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De Lille outlines tourism budget priorities, reforms and growth plans

Tourism

De Lille outlines tourism budget priorities, reforms and growth plans

1 day

Source: Couleur via

Agriculture

Table grape export boost: South Africa taps into the Philippines market

6 Mar 2025

Nutrition

GMO debate reignited as SA sets new precedent in court

Katja Hamilton 5 Nov 2024

OFM – proudly agri

Radio & Audio

OFM – proudly agri

Issued by OFM Radio 14 Oct 2024

Source: !Xaus Lodge.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Potential impact of land reform in tourism - How the sector can uplift communities

Peter Setou 25 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf Today, Monday 16 September, South Africa joins the global community today to commemorate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer under the theme Advancing Climate Action

Climate Change

Commemorating International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Advancing Climate Action

16 Sep 2024

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Climate Change

SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

Survey: SA agribusinesses show high innovation despite challenges

Agribusiness

Survey: SA agribusinesses show high innovation despite challenges

23 Jul 2024

Source: Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

Economy

NCOP introduces economic and finance clusters

28 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

SA first: Liberty Two Degrees' retail portfolio achieves Net Zero waste certification

3 Apr 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

Rui Lopes, animal welfare specialist and Equity Principal & Head of Africa Relations at Lopes Attorneys

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Animal welfare laws and regulation - what we can expect in 2024

Rui Lopes and Michael Jenkins 16 Jan 2024

Image source: Magda Ehlers from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Govt to tackle plastic pollution with labour, plastic sector

8 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Energy & Mining

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Logistics industry urged to play a role in addressing food waste

Logistics & Transport

Logistics industry urged to play a role in addressing food waste

Marietjie Brown 2 Nov 2023

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

Environmental Law

Africa: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 Jul 2023

Image source: Md Mudassir Hossain from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

Image source: scyther5 –

Legislation & Regulation

Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

Members of Earthlife Africa and the Eastern Cape Environmental Network protested on Wednesday outside TotalEnergies service station in KwaDwesi, Gqeberha. Photo: Joseph Chirume/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

"Total madness": Fishers protest against ocean drilling

Joseph Chirume 9 Feb 2023

Source: meriç tuna via

Agriculture

South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

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Environmental Law

Big shift to environmental legislative landscape is finally here

Garyn Rapson, Kirsty Kilner & Carma Rossouw 28 Jun 2022

Parliament passes environmental bills

Environment & Natural Resources

Parliament passes environmental bills

3 Mar 2022

Swapping probiotics for antibiotics: How it could be a game changer for chickens, and us

Agro-processing

Swapping probiotics for antibiotics: How it could be a game changer for chickens, and us

3 Dec 2021

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sustainable Development

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sindy Peters 24 Nov 2021

2021 Eco-Logic Awards winners announced

ESG & Sustainability

2021 Eco-Logic Awards winners announced

5 Nov 2021

Repurposing coal stations - a circular economy energy solution

Energy

Repurposing coal stations - a circular economy energy solution

Wayne Glossop and Tord Johnsson 3 Sep 2021

Local tyre manufacturers drive more sustainable practices

Logistics & Transport

Local tyre manufacturers drive more sustainable practices

Issued by dotGOOD 17 Jun 2021

AfriGIS - supporting sustainable development through geospatial solutions

Environment & Natural Resources

AfriGIS - supporting sustainable development through geospatial solutions

Issued by AfriGIS 23 Apr 2021

Operation Phakisa - accelerating the implementation of solutions critical to development

Environment & Natural Resources

Operation Phakisa - accelerating the implementation of solutions critical to development

Jessie Taylor, Issued by Topco Media 12 Apr 2021

Potatoes SA campaign to unpack position of potatoes during pandemic

Agro-processing

Potatoes SA campaign to unpack position of potatoes during pandemic

12 Apr 2021

Name change for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department

Agriculture

Name change for Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department

31 Mar 2021

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

29 Mar 2021

Minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, Barbara Creecy

Energy

Transitioning away from coal

25 Mar 2021

The Inyanda-Roodeplaat wind farm site in the Eastern Cape, taken from the cover of an Environmental Impact Report.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Controversial Watsons' wind farm approval overturned on review

John Yeld 24 Mar 2021

Gillian Niven and Kirsty Kilner

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Incentivising renewable energy development: moving one step closer, or two steps back?

Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021

SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4

Agriculture

SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4

Wandile Sihlobo 4 Mar 2021

Agriculture on positive growth trajectory, key to economic recovery

Agribusiness

Agriculture on positive growth trajectory, key to economic recovery

Unathi Mhlatyana 25 Feb 2021

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

Fishing

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

22 Feb 2021

Rhino poaching declines in 2020

Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino poaching declines in 2020

1 Feb 2021

We can shape the climate future we want

Climate Change

We can shape the climate future we want

Amy Giliam 10 Dec 2020

Coffer dam mining operations in 2017. Image from the report Amendment of Environmental Management Programmes for Mining Rights 554MRC, 10025MR, 512MRC and 513MRC - Volume 2: Mining Right 554MRC, November 2017 by SLR Consulting in association with Placer Resource Management.

Mining

Diamond divers warn of damage to seabed from West Coast mining dams

John Yeld 9 Dec 2020

PPC Ltd, Coca-Cola and Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries weigh in on sustainability in SA

ESG & Sustainability

PPC Ltd, Coca-Cola and Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries weigh in on sustainability in SA

Issued by Topco Media 8 Dec 2020

Photo: Martin Adams

Coal, Oil & Gas

Gas-to-power gains momentum on SA energy scene

2 Dec 2020

R1.3m ploughed into environmentally friendly youth projects

Environment & Natural Resources

R1.3m ploughed into environmentally friendly youth projects

27 Nov 2020

Cabinet approves measures to address threatened biodiversity

Environment & Natural Resources

Cabinet approves measures to address threatened biodiversity

25 Nov 2020

Kickstarting the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the big focus of the 2020 Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue

Economy

Kickstarting the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the big focus of the 2020 Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue

Issued by Optimize Agency 24 Nov 2020

Plastics Colloquium identifies 5 key focus areas for 2021

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastics Colloquium identifies 5 key focus areas for 2021

20 Nov 2020

Eco-friendly charcoal production to boost SA's water security

Forestry

Eco-friendly charcoal production to boost SA's water security

20 Nov 2020