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 | Jamie Matroos Researchers at Stanford have found a way to create sustainable plastic using inedible plant materials... read |
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 | Jonathan Chapman We live in a world drowning in objects: households with a television in each room; kitchen cupboards stuffed with waffle makers, blenders and cappuccino whisks; drawers filled to bursting with pocket-sized devices powered by batteries - batteries which themselves take a thousand times more energy to make than they will ever provide... read |
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 | The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) is looking to social innovators to help find solutions to challenges facing the region... read |
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 | MTN SA Foundation has donated a computer laboratory for children and elderly persons with physical and mental disabilities of the Oasis Skills Development Centre in Upington in the Northern Cape... read |
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 | Five American teachers, selected to be part of Rotary's Vocational Training Team, have just completed a three week teaching exchange programme where they visited Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres around Cape Town, sharing their experience about curriculum and classroom structure... read |
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 | The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has made R195m available for the construction and refurbishment of four dilapidated schools in the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape... read |
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 | Through a series of consumer education training programmes, more than 600 emerging farmers were empowered to start the process for successfully converting their subsistence farming into... read |
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 | While out collecting dung boli measurements for scientists working on terrestrial mammals, SANParks ranger Siviwe Nondobo spotted... read |
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 | According to the SWPN-SA, better use of irrigation technology geared towards efficient water usage could save millions of cubic metres of water... read |
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 | The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) has launched an elephant monitoring project in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in KwaZulu-Natal... read |
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 | Greg Bertish lasted 24 hours in his little Optimist (Opi) in a paddling pool at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on 4 and 5 March, raising R24,361.15 for The Children's Hospital Trust... read |
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 | Issued by CANSA On Saturday, 2 April, the Vodacom Bulls will take to the Loftus Versfeld field in a pink kit as they go head to head against the Toyota Cheetahs in the fifth round of Vodacom Super Rugby... read |
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 | Issued by Rooftop Productions A PSA produced for UNICEF by Rooftop Productions is bringing the plight of mothers giving birth to babies in conflict zones a lot closer to home for online audiences... read |
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 | Stock exchanges around the world are joining the UN Global Compact and Global Compact Local Networks from 3 to 11 March in a global 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' partnership to highlight the business case for achieving gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community... read |
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 | Entrepreneurial development is a priority for South Africa; however the country still faces many challenges in creating an environment for entrepreneurs to flourish... read |
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 | Andries Du Toit Amid rising concerns about food insecurity and high expectations from agribusiness, policymakers have started to emphasise the importance of agriculture as a source of employment... read |
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 | Stella Muthuri Women's economic empowerment hinges on the assurance that quality and affordable child care is available so that they can go about the business of doing their jobs... read |
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 | Cari Van Wyk Sharon Gilbert-Rivett, marketing manager for Fair Trade Tourism, is an award-winning journalist, tourism consultant, safari aficionado and wildlife film-maker... read |
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 | South Africa has the potential to turn talent in Africa into new technologies, and science into life-saving and enhancing innovations, says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor... read |
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 | Michelle Oyen As the world grapples with climate change, we urgently need to find ways of reducing our CO2 emissions... read |
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 | Tintswalo Atlantic lodge recently reopened after the devastating Cape fires of March 2015 destroyed most of the lodge... read |
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 | HopSol AG, a Swiss solar developer, has selected First Solar's high performance thin film modules to power the Otjozondjupa Solar Park near Grootfontein in Namibia... read |
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 | "There are various waste streams and most of them are appropriate for recycling. By seeing waste as a resource, we can help protect virgin materials and aim to create a circular economy where very little waste is generated," says Prof Suzan Oelofse, president of the IWMSA... read |
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 | An Eastern Cape technology startup company is revolutionising electronic waste disposal and recycling in South Africa through a mobile unit dubbed the 'e-shredder', which will help private and public sector... read |
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 | Siyavuya Khaya and Masixole Feni Five years after a clean-up was launched there is progress, but not everywhere... read |
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 | A growing number of property buyers are looking to buy homes that offer green elements to reduce their household energy consumption and the overall cost of running a property... read |
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 | With Africa's GDP expected to strengthen to 5% this year and domestic demand continuing to boost growth in many countries, the continent largely seems to be holding its own despite the volatility of international markets and the fall of commodity prices... read |
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SA Eco Film FestivalSA Eco Film Festival - 31 Mar 2016 to 3 Apr 2016, Cape Town | 1 Apr 2016, Cape Town |
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