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‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, SA’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots

Patrick Ssebugere, Ashirafu Miiro, and Nelson Odume 3 Dec 2024

Pick n Pay rolls out more Reverse Vending Machines, integrates Smart Shopper

Pick n Pay rolls out more Reverse Vending Machines, integrates Smart Shopper

2 Dec 2024

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Earthshot Prize 2025: Entries close soon

21 Nov 2024

The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

All the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards finalists

All the 2024 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards finalists

18 Nov 2024

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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

14 Nov 2024

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Nevo Hadas 14 Nov 2024

Prince William, Prince of Wales meets the 2024 Earthshot Prize Finalists at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 November 2024. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

7 Nov 2024

Don't trash your old servers, rather refurbish

Don't trash your old servers, rather refurbish

Ryan Birkenbach 7 Nov 2024

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

5 Nov 2024

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William in South Africa for green prize ceremony

Michael Holden 1 Nov 2024

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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

31 Oct 2024

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

31 Oct 2024

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

31 Oct 2024

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