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Steadfast Africa raises over R2m for Kolisi Foundation and Good Work Foundation

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UCT develops world’s first early biodiversity heat warning system

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Fibre Circle rewards top recycling schools in Zithande Mzansi Back2School competition

Fibre Circle Fibre Circle rewards top recycling schools in Zithande Mzansi Back2School competition

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FibreCoin: Bringing recognition and digital rewards to South Africa’s waste pickers

Fibre Circle FibreCoin: Bringing recognition and digital rewards to South Africa’s waste pickers

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Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

Catchwords Growthpoint reaches milestone of 12 net-zero carbon certifications

19 Jun 2026

Diners help fund coding education for young learners through Panarottis Coding Futures

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19 Jun 2026

Trialogue invites entries for the 2026 Strategic CSI Award

Trialogue Trialogue invites entries for the 2026 Strategic CSI Award

17 Jun 2026

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

Tiger Brands Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

15 Jun 2026

MSCI Green Annual Property Index 2025 confirms a decade of outperformance by green-certified offices

Catchwords MSCI Green Annual Property Index 2025 confirms a decade of outperformance by green-certified offices

11 Jun 2026

Bestmed and DStv Schools Netball Challenge renew partnership to grow netball talent

MultiChoice Bestmed and DStv Schools Netball Challenge renew partnership to grow netball talent

11 Jun 2026

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Fibre Circle Fibre Circle celebrates young environmental champions in eThekwini

10 Jun 2026

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

Trialogue Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

9 Jun 2026

Growthpoint and Threads for iKasi bring warmth and dignity to Tembisa learners for a 2nd year

Catchwords Growthpoint and Threads for iKasi bring warmth and dignity to Tembisa learners for a 2nd year

9 Jun 2026

UP student runs Comrades to help graduates escape student debt

University of Pretoria UP student runs Comrades to help graduates escape student debt

8 Jun 2026

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#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Robin Fredericks 8 hours

The Equality Court has found traditional leader and “influencer” Ngizwe Mchunu guilty of hate speech, harassment and discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Equality Court slams Ngizwe Mchunu for homophobic hate speech

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Government injects R12.3bn to tackle water crisis and boost infrastructure

19 Jun 2026

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

19 Jun 2026

Consumers skeptical of aluminum recyclability despite industry advantage

Consumers skeptical of aluminum recyclability despite industry advantage

19 Jun 2026

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#YouthMonth: South Africa cannot prepare young people for an economy that no longer exists

Nelo Spies 18 Jun 2026

KelTex founders Laetus Buberwa and Emeliana Said. Image supplied.

Tanzanian duo win H&M Foundation’s 2026 Global Change Award

18 Jun 2026

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GSMA calls for investment and policy reform to unlock Africa’s digital potential

17 Jun 2026

Left to right: Dr Bilal Bobat, Professor Jerome Loveland, Dr Sharan Rambarran and Dr Dinen Parbhoo — the transplant team at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC). Image supplied.

Weelee donation takes Wits Medical Centre's transplant care to the next level

17 Jun 2026

Mbuyisa Makhubu carries Hector Pieterson after Pieterson was shot and killed at the Soweto Uprising. Antoinette Sithol, Pieterson's sister, runs beside them. Image credit: , via Wikimedia Commons

#YouthMonth | The inheritance of influence: What the youth of 1976 gave today's generation

Jessica Gbedemah 17 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jun 2026

The 2026 Vodacom Eco-Warriors, St John Paul II Secondary School in Elandskop, KZN. Image supplied.

2026 Vodacom Eco-Warriors: SA’s Gen Zs solving the country’s sustainability challenges

17 Jun 2026

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Tanzanian duo win H&M Foundation’s 2026 Global Change Award

18 Jun 2026

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Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 Jun 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

New bulk water infrastructure aims to stabilise supply for Durban residents

12 Jun 2026

The future of sustainable fashion is Africa at Twyg’s Africa Textile Talks

12 Jun 2026

Hundreds of families face eviction from “hijacked” social housing estate

Kimberly Mutandiro 11 Jun 2026

South Africa's power utility enters its clean energy era with Eskom Green

11 Jun 2026

A win for South African storytelling as Kumba Iron Ore funds 9 Kuruman authors

11 Jun 2026

Vergelegen opens education hub for primary school learners

10 Jun 2026

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