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Johannesburg precinct sets standards for sustainability

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Source: © Global Cosmetics News Unilver has succumbed to pressure from shareholders to cut costs and to scale back environmental and social pledges

Unilever scales back on environmental and social initiatives

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Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 19 hours

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R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

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Food is a fundamental human right, yet South Africans go hungry

Food is a fundamental human right, yet South Africans go hungry

Ambani Reputation Management 3 days

Fashion Revolution Week 2024: How everyone can play a part in redefining South Africa's fashion industry

Fashion Revolution Week 2024: How everyone can play a part in redefining South Africa's fashion industry

Soapbox Communications 3 days

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Ambani Reputation Management 19 Apr 2024

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

GreenCape 18 Apr 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

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Dubai’s torrential downpour unleashes havoc on city’s commercial hubs

17 Apr 2024

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Impact manager Acre raises $100m for African climate infrastructure

Virginia Furness 17 Apr 2024

The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

Liezl Human 17 Apr 2024

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie 17 Apr 2024

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A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

5 Apr 2024

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Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha park

Nyasha Nyaungwa 3 Apr 2024

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Source: © Global Cosmetics News Unilver has succumbed to pressure from shareholders to cut costs and to scale back environmental and social pledges

Unilever scales back on environmental and social initiatives

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R28bn Upper uMkhomazi Water Project to relieve KZN water challenges

1 day

Food is a fundamental human right, yet South Africans go hungry

Food is a fundamental human right, yet South Africans go hungry

Ambani Reputation Management 3 days

Fashion Revolution Week 2024: How everyone can play a part in redefining South Africa's fashion industry

Fashion Revolution Week 2024: How everyone can play a part in redefining South Africa's fashion industry

Soapbox Communications 3 days

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Ambani Reputation Management 19 Apr 2024

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

GreenCape 18 Apr 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

Source: A photo taken of Dubai's skyline under a stormy sky in October 2020.

Dubai’s torrential downpour unleashes havoc on city’s commercial hubs

17 Apr 2024

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Impact manager Acre raises $100m for African climate infrastructure

Virginia Furness 17 Apr 2024

The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

Liezl Human 17 Apr 2024

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie 17 Apr 2024

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Century City Conference Centre's WTM SA 2024 Silver makes Africa proud

16 Apr 2024

An aerial view shows a deserted and flooded traditional homestead following heavy rains in Garsen, Tana Delta within Tana River county, Kenya 23 November 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Huge debt costs mean climate spending could make emerging nations insolvent

Libby George 16 Apr 2024

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KZN activates disaster teams

16 Apr 2024

Coronation and Ladles of Love partner to boost feeding and reading in ECDs across SA

Coronation and Ladles of Love partner to boost feeding and reading in ECDs across SA

Coronation 15 Apr 2024

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Call for a National Register of Polluters

15 Apr 2024

Source: © NFI Samro's newly launched Music Business Lab training programme aims to empower 30 music publishers

Samro’s Music Business Lab training programme empowers music publishers

12 Apr 2024

2024 ACT Good Report: Recognising leading social and environmental responsibility campaigns

12 Apr 2024

Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

OnPoint PR 12 Apr 2024

2023 Eco-Logic award

2024 Eco-Logic Awards - entries are now open

12 Apr 2024

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AlexForbes joins sustainability consulting with Alternative Prosperity Group

12 Apr 2024

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

11 Apr 2024

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

11 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

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Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 Apr 2024

A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2024

Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024

Selim Kaymak, CEO of Alpha Resources

Sustainable mining is a profit and planet balancing act

Selim Kaymak 9 Apr 2024

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Is the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

9 Apr 2024

Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

8 Apr 2024

How can companies invest in whole school development?

How can companies invest in whole school development?

Trialogue 8 Apr 2024

Nampak Liquid Cartons and Woodlands Dairy launch a tethered cap carton

Nampak Liquid Cartons and Woodlands Dairy launch a tethered cap carton

8 Apr 2024

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Bulletproof park proposed in gang-hit Mitchells Plain

8 Apr 2024

Botswana should be praised for its conservation efforts, not chastised by Germany

Botswana should be praised for its conservation efforts, not chastised by Germany

North-West University (NWU) 5 Apr 2024

Nedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

Nedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

5 Apr 2024

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