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About 80 people gathered in Rosebank to protest against Standard Bank and TotalEnergies’ investment in fossil fuels. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro

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The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help

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Stone Seacom wraps up Mandela Month with a commitment to connectivity and community upliftment

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Tourism leaders call for ESG reform to reflect Southern Africa realities

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Source: . The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) comprises a system of several large dams and tunnels throughout Lesotho, which delivers water to the Gauteng region of South Africa via the Vaal River System. It is the largest water transfer scheme in Africa.

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Sassa issues urgent warning against illegal social grant deductions

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Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa urged that water investment be central to finance discussions at the AU-AIP Water Summit 2025, which aligns with the launch of the Rand Water Zuikerbosch System Purification Plant in Vereeniging which he attended last week.

Global leaders unite in Cape Town to transform water investment strategy

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Western Cape court halts TotalEnergies' offshore drilling over EIA failings

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FOM, Kolisi Foundation’s new Drop Goal campaign empowers women’s rugby

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Marina Mastrorillo, Chun Song, Grazia Pacillo and Victor Villa 14 Aug 2025

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25 million people acutely food insecure in Sudan

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Child malnutrition is a sign of conflict to come: Nigerian study links climate change, food and violence

Marina Mastrorillo, Chun Song, Grazia Pacillo and Victor Villa 14 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Fibre Circle's Edith Leeuta champions the circular economy

#WomensMonth: Fibre Circle's Edith Leeuta champions the circular economy

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South Africa's new family law could redefine property rights after divorce or death

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The Western Cape Network on Disability has written to Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis urging the City of Cape Town to reconsider its decision to reduce Dial-a-Ride services. Archive photo: Will Yoder

Outcry over cuts to Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride service

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 Aug 2025

Claire Bradbury, sustainability lead for Accenture, Africa says AI is expanding rapidly, and without urgent intervention, its environmental footprint could outpace the very benefits it promises. She offers four solutions (Image supplied)

4 solutions for companies to overcome the hidden costs of AI

Claire Bradbury 13 Aug 2025

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How period poverty is derailing education in South Africa

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Mike Teke to replace July Ndlovu as FutureCoal chairperson

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The science of starvation: this is what happens to your body when it’s deprived of food

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