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Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong, 15 May 2014. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Southern African states make fresh pitch to trade $1bn ivory stockpile

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Source: Supplied. Sarah Slabbert, consulting analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
#AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

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Source: Standard Bank Group.
Standard Bank, MiDA in $700m green housing deal

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Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand
Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

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Bring hope and warmth with WinterHope this June

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How can companies promote democracy and social justice?

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GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

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Green cement would be a climate win for the globe. Source: Engin Akyurt/Pexels
Cambridge researchers break new ground in green cement

  24 May 2024

Members of non-profit organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development protested last week because of delays in funding allocations and subsidy payments. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp
Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations

  24 May 2024

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Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

24 May 2024

Source: x.com. Minister Senzo Mchunu.
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Source: Supplied. Sarah Slabbert, consulting analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
#AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

 2 days

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand
Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

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Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report
Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

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The river that flows out to sea at Margate’s main beach is fed with up to 7-million litres of effluent per day from a failing sewage treatment plant about 1.8km upstream. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
Sewage pollutes KwaZulu-Natal’s popular south coast lagoons

 15 May 2024

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Greenside learner’s innovation scoops first prize at provincial competition

15 May 2024

Sappi signs milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading
Sappi signs milestone 175GWh per annum renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Enpower Trading

 8 May 2024

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

 6 May 2024

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SSA's Fine & Country: Eco-home trends, sustainable tips

2 May 2024

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied
Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

 2 May 2024

BET Software preserves beach beauty on Earth Day
BET Software preserves beach beauty on Earth Day

 26 Apr 2024

Supplied image: Big Oak Tree at 170 Dorp Street
1,000 trees for Stellenbosch - restoration campaign launches

25 Apr 2024

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

 24 Apr 2024

Planet vs. Plastics: City Lodge Hotels’ eco-initiatives make sustainability easy
Planet vs. Plastics: City Lodge Hotels’ eco-initiatives make sustainability easy

 23 Apr 2024

Water: The essence of life
Water: The essence of life

 23 Apr 2024

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

22 Apr 2024

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

 22 Apr 2024

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Call for a National Register of Polluters

15 Apr 2024

2023 Eco-Logic award
2024 Eco-Logic Awards - entries are now open

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

 12 Apr 2024

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

 11 Apr 2024

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Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 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

 8 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry
Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

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Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

 3 Apr 2024

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Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha park

 3 Apr 2024

Penguin chicks wait to be fed at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre, where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciting donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg", in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander
'Adopt a penguin egg' Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

 2 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism
Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

 2 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs
Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

 28 Mar 2024

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Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

 27 Mar 2024

Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa
Largest frog in more than 100 years discovered in Africa

 26 Mar 2024

Towards a brighter future: Key takeaways from Topco Media's Sustainability Summit
Towards a brighter future: Key takeaways from Topco Media's Sustainability Summit

 25 Mar 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister
Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

 25 Mar 2024

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Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment
FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment

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Captain Fanplastic teams up with Secret Sunrise for a unique dance cleanup for nature
Captain Fanplastic teams up with Secret Sunrise for a unique dance cleanup for nature

 19 Mar 2024

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 13 Mar 2024

The Litter Boom demonstrates how innovative solutions can improve our world
The Litter Boom demonstrates how innovative solutions can improve our world

 13 Mar 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being
How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

 11 Mar 2024

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, near Paris. Source: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

 6 Mar 2024

Are you walking the walk or simply ‘green talking’?
Are you walking the walk or simply ‘green talking’?

 5 Mar 2024


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