| |
 |
MICHAEL MIKULEWICZ AND TAHSEEN JAFRY
read
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STEVE KRETZMANN
read
|
|
|
|
|
Climate Change
|
|
DAN SHEPARD
Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa... Read
|
|
Education & Training
|
|
Cape Town International Airport's (CTIA) skills development programme has resulted in 45 community members from the informal settlements of Freedom Farm and Malawi Camp graduating this month... Read
|
|
AppCentrix will donate 160 laptops to schools in Gauteng as part of its socio-economic development programme... Read
|
|
Athol Williams' life is a story of triumph. Growing up in Mitchells Plain during apartheid set him back from the start... View
|
|
|
Environment & Natural Resources
|
|
ROSS HARVEY
The world's leading lion scientists argue that captive predator breeding has no conservation value... Read
|
|
RUTH WARUHIU
By efficient management, the sustainable exploitation of resources in oceans, seas, lakes and rivers - also known as the blue economy - could contribute up to $1.5tn to the global economy... Read
|
|
Food, Water & Energy Security
|
|
DNA barcoding of more than 1,400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has shown that less than 1% were mislabelled, compared with a reported average global seafood mislabelling rate of 30%. Read
|
|
Unpacking the Cape Town Drought: Lessons Learnt is a new paper from the University of Cape Town's African Centre for Cities which warns that the Cape Town drought has powerful climate change adaptation lessons for other South African municipalities... Read
|
|
Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
|
|
South Africa runs the risk of losing its indigenous languages, says Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Project Manager and head of Gauteng office, Dr Sally Maepa... Read
|
|
CARMEN MURRAY
We can learn a lot from the Human Rights Day narrative - particularly that diversity should not be tolerated or simply managed, but rather accepted and celebrated on a grand scale... Read
|
|
Professors Thuli Madonsela and Mark Swilling from Stellenbosch University recently hosted a number of South Africa's leading economists at the Artscape in Cape Town who were convened for a dialogue on South Africa's economy from a social justice and sustainability perspective... Read
|
|
LEIGH ANDREWS
I attended last week's #WinTechAfrica or Women in Tech Africa conference held at the Century City Convention Centre and walked away buzzing with motivation to do more and be more, especially if it means being the First, Only or Different (FOD). Here's what you missed... Read
|
|
Brownies&downieS, a non-profit café that trains young adults with intellectual disabilities, is located across the street from the Engen head office in Cape Town... Read
|
|
Pollution & Waste Management
|
|
"We don't have enough resources to keep feeding this monster" - the stark words of warning about the new clothing industry from Maria Chenoweth, chief executive of Traid, a UK charity working to stop clothes being thrown away... Read
|
|
Over 5 years' worth of development work has culminated in the launch of Sunlight's new 100% recycled and recyclable bottle... Read
|
|
YALIN LI
Most people think as little as possible about the wastewater that is produced daily from their showers, bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers and toilets. But with the right techniques, it can become a valuable resource... Read
|
| Africa |
|
|
ANDREW NOVAK
Botswana's High Court is considering a challenge to the provisions of the penal code criminalising consensual same-sex relations in the country... Read
|
| Business |
|
|
BRENDAN MCARAVEY
Our work is becoming ever more digital. No matter if you're an office worker, doctor, lawyer, warehouse clerk, or truck driver... Read
|
|
MAROEFAH SMITH
Starting an e-commerce store in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes let us in on his six top steps to starting an online business... Read
|
| Twitter |
|
|
