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The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental lawsJohn Yeld

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Coca-Cola donates 32,000 litres of water to Tshwane residents

Source: Supplied. Manessah Alagbaoso, executive head, business ecosystems & sustainability for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank

Standard Bank wins R3.8m in German development funding to scale Sustainability Academy

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptionsKatja Hamilton

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

By John Yeld 29 Oct 2026

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Coca-Cola donates 32,000 litres of water to Tshwane residents

29 Oct 2026

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Source: Supplied. Manessah Alagbaoso, executive head, business ecosystems & sustainability for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank

Standard Bank wins R3.8m in German development funding to scale Sustainability Academy

28 Oct 2026

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Cape Town’s Pee-Cycling wins V&A Waterfront Circular Innovation Challenge

27 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Elizabeth Wathuti O.G.W., the internationally recognised Kenyan environmentalist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, who offered a global perspective on climate leadership at the 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) this week.

Affordable housing at scale: GBCSA challenges sustainability assumptions

Katja Hamilton 27 Oct 2026

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Spur sponsors One Young World Summit welcome dinner in Cape Town

27 Oct 2026

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R360m Springs Fresh Produce Market solar energy project takes off

26 Oct 2026

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How Defender and Bryan Habana are helping The Litterboom Project tackle plastic pollution

Chloe Posthumus 22 Oct 2026

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Woolies supplies SA schools with reliable water access as El Niño approaches

22 Oct 2026

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

KAP 21 Oct 2026

iZinga Assist co-founders Henk Swanepoel and Derek Lubner. Image supplied.

Backed by Shoprite and Primedia, iZinga Assist keeps SA’s NPOs trustworthy

Maroefah Smith 20 Oct 2026

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KFC Add Hope and SA’s brightest young minds tackle the hunger crisis

16 Oct 2026

Environmental concerns over TotalEnergies’ exploration in SA dismissed

16 Oct 2026

8 Cape Town beaches secure Blue Flag status for 2026/27

8 Cape Town beaches secure Blue Flag status for 2026/27

16 Oct 2026

Stellenbosch’s Garden Town ties wine tourism to conservation

Stellenbosch’s Garden Town ties wine tourism to conservation

16 Oct 2026

WTM Africa opens entries for 2027 Responsible Tourism Awards

WTM Africa opens entries for 2027 Responsible Tourism Awards

15 Oct 2026

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Twyg award-winner Klein Muis explores Coloured identity in debut collection

14 Oct 2026

Exclusive Bash collab brings Wanda Lephoto’s womenswear debut to market

Exclusive Bash collab brings Wanda Lephoto’s womenswear debut to market

14 Oct 2026

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Riverstone Wetland Estate secures green certification with major energy savings in sight

14 Oct 2026

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Nedbank to boost 20 sustainable fashion SMEs through new accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Aerial view of Thrive Student Living Student Accommodation site in Berea, Durban

Local communities across SA benefit from R102.3m in economic opportunities created by Growthpoint

Catchwords 8 Oct 2026

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GuguByGugu, FoodForward SA, and Wessa among big winners at 2026 Eco-Logic Awards

7 Oct 2026

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Woolies’ Ralph Jewson to chair SA Plastics Pact’s new steering committee

6 Oct 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

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People, biodiversity, heritage and culture are key drivers for domestic tourism in SA

Nontsikelelo Mpulo 25 Sep 2026

Top sustainability award for SA film on coastal communities fighting offshore oil exploration

Top sustainability award for SA film on coastal communities fighting offshore oil exploration

25 Sep 2026

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Beyond the bag: What makes paper packaging more sustainable?

21 Sep 2026

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Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

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