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[Maroefah Smith] She lets us in on what she loves the most about waste management, how recycling empowers women and how the Mpact Group has supported her in her career... |
|  Image supplied. Taking a break from her trailblazing work, she talks to us about navigating discrimination, why it’s okay to be different, and the time she raised a warthog... |
| Slow fashion designer Katlego Mokwana recently showcased her brand, Mother of Gao, at a press day event hosted by H&M at its showroom at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. As the winner of the Emerging Designer award at the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, Mokwana received a cash prize of R100,000 to support the growth of her business as well as access to mentorship and networking opportunities from H&M South Africa.    
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[Maroefah Smith] Mother of Gao's inventive, playful fashion design is just what South Africa's sustainable fashion industry needs... |
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[Maroefah Smith] Edith Leeuta talks about challenges and how she's overcome them, fast-tracking gender equality in South Africa and her advice to others wanting to pursue a career in recycling... |
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[Andy Du Plessis] Despite a recent easing in interest rates, vulnerable households remain trapped in financial hardship, with inflation, unemployment, and service costs continuing to pose serious threats... |
|  Image supplied. Taking a break from her groundbreaking sustainability projects that offer solutions for the mining sector, she lets us in on the secret to being a great leader... |
|  Image credit: Paulo Sérgio Zembruski on Pexels “Be part of the design, if you get involved now, where you can be part of the design. We need to hear every voice, because it's the system we need to change...” |
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[Maroefah Smith] WIIP interns Malixole Buthelezi and Sithabile Majavu talk about challenges they’ve faced and how the green energy sector can alleviate SA’s unemployment crisis... |
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[Andy Du Plessis] South Africa’s unemployment rate, currently at 32,9%, is among the highest in the world, and significantly higher than the global average... |
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[Marilyn Keegan] In the Drakenstein sub-district of Paarl, many children face daily struggles that go far beyond what childhood should hold - poverty, instability, and the emotional impact of substance abuse and domestic violence in their homes. For some, basic needs like food, safety, and care are not guaranteed... |
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[Andy Du Plessis] FoodForward SA implements a model called FoodBanking, whereby they partner with food system actors to timeously recover within date, quality surplus food, for redistribution... |
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[Andy Du Plessis] The recent Daily Maverick article about children in Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga having to “take turns to eat” because their families are struggling to put food on the table, is heart wrenching but sadly, not surprising, and indicative of what thousands of households in under-served communities across the length and breadth of our country experience daily – in both rural and urban settings... |
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[Cathy Duff] ‘Strategic philanthropy’ has been declared a failure by one of its former advocates. Although the arguments are compelling, there remains a need for strategic corporate social investment, which is evolving for greater impact... |
 |  Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan – 123RF.com talks to Ipasa's Louise Driver about the new South African Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change and the importance of private funding to climate action... |
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[Dumisani Khumalo] Launched at GWF’s Hazyview Campus, the initiative empowers learners with recycling knowledge and sustainable practices in schools... |
 |  Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit 2025 will see a firm and deliberate shift towards the adoption of sustainable practices at scale... |
 |  Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA Around 300 pioneer producers have risen to the EPR challenge, but thousands more need to follow... |
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[Dumisani Khumalo] Fibre Circle expressed heartfelt gratitude to waste reclaimers and buy-back centres by distributing food parcels in December, recognizing their vital role in recycling and inspiring renewed commitment for 2025... |
 |  Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste South Africa is a country in crisis – on the verge of an environmental disaster, with collapsing infrastructure and growing waste streams... |
