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    Using beauty as a vehicle for economic inclusion
    Using beauty as a vehicle for economic inclusion

    The Covid-19 lockdown has stalled South Africa's dynamic beauty services industry. Due to the high-touch nature of the job, it may be a while until beauty practitioners are able to safely resume trade...

    By Lauren Hartzenberg 20 May 2020

    #LockdownLessons: Adapt where possible, says Clover Mama Afrika Trust's Prof Elain Vlok
    #LockdownLessons: Adapt where possible, says Clover Mama Afrika Trust's Prof Elain Vlok

    Professor Elain Vlok, Clover manager of the Clover Mama Afrika Trust, shares her experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how her organisation is navigating these unusual times...

    By Sindy Peters 6 May 2020

    #LockdownLessons: Food security, especially in schools, requires collaborative intervention
    #LockdownLessons: Food security, especially in schools, requires collaborative intervention

    Karl Muller, operations manager at Tiger Brands Foundation, shares his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how his organisation is navigating these unusual times...

    By Sindy Peters 5 May 2020

    #DI2020: Pioneering bio-design in the textile dyeing and fashion industry
    #DI2020: Pioneering bio-design in the textile dyeing and fashion industry

    Founder and CEO of Faber Futures, and Index Award winner, Natsai Audrey Chieza took to the stage on day three of Design Indaba...

    By Angie White 2 Mar 2020

    #BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future
    #BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

    In the knowledge economy, every glimpse of the probable future carries monetary value...

    By Marian Salzman 6 Jan 2020

    #EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system
    #EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system

    A group of social entrepreneurs just emerged from the first Oribi Village Food System Incubation Programme...

    By Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Nov 2019

    Chantelle Goliath, founder of Milli Distributions. Image supplied.
    #EntrepreneurMonth: Chantelle Goliath on her humble beginnings, her road to glory

    Born and raised in Klipfontein, Chantelle Goliath went from cleaning other people's homes to becoming a businesswoman and entrepreneur who owns an import and export company - Milli Distributions...

    By Juanita Pienaar 15 Nov 2019

    Cotton On Group backs quality education in South Africa
    Cotton On Group backs quality education in South Africa

    If you've purchased a Foundation product sold near the till point of a Cotton On Group store, you've contributed to raising the equivalent of R1bn for educational projects...

    By Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Nov 2019

    Food rescue initiative SA Harvest launches in Cape Town
    Food rescue initiative SA Harvest launches in Cape Town

    Launched in tandem with this year's World Food Day, SA Harvest - the South African version of the highly successful OzHarvest - is officially off the ground. Its CEO, Alan Browde, shared the initiative's journey thus far...

    By Sindy Peters 16 Oct 2019

    #FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours
    #FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

    Young entrepreneur Sipamandla Manqele is using food to inspire pride in indigenous African ingredients, while uplifting the small-scale farmers and communities involved in their cultivation...

    By Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Sep 2019

    Handcrafted handbags with heart from WeAllShareRoots
    Handcrafted handbags with heart from WeAllShareRoots

    South African handbag brand WeAllShareRoots was created with sustainable development and poverty alleviation in mind...

    By Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Sep 2019

    #WomensMonth: 'Fight for it, work hard, and make it happen!'
    #WomensMonth: 'Fight for it, work hard, and make it happen!'

    No listicle of incredible South African women would be complete without Professor Elain Vlok, founder of the Clover Mama Afrika project...

    By Sindy Peters 22 Aug 2019

    From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability
    From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability

    Having never been inside an actual factory before, never mind a clothing factory, I had imagined mega-machines and giant conveyor belts - nothing but cold hard steel moving fabric about...

    By Sindy Peters 19 Aug 2019

    #CSIMonth: Can you handle the heat? Try the #ChilliChallenge
    #CSIMonth: Can you handle the heat? Try the #ChilliChallenge

    There's a crazy new online challenge doing the rounds and this one comes with a bit of a bite - quite literally. It's called the #ChilliChallenge, and its heating up the internet...

    By Sindy Peters 10 Jul 2019

    The homegrown heritage of Grasshoppers shoes
    The homegrown heritage of Grasshoppers shoes

    Celebrating 160 years in the industry, Grasshoppers shoes have transcended generations to remain one of South Africa's favourite homegrown footwear brands...

