Mandela Day, the annual global celebration that takes place on 18 July to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, calls on individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities. 15 Jul 2025
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has officially rolled out its innovative 2-litre returnable PET bottles, also known as RefPET, in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Soweto. 9 Jul 2025
Reportedly South Africa’s first-of-a-kind refill store, Skubu, with the aim to reduce single-use plastic packaging, has officially launched in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, by Sonke in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI), under the Circular Economy Demonstration Fund. 1 Jul 2025
Starbucks is turning the 30th birthday of its Frappuccino into something even more meaningful by connecting with its community in ways that matter. 27 Jun 2025
The Cape Union Mart Group (CUM) is committed to becoming the flagship for sustainable outdoor apparel and equipment in Southern Africa. 25 Jun 2025
H&M South Africa has partnered with youth empowerment non-profit organisation Star for Life, to promote gender equality, raise awareness around gender-based violence (GBV), and empower adolescent girls to reach their full potential. 13 Jun 2025
Woolworths has launched its Inclusive Justice Institute designed to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and community impact programmes. 12 Jun 2025
Libstar deepens commitment with winter crop planting for World Hunger Day 9 Jun 2025
H&M Group and WWF have had a longstanding partnership, since 2011, focused on creating a more sustainable future for people and nature. 9 Jun 2025
To mark World Environment Day 2025 and this year’s theme of “Ending Plastic Pollution”, Pick n Pay is celebrating a major environmental milestone: its Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) customer recycling initiative has now diverted over 1.1 million plastic and packaging recyclable items from landfill. 5 Jun 2025
This winter the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup (Image supplied)
This winter, the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup. 29 May 2025
community initiative in the lead up to Mandela Day 2025, Heroes Among Us by Mitchell’s Plain’s Liberty Promenade Mall aims to identify and celebrate unsung heroes and grassroots contributors who reflect the spirit of Mandela Day through ongoing acts of service. Pictured: Last year's campaign (Image supplied)
An impactful community initiative leading up to Mandela Day 2025, Heroes Among Us by Mitchell’s Plain’s Liberty Promenade Mall aims to identify and celebrate unsung heroes and grassroots contributors who reflect the spirit of Mandela Day through ongoing acts of service. 27 May 2025
This month, award-winning organisation, Taking Care of Business (TCB) celebrates 15 years of creating impact and unlocking economic access for South Africa’s most vulnerable. 19 May 2025
Funds from festive gift-wrapping initiative channelled into lasting infrastructure support 16 May 2025
Unsold inventory is one of the biggest problems for fashion retailers, with mounting levels of excess stock being discarded, incinerated or left to waste. The rise of fast fashion coupled with the rapid growth of e-commerce has perpetuated a textile waste epidemic. 30 Apr 2025
Pick n Pay has stepped in to support the courageous men and women on the frontlines – delivering food, energy drink and other suppliers, and facilitating the delivery of customer donations, as Cape Town’s firefighting teams battled against a raging wildfire that hit Cape Town over the long weekend. 29 Apr 2025
As one of the first pioneers among Chinese enterprises to expand overseas, Hisense has remained committed to a combined strategy of globalisation and localisation since officially entering the South African market in 1996. In 2013, Hisense Group and the China-Africa Development Fund jointly invested in the establishment of the Hisense South Africa Home Appliance Industrial Park. This became the largest investment in home appliance manufacturing by a Chinese company in South Africa in the past 40 years and stands as a key project under the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative. 28 Mar 2025
TFG, Taking Care of Business (TCB), a non-profit social enterprise, and Matdoc Projects – a Safe Spaces partner of the City of Cape Town, are stitching together a partnership to assist people living on the streets while promoting entrepreneurship and diverting textile waste from landfills. 20 Mar 2025
Pick n Pay has partnered with Ocean Plastic Technologies to create wine box holder stands using 4,420kgs of reclaimed and recycled tetra juice packs – equivalent to approximately half a million one-litre packs. 19 Mar 2025
With the South African Library Week taking place from 17-23 March 2025, H&M South Africa and local non-profit trust, The Learn Project, have opened a newly refurbished library at H.P. Ngwenya Public Primary School in Chesterville, KwaZulu-Natal. 17 Mar 2025
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