

2 Oct 2020

Countdown to Trialogue Business in Society Virtual Conference

Countdown to Trialogue Business in Society Virtual Conference

Trialogue 2 Oct 2020

South African Food Loss and Waste Voluntary Agreement launches

29 Sep 2020

Image credit: RCL Foods

RCL Foods joins global food waste and loss initiative 10x20x30

28 Sep 2020

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Bonani Madikizela 21 Sep 2020

FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal

FoodForward SA launches additional depot in KwaZulu-Natal

17 Sep 2020

Doing good business is good for business

Doing good business is good for business

Topco Media 17 Sep 2020

The West Coast One wind farm near Vredenburg has operated since 2015. Environment minister Barbara Creecy says the wake effect on this facility of a proposed new neighbouring wind farm must be investigated before it can also be approved. Photo: John Yeld

Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

John Yeld 9 Sep 2020

Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay

Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay

Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume 8 Sep 2020

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