    By Lauren Hartzenberg 15 May 2019

    Equal pay is not a demand - it's a right
    Equal pay is not a demand - it's a right

    Change for women in the workplace is happening, but more needs to be done...

    By Marian Salzman 7 Feb 2019

    #BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019
    #BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019

    More than ever before, in 2018 we saw sustainability playing a major role in shaping trends in the retail sector...

    By Feroz Koor 25 Jan 2019

    #BizTrends2019: If 'toxic' was the word of 2018, could 'trust' be the word for 2019?
    #BizTrends2019: If 'toxic' was the word of 2018, could 'trust' be the word for 2019?

    The Oxford Dictionaries chose 'toxic' as its annual "Word of the Year". For 2019, the winning brands will be those that work to restore consumers' trust in a toxic environment...

    By Rachel Thompson 23 Jan 2019

    #BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better
    #BizTrends2019: Brands with purpose will change South Africa for the better

    Despite great efforts from government and NGOs, South Africa still faces a number of societal and environmental challenges...

    By Michael Baretta 16 Jan 2019

    #BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives
    #BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

    The operating environment for corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives for 2019 and beyond is being reshaped by changing business models and digital disruption...

    By Professor Elain Vlok 7 Jan 2019

    #NewCampaign: #FightPlastic w/ SodaStream
    #NewCampaign: #FightPlastic w/ SodaStream

    SodaStream has released a video campaign to highlight the damage caused by single-use plastic bottles and as a call to shift away from these to reusable packaging...

    By Jessica Tennant 14 Dec 2018

    #NewCampaign: You have got to be Mal
    #NewCampaign: You have got to be Mal

    Mike Schalit, co-founder of Net#work BBDO, has introduced a new 'Wear it Forward' range of t-shirts and caps with Marlboro Originals through the agency's non-profit Mal Foundation...

    By Jessica Tennant 12 Dec 2018

    CSR as a PR strategy for enhancing business-community relations
    CSR as a PR strategy for enhancing business-community relations

    CSR has evolved over the past few years as more and more organisations take a larger role in actively participating in social and community projects...

    By Leago Monareng 6 Dec 2018

    #DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants
    #DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

    Around 96 African elephants are poached for their ivory every day, that's one elephant every 15 minutes...

    By Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018

    FoodForward SA's Second Harvest an agri outreach to feed more people
    FoodForward SA's Second Harvest an agri outreach to feed more people

    Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA's managing director shares more on why Second Harvest was created and the importance of food security...

    By Robin Fredericks 2 Jul 2018

    #NewCampaign: Cosmopolitan SA petitions to end tampon tax
    #NewCampaign: Cosmopolitan SA petitions to end tampon tax

    Cosmopolitan South Africa has launched a petition to end tampon tax, calling all women to campaign against period poverty in South Africa...

    By Jessica Tennant 12 Jun 2018

    Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018
    Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018

    Sustainability issues are increasingly shaping trends in the retail sector. In this year's World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, three of the top global risks in terms of likelihood and impact are environmental...

    By Feroz Koor 23 Apr 2018

    Pizza Hut changes pizza boxes into reading boxes
    Pizza Hut changes pizza boxes into reading boxes

    The Pizza Hut African Literacy Project launched in Cape Town yesterday, in collaboration with the READ Educational Trust - marking the first leg in the pizza franchise's mission to get more of Africa's children reading.

    By Shan Radcliffe 5 Apr 2018

    Aleksandra Gosiewski
    #DesignIndaba2018: The next generation of fashion is biology

    New York-based Fashion Institute of Technology graduate and biomaterials research company AlgiKnit co-founder and COO Aleksandra Gosiewski gave a thought-provoking presentation at Design Indaba on Wednesday on why they, at AlgiKnit, believe that biology is the future of fashion and their revolutionary work in their search for a sustainable product...

    By Jessica Tennant 23 Feb 2018

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    Leveraging digital platforms for the greater good - beyond the 12 days of Christmas

    Effective causal communications using the digital ecosystem can be powerful instruments for systemic change and brand longevity, not just in times of giving like the festive season...

    By Deseré Orrill 25 Dec 2017

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