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Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025 opens nominations

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South Africa urged to strengthen climate plans as 2030 deadline looms

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrating an early court victory against Shell in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting case goes to the ConcourtTania Broughton

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African leaders unite to fund $50bn yearly climate initiative despite global setbacks

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How climate change is rewriting the skincare playbookJustine Liebenberg

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Cycling for change during Cape Town Climate WeekZora Hollie

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South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might helpAngela van der Berg

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#EcoLogicAwards25: Celebrating South Africa's greenest innovators

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South Africa urged to strengthen climate plans as 2030 deadline looms

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Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrating an early court victory against Shell in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Shell’s Wild Coast seismic blasting case goes to the Concourt

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COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

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Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

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With $1m in grant funding, ACCF launches entrepreneurship project for women, youth

With $1m in grant funding, ACCF launches entrepreneurship project for women, youth

12 Dec 2022

SA young engineers to progress to global round of Blue Sky Awards

SA young engineers to progress to global round of Blue Sky Awards

9 Dec 2022

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

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FoodForward SA 9 Dec 2022

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

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Reporting on the impact of climate change under the spotlight at COP27

Bongeka Nodada, SAICA 2 Dec 2022

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Swiss Re Foundation's $500,000 grant set to boost Africa's insurance sector

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Scopen releases results of second Sustainability Report in Latin America

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COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

Thabiso Rulashe 23 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

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Closing the gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa

Katja Hamilton 18 Nov 2022

EU, 4 member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa - official

EU, 4 member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa - official

Kate Abnett and Yasmin Hussein 17 Nov 2022

Can planks and paper packaging help solve the climate crisis?

Can planks and paper packaging help solve the climate crisis?

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An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda 15 Nov 2022

Curb on rights weakens Egypt's climate talks, campaigners say

Curb on rights weakens Egypt's climate talks, campaigners say

Dominic Evans 14 Nov 2022

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European Investment Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa announce renewable energy investment initiative

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Time to decarbonise and transition to renewables is now - PwC report

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African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge

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France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

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Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

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