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Resilient by design: Bushtec tents complete Sindile Lodge at Shamwari

Travel

Resilient by design: Bushtec tents complete Sindile Lodge at Shamwari

Issued by Bushtec 29 Sep 2026

Mining

Word on the WhatsApp group: SA mining must tackle misinformation

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Honours students head to Zimbabwe for Creative Exchange

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography Honours students head to Zimbabwe for Creative Exchange

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 26 Feb 2026

From wilderness skills to economic impact: Why safari guides hold the key to Africa's tourism future

Tourism

From wilderness skills to economic impact: Why safari guides hold the key to Africa's tourism future

Robin Fredericks 21 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Unplugging the AI police: Why SA universities are turning off detectors

30 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Tsundzukani Hlungwane is inspiring the next generation through conservation

Tourism

#YouthMonth | Tsundzukani Hlungwane is inspiring the next generation through conservation

Robin Fredericks 26 Jun 2026

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Climate Change

UCT develops world’s first early biodiversity heat warning system

22 Jun 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica da Silva, Lavhelesani Dembe Simba, and Peter J Carrick 10 Jun 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

Vergenoegd Löw named among world’s top 100 sustainable hotels

Tourism & Travel

Vergenoegd Löw named among world’s top 100 sustainable hotels

5 May 2026

From ‘sustainable’ to ‘regenerative’ agriculture: What’s in a name?

Sustainable Farming

From ‘sustainable’ to ‘regenerative’ agriculture: What’s in a name?

Kate Congreves 21 Apr 2026

Machine_ and Leo Burnett Ukraine began a collaboration on how to turn AC drops of water into a lifeline for urban birds. Image supplied.

Climate Change

How this free sustainable design turns AC waste into water for urban birds

16 Apr 2026

#MiningIndaba: Placing safety at the core of SA's mining boom

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Placing safety at the core of SA's mining boom

Merel van der Lei 16 Feb 2026

Last year mining companies contributed more than R5bn to generally lift skill levels and to secure jobs both within the industry and in the future when mining has ceased (Image source: © Alliance for Responsible Mining)

Mining

#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

19 Dec 2025

Global icons head the 2026 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards jury

Film & Cinematography

Global icons head the 2026 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards jury

8 Dec 2025

Four months ago, final environmental authorisation was given for the construction of a second nuclear power plant for South Africa at Duynefontein, which currently hosts the 1,940-megawatt (MW) Koeberg nuclear facility, pictured above. Photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Eskom starts environmental assessment for a third nuclear power station

John Yeld 3 Dec 2025

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Health & Safety

Mine matters: Why you need to pay attention to your workforce’s mental well-being

Reinette Lotz 10 Oct 2025

All aboard for the 2025 Hermanus Whale Festival

Events

All aboard for the 2025 Hermanus Whale Festival

2 Oct 2025

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Health & Safety

Achieving zero harm in SA mines: The role of information ecology

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2025

Real-time response: Why speed matters more than ever for SA’s manufacturing and logistics

Logistics & Transport

Real-time response: Why speed matters more than ever for SA’s manufacturing and logistics

Merel van der Lei 25 Sep 2025

Higher Education

UFS to introduce new engineering degrees in agriculture and ecology

10 Sep 2025

Where humans and baboons meet: Unruly takes center stage at The Baxter

Theatre

Where humans and baboons meet: Unruly takes center stage at The Baxter

21 Jul 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Why investing in biodiversity is crucial to SDGs

Justin Bott 30 Jun 2025

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

20 Jun 2025

New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala have announced the 2025 TV & Film Awards award winners and the 2025 Radio Awards winners, with South Africa winning six awards, three for TV & Film and three for Radio (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

6 awards for SA at New York Festivals 2025 TV & Film and Radio Awards

23 May 2025

GE Next Engineers learners tasked to develop wind-powered energy

Education & Skills Development

Why the future of climate change solutions hinges on Stem careers

Balan Moodley 22 May 2025

Digital Learning Day: EcoTraining – reshaping education through technology

Higher Education

Digital Learning Day: EcoTraining – reshaping education through technology

Issued by Our Salad Mix 25 Feb 2025

Social Media

20 years of YouTube: 8 key innovations that have helped the video platform achieve its success

Alex Connock 18 Feb 2025

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Unlocking the wild this Black November: Career pathways beyond field guiding

Environment & Natural Resources

Unlocking the wild this Black November: Career pathways beyond field guiding

Issued by Our Salad Mix 25 Nov 2024

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Property

Growthpoint wins big with four green building awards at #GBCSA2024

13 Nov 2024

A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024

TNPA, IDC call for proposals for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura

Distribution

TNPA, IDC call for proposals for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura

25 Sep 2024

The Karoo Basin has been a battleground between the DMRE and environmentalists

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe keeps Karoo Basin gas hopes alive

Lindsey Schutters 2 Sep 2024

NamibRand Nature Reserve awarded Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet Park status

Tourism

NamibRand Nature Reserve awarded Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet Park status

19 Aug 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

Research & Development

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

A cleaned African Penguin swimming at Sanccob's Rietvlei centre in 2018. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

John Yeld 15 Jul 2024

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Environment Day by advocating for conservation education and sustainable practices

Education & Skills Development

EcoTraining celebrates World Environment Day by advocating for conservation education and sustainable practices

Issued by Our Salad Mix 4 Jun 2024

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Residential Property

Six-star green neighbourhood, Newinbosch, ticks all the boxes

30 Apr 2024

From cultivation to cup: South Africa must brew up rooibos tea tourism

Tourism

From cultivation to cup: South Africa must brew up rooibos tea tourism

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 30 Apr 2024

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

Higher Education

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

11 Apr 2024

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

Fishing

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

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

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

Sustainable Farming

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

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024