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 | Social entrepreneurs provide sustainable solutions for Africa' development priorities... read |
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 | Miemie Struwig and Heidi Janse Van Rensburg Sustainability reporting combines economic performance with social responsibility and environmental care. It aims to help businesses set goals. It also measures performance and manages change towards sustainability... read |
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 | Issued by Change Agent Collective Trevor Manuel, former government minister and founder of the Mitchell's Plain Bursary and Role Model Trust, will join an extensive line-up of over 80 sustainability expert speakers at the Sustainable Brands Conference... read |
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 | Linda Ensor Companies that voluntarily participate in the Department of Environmental Affairs' carbon budget plan will qualify for tax relief of 5% under the envisaged carbon tax regime... read |
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 | Microsoft Philanthropies has partnered with over 100 non-profit organisations in 55 countries as part of its $75m commitment to increase access to computer science education around the world... read |
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 | The WISE Awards, an international competition that seeks to identify and celebrate the best initiatives aimed at improving the education sector, has selected Partners for Possibility... read |
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 | Hilary Joffe A commitment to spend R800m on small farmers and enterprises and a pledge to avoid job losses have helped unblock delays to a three-way merger of bottlers... read |
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 | As an extension of its 2015 67 Day Digital Activation Movement, Britehouse, in collaboration with the Diepsloot Pre-Schools Project and Training Force, will participate in a one-year project focused on early childhood development certification for pre-school teachers in underprivileged areas... read |
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 | Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) recently hosted its third annual awards ceremony in Johannesburg to honour its bursary students for excellence in academics, leadership and community service... read |
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 | Nominations are open for the 2016 Rhino Conservation Awards. The awards celebrates passionate conservationists who seek to protect Africa's remaining rhino... read |
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 | Jamie Matroos Using contemporary art, Art Works For Change inspires active engagement around environmental issues... read |
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 | South Africa will not be applying for the opening of legal international commercial trade in rhino horn at the 17th Conference of Parties to CITES (CITES COP17), says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa... read |
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 | WWF-SA has announced a number of changes to its Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) listings as a result of updated assessments that were conducted in 2015... read |
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 | Philip Lloyd The problem the world faces is that many of the resources that are truly threatened are the renewable ones, not, as so often assumed, the non-renewables... read |
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 | Drought-hit Zimbabwe has invited local farmers and private game rangers to buy wild animals as it destocks national game reserves to save fauna from starvation, the wildlife authority said on Wednesday, 4 May... read |
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 | Chidi Oguamanam The global South is full of significant, diverse biological and genetic resources... read |
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 | The growth of the black middle class has prompted SANParks to build luxury hotels in Kruger National Park. The latest is a luxury lodge near Malelane... read |
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 | The Newton Fund and National Research Foundation (NRF) UK-SA Bilateral Research Chair initiative (SARChi) aims to provide a boost in food security research in South Africa... read |
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 | The Pretoria Co-op represents a new approach to delivering fresh produce and is a win-win for small farmers and consumers alike... read |
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 | The 2016 Sun International CEO SleepOut will take place on Thursday, 28 July, on the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg... read |
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 | Pulses have been used in traditional meals all over the world for centuries, but now they are truly starting to gain the popularity they deserve. Including pulses as a staple in... read |
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 | Hannl Cronje Prejudice and stereotypes are only dispelled when actively challenged, whether it is racism, sexism, homophobia or any other of the myriad ways humans discriminate against one another, often due to ignorance... read |
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 | The South African Council for the Architecture Profession (SACAP) has announced the appointment of the Task Team of its Women in Architecture South Africa (WiASA) programme... read |
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 | Christian Ridley Algal biofuels are in trouble... read |
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 | Entrepreneurs and developers of renewable energy projects in Africa still have time left to enter the 2016 Access Co-Development Facility (ACF) competition... read |
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 | The 2016 Green Building Conference, set for 26-28 July in Sandton, will have keynote speakers Dr Ian McCallum, John Elkington, Paul Clements-Hunt, Mario Molina, Jeff Speck, Terri Wills, and Evan Rice share their expertise... read |
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 | Tsogo Sun's Silverstar Casino has implemented the Bokashi Bran Food Waste Recycling system, resulting in a 76% reduction in the tonnage of food waste... read |
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 | Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says the department will hand over more mechanised vehicles to registered e-waste collectors... read |
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 | Besides providing a viable green alternative to the country's power crisis, renewable energy projects are having a real effect on socio-economic development and job creation... read |
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