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It is essential that South African non-profit (NPO) and civil society employees take steps to avoid burnout if they are to continue their vital work... read
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CSI & Sustainability
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JIM VELLA
Henry Ford once said: "A big business never becomes big by being a narrow society looking after only the interests of its organisation and stockholders." Read
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Climate Change
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OLALEKAN ADEKOLA
Most African countries have made strong progress in achieving major development goals in the last few years. Despite this much needed progress, the past decade has seen flooding damage or destroy much of this same infrastructure,.. Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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Woolworths ready-made, frozen and hot counter pies are the first South African-made food products to be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil... Read
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The environmental impact assessment (EIA) process is a crucial mechanism used to regulate the impact of development activities... Read
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JOHN YELD
The coastal sea cliff overlooking West Coast beaches being mined by an Australian-owned company has collapsed in four more places... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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NOMBULELO DAMBA-HENDRIK
Villagers who live close to the Xonxa Dam on the Witkei River in the Eastern Cape have accused the authorities of using their water to supply Queenstown while they are drinking dirty water... Read
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Another 100MW of solar power was added to the grid, as the Karoshoek Solar One project went live in Upington, Northern Cape. Read
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Green Economy
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to launch the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this week... Read
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Health & Welfare
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To mark this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, Missing Children South Africa (MCSA) will share a positive story every day for the 16 days with its #16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism campaign... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
With a quick-throwaway culture defining the fast fashion era, investing in quality, handcrafted goods that are designed to last is one way consumers can shop more sustainably... Read
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DR EUNICE UBOMBA-JASWA
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of World Aids Day. This year's theme, 'Know your status', reiterates the fact that HIV is a manageable disease... Read
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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TIMOTHY CLACK
Encompassing swathes of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya, the Omo-Turkana Basin is one of the oldest landscapes in the world that is known to have been inhabited by Homo sapiens... Read
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ISSUED BY SACAP
SACAP (The South African College of Applied Psychology) in partnership with the Human Library South Africa is hosting a Human Library Facebook Live book series. Running weekly until 12 December... Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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Government and private sector to get together at the Africa 2018 Forum in Sharm El Sheikh to foster greater regional integration through investments and cross border collaboration... Read
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HUSSEIN DIA
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned that global warming could reach 1.5? as early as 2030... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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With sustainability and recycling on the legislative agenda globally, it's only a matter of time before non-sustainable practices are met with penalties; and brands are taking preventative measures... Read
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ARNOUX MARÉ
South Africa must create jobs for the many unskilled workers in the country and not the skilled workforce it wishes it had... Read
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For the second year in a row, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has taken top honours in both the Greenovate Property Awards and the Greenovate Engineering Awards 2018... Read
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