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Banking

EXCLUSIVE: Nedbank's Vision 2100 – Armageddon or beacon of hope? The power’s in our hands

Khensani Nobanda 7 Jul 2025

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

Issued by WWF South Africa 27 May 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Economy

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 11 Apr 2025

The future we choose: Why urgent action on sustainability is South Africa’s only option

ESG

The future we choose: Why urgent action on sustainability is South Africa’s only option

Issued by Levergy 8 Apr 2025

Working together to support a just transition

ESG & Sustainability

Working together to support a just transition

Issued by WWF South Africa 18 Mar 2025

Louis Strydom, Sales and Marketing Director, Omnia Holdings

Agriculture

Advancing Africa's agriculture: Tackling nutrient efficiency, sustainability, and innovation

Robin Fredericks 24 Feb 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

W Cape unveils key strategies to boost environmental resilience

18 Feb 2025

Climate Change

African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist

Carlos Lopes 6 Nov 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Madagascar’s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming – new study

Katie Devenish 8 Oct 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Animal Day 2024: Empowering future conservationists to protect our planet

Education & Skills Development

EcoTraining celebrates World Animal Day 2024: Empowering future conservationists to protect our planet

Issued by Our Salad Mix 3 Oct 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

Mauro DelleMonache, CEO of Geovia

Architecture & Design

Q&A: How Geovia is reimagining mining efficiency with digital twins

Lindsey Schutters 12 Mar 2024

Now's the time to put land reform beneficiaries in order

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Now's the time to put land reform beneficiaries in order

27 Dec 2023

Beiersdorf's 'Care Beyond Skin' brings benefits to Thanda and the Mtwalume community

ESG

Beiersdorf's 'Care Beyond Skin' brings benefits to Thanda and the Mtwalume community

Issued by Symbiotic Communications 5 May 2023

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Agriculture

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Jan Hugo, Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Chrisna du Plessis 15 Mar 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Private sector's role in supporting land reform beneficiaries' adoption of good governance practices

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Private sector's role in supporting land reform beneficiaries' adoption of good governance practices

Peter Setou 22 Nov 2022

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Partnerships, commitment key to driving successful land reform

27 Oct 2022

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 4 Aug 2021

Vumelana Advisory Fund welcomes R9.3bn allocation to land restitution claims

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Vumelana Advisory Fund welcomes R9.3bn allocation to land restitution claims

26 Feb 2021

Reflecting on land reform: Milestones achieved and the work that lies ahead

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Reflecting on land reform: Milestones achieved and the work that lies ahead

Peter Setou 28 Jan 2021

Mongezi Veti, Exxaro Resources executive head of sustainability

Mining

Mining and agriculture: Could repurposed farmland help create jobs at scale?

Mongezi Veti 19 Oct 2020

Sustainable use of land vital for fynbos protection

Sustainable Farming

Sustainable use of land vital for fynbos protection

6 Oct 2020

South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

South Africa's land reform policies need to embrace social, economic and ecological sustainability

23 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Sustainability

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

This is how rural areas can be developed through agriculture

Agriculture

This is how rural areas can be developed through agriculture

24 Jul 2020

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Agriculture

Call to protect land

17 Jun 2020

Hundreds expected to sign manifesto to 'heal the land and people'

Agribusiness

Hundreds expected to sign manifesto to 'heal the land and people'

Thabo Msimang, Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 17 Jun 2020

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Agribusiness

Land reform in South Africa is both a human rights issue and a constitutional imperative

Peter Setou 23 Mar 2020

Agribusiness

AGDA to launch at 2020 Africa Agri Tech Conference

11 Feb 2020

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Agriculture

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Ermias Betemariam 5 Dec 2019

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Agri Tech

Drone Users Conference 2019 takes flight

22 Nov 2019

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Agriculture

Agri EC congress highlights new partnerships, unity in agriculture

1 Aug 2019

Responsible Tourism

Tourism revenue will preserve nature's magic and majesty

Joe Cloete 12 Jun 2019

Financial incentives could spur cities and landowners to protect wetlands

Agribusiness

Financial incentives could spur cities and landowners to protect wetlands

Alanna Rebelo 6 Jun 2019

Agriculture

EU-African task force proposes new way ahead for African rural development

Morgan Morris 21 May 2019

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Agriculture

Elections will come and go, but challenges in land reform will not

Peter Setou 7 May 2019

Agriculture

New Year's messages from agri leaders

14 Jan 2019

#BizTrends 2019: Land reform - the year that was, as we look ahead to 2019

Trends

#BizTrends 2019: Land reform - the year that was, as we look ahead to 2019

Peter Setou 7 Jan 2019

Japan a strategic investor for SA

Markets & Investment

Japan a strategic investor for SA

9 Oct 2018

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Agriculture

On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

Organised agriculture will fight land expropriation without compensation

1 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

Land audit providing facts needed for sound, sustainable policy formulation

2 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

The immense challenge of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa

Nabil Ben Khatra, Maud Loireau 9 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Why the powers that be should think twice about taking land without compensation

26 Sep 2017

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Agriculture

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Sam Otieno 7 Sep 2017

Chairperson receiving award from deputy minister and Vumelana

Agriculture

Vumelana awards communal property institutions for good governance in land reform

24 Aug 2017

Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out

Climate Change

Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out

Olushola Fadairo 28 Apr 2017

From left: Annelize Crosby (Policy Advisor on land reform, Agri SA), Anwhar Madhanpall (General Manager, South African Sugar Association), Hezekiel Nkosi (Chairman, Moletele Communal Property Association), Mazwi Mkhulisi (Programmes Manager, Vumelana Advisory Fund) and Nomfundo Ntloko-Gobodo (Chief Land Claims Commissioner, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights)

Agriculture

Achieving sustainable land reform through partnerships

26 Apr 2017