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 | 5 For Change will this year be hosting its fifth annual black tie charity gala on 2 July 2016 at the City Hall in Cape Town... read |
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 | Tyrrell Golding Every year, more than 21m people volunteer in the UK at least once a year - contributing an estimated £23.9bn to the economy annually... read |
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 | One hundred technical students are set to graduate from a learnership programme with the skills, experience and certification they need to kick-start their careers... read |
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 | Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business The recent murder of an anti-mining activist has thrown into the spotlight the critical need for business to understand societal expectations if it wants to be sustainable... read |
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 | John Healey and Fritz Kleinschroth Large areas of tropical forest worldwide are used for selective logging which requires extensive road networks to access trees harvested for timber... read |
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 | A conglomerate of companies has launched a system that combines technology to provide clean, safe drinking and irrigation water to communities... read |
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 | Samantha Ward The death of Harambe the gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo, shot to protect a child who had fallen into his cage, has caused outrage... read |
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 | Elephants in Tanzania's sprawling Selous Game Reserve could be wiped out within six years if poaching continues at current levels, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday, 1 June... read |
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 | Bobby Jordan As much as 10% of the seabed bordering South Africa has been earmarked for mining, alarming fishing and environmental experts... read |
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 | Issued by Rentokil Initial World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness around taking positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. What better time to consider the positive impact plants can make to your indoor environment?.. read |
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 | Eight years ago, Woolworths introduced its sustainable seafood policy and since then has become South Africa's first retailer to sign the WWF-SASSI Retail Charter... read |
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 | As livestock farmers in drought-stricken areas struggle to keep their animals alive and grain farmers begin planning for the coming season, Shell has donated R1 million to... read |
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 | Marriott's distribution manager spent 24 hours "locked" in a kennel with one of Kloof & Highway SPCA's rescue dogs in an effort to raise funds... read |
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 | Statistically long-haul drivers are one of the categories of people most at risk of HIV/Aids, so Mercedes-Benz has reached out to its trucking clients... read |
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 | The Self-defence Schools Programme has equipped over 140,000 school girls with self-defence skills in the last 13 years... read |
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 | Instead of transporting fare-carrying passengers, Banetsi Mphunga uses a minibus as a mobile psychological counselling facility... read |
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 | Issued by CANSA It's that time of year again where we can all help fight cancer by raising cups of tea or coffee in support of the Cancer Association of South Africa's (CANSA)'s annual Cuppa For CANSA campaign which launches on 8 June... read |
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 | Brian Wilkinson, CEO of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), has announced his early retirement after five years at the helm of the organisation... read |
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 | Kate Walker RAW-NYC wins competition to design an entire city from scratch for the recently founded nation of Liberland... read |
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 | Imperial Logistics has bolstered its drive for greener supply chains with an energy saving initiative as well as innovative water saving, waste management, and recycling drives... read |
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 | In a pilot project that pioneers an alternative mode of transport, Growthpoint Properties have introduced the first electronic bike hubs to Sandton Central... read |
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 | The environmental change sweeping our world is happening much faster than previously imagined, concluded the GEO-6 study carried out by UNEP this year... read |
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 | Yolandi Groenewald Discovery's new Sandton headquarters puts employee wellness at the heart of its sustainable pursuits and is already turning heads with its green ambition and sheer size... read |
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 | Kate Walker Wilson Solar Grill brings nighttime solar cooking to rural or informal areas in developing countries... read |
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 | Philips and UNFPA collaborate to transform lives with a second Community Life Centre in Mandera County, Kenya... read |
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 | With the gap between supply and demand for water expected to reach 17% by 2030, many South Africans will be required to radically change their attitudes to the way in which this precious commodity is being used and conserved, especially in the treatment of human waste... read |
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 | Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says there is a need to explore practical solutions to coordinate waste management initiatives, primarily through technological innovation... read |
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 | Emirates, on its mission to raise awareness about the threat the illegal wildlife trade poses to the survival of the planet's most endangered and iconic animals, unveiled its fifth A380... read |
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 | A $60m loan will finance capital expenditure tor Zambia's power supplier for its Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project... read |
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 | Jane Stevenson Business owners often get caught up in conversations around the details of what they sell rather than focusing on critical conversations around building relationships. This extends not only to clients but to suppliers, employees, and *gasp* even our competitors... read |
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 | Hansie Smit I've been in 12 boardrooms none of which had en suite bathroom; all of which terrified me. The best way to counter that fear, I've found, was to let my mind wander at will to create the impression - to me at least - that I'm anywhere but in a boardroom... read |
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