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Will carbon tax legislation become effective in 2016?
[Kirsten Hunt] It is going to be a challenge for organisations to put in place the required systems and processes if the current deadline is adhered to... read


CSI & Sustainability
Ditikeni's distribution to beneficiaries increases by 20%
Ditikeni investment holding group has announced that its distribution to beneficiaries rose for the ninth year in a row, increasing this year's annual distribution by 20%... read
Education & Training
Nutrition Week initiative successful
Tetra Pak's support of National Nutrition Week 2015 was a successful public-private collaboration between the Department of Basic Education, Clover and Tetra Pak, in which nearly 10,000 learners, their teachers, school employees, and food handlers benefitted... read
Environment & Natural Resources
We have 15 years to halt biodiversity loss, can it be done?

Richard Pearson

The UN's ambitious new Sustainable Development Goals include a target to halt biodiversity loss by 2030. The SDGs have generated a great deal of comment, with questions raised as to whether the lofty aspirations can be turned into realistic policies... read
Winners of SAB Environmental Media, Media Environmentalist of the Year announced
The winners of the annual SAB Environmental Media and Media Environmentalist of the Year awards have been announced... read
Golf day raises funds for Victoria Falls Anti Poaching Unit
A golf tournament, coordinated and sponsored by Africa Albida Tourism, has raised $30,000 for the Victoria Falls Anti Poaching Unit... read
Extraction of resources for international trade requires new policies
With 40% of resources extracted and used worldwide linked directly or indirectly to trade, new policies are needed to address adverse environmental impacts... read
2016 ECO Film Festival calls for submissions
Food Security
UN agencies expand operations in Southern Africa as poor harvests deepen food insecurity
An estimated 27.4 million people in Southern Africa face food insecurity in the next six months, the FAO and the WFP warned, announcing the expansion of their operations to respond... read
Health & Welfare
Kidzpositive receives support from Rebosis Property Fund
Western Cape-based non-profit organisation, Kidzpositive, says the growing misconception that South Africa's HIV/Aids pandemic is under control amid a national roll-out of anti-retroviral drugs is leading to a worrying decrease in aid funding from abroad... read
Barloworld supports Stop Hunger Now's meal packing initiative
Mozambican politician and humanitarian and widow of former South African president Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel, celebrated her 70th birthday on 17 October in her home country, driving a cause close to her heart... read
Universal health care is a tall order given southern Africa's poor finances

Erica Penfold

Creating universal health care will have different challenges for each country depending on their economic strength, relationships with donors, and their government's investment into the health sector... read
AfroCentric Health supports black-owned enterprises
AfroCentric Health, the supplier of sustainable health solutions, recently announced its support of a number of black-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating within the healthcare sector... read
Esse becomes first carbon neutral personal care co. in SA
Esse Trust, the holding company for Esse Organic Skincare and Africa Organics, has announced that it is carbon neutral, making the company South Africa's first personal care company to achieve the designation... read
Man to walk 1,390km in 30 days to buy wheelchairs for people with mobility impairments

Issued by Lion's Wing

TJ Njozela, a senior copywriter at FCB Joburg, has taken the courageous decision to embark on a crusade to walk from Johannesburg to Cape Town in just 30 days, starting the #30days30wheelchairs initiative... read
Qantas Group pilots FlyPink Breast Cancer Awareness
Infrastructure and Technology
GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises
The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) South Africa recently acknowledged the inventive work of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at the annual awards ceremony which was held at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria... read
Cape Town to introduce biofuel and electric buses
The City of Cape Town announced that biofuel and electric buses are on the cards for the MyCiTi bus service in the near future. The importance of alternative fuel for public transport... read
3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

Dirk Muller

A hi-tech buoy that provides real-time data can play a key role in helping South Africa manage its coastal waters. It could also be deployed beyond... read
Transportation of components to Noupoort Wind Farm commences
The transportation of turbine components for the Noupoort Wind Farm in the Northern Cape commenced on 19 October... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Waste management plan in the pipeline
South Africa will soon have a Paper and Packaging Industry Plan, which will bring a significant change in the current waste management regime... read
New events to diarise
High Tea at the The Bromwell
29 Oct 2015, Cape Town


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21 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


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