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SINDY PETERS
There's a crazy new online challenge doing the rounds and this one comes with a bit of a bite - quite literally. It's called the #ChilliChallenge, and its heating up the internet... Read
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RUTH COOPER
South African international surfing champion and World Surf League commentator Rosy Hodge has partnered with #ProtectParadise, a global initiative that supported and led the change on the ban of single-use plastic in Indonesia... Read
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Climate Change
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NERILIE ABRAM, MATTHEW ENGLAND, AND MATT KING
A record start to summer ice melt in Greenland this year has drawn attention to the northern ice sheet. We will have to wait to see if 2019 continues to break ice-melt records... Read
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Satsa and South African Tourism (SA Tourism) have launched a carbon offsetting initiative to create awareness about the need to reduce the tourism industry's carbon footprint... Read
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ALEX LENFERNA
Capitalism has often been identified as the underlying cause of the climate crisis... Read
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Education & Training
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KULANI CHAUKE, ISSUED BY SAICA
Having lived through poverty as a child, chartered accountant (CA[SA]) Makoena Mabusela is passionate about helping others break out of the cycle... Read
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On her bike, Aphiwe Goge is unstoppable. The cyclist speeds through the pump track with coolheaded strength and razor-sharp focus... View
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LEIGH ANDREWS, ISSUED BY SAICA
Here's how the accountancy profession's Thuthuka initiatives, of which sponsorship of the South African Mathematics Olympiad is but one, changed the life of this young South African by unearthing his mathematical gift... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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Experts at the co-located IFAT Africa, food & drink technology (fdt) Africa, and analytica Lab Africa in Midrand this week called for urgent collective action from civil society, industry and the public sector in addressing waste and food and water security challenges... Read
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DHESIGEN NAIDOO
According to the latest data from Statistics South Africa, the majority of poor South Africans live in rural areas, and still have limited access to basic services and amenities such as clean and safe water, affordable and clean energy, and balanced and nutritious diets... Read
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Green Economy
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Nominations are open for the inaugural Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, which recognise Southern African designers who have implemented a sustainable design approach... Read
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Flip-flop art looks better than it sounds. Davis Ndungu's colourful figures of animals are mesmerising. But their most remarkable characteristic is the artist's medium of choice - old shoes... View
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Inclusion, Equity & Human Rights
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This #CSIMonth, we go behind the selfie with Bongiwe Tshiqi, editor of Bona magazine - a 63-year-old brand and the only magazine in the country that publishes in four different languages: English, Zulu, Sotho and Xhosa... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Nike's recent run of 'Dream Crazy' ads have won more than just global recognition for their strong push towards inclusion and equality - they're also proving that brands really do make more consumer impact when they put consumer's causes first and foremost... Read
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Pollution & Waste Management
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Following its successful launch in Langa, Cape Town in 2017, the Packa-Ching recycling project has expanded with its fourth recycling unit in Thabazimbi, Limpopo... Read
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G-Star's new Dyed by Nature collection features garments dyed with upcycled saw palmetto leaf leftovers and upcycled beetroot waste... Read
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KATE STUBBS
The UN has estimated that the global population will near 11.3 billion by 2060. Populations in Africa are expected to experience just as much exponential growth... Read
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The National Council Against Smoking and Greenpeace Africa are together working on a campaign to raise awareness about the plastic in cigarette butts as part of Plastic-free July... Read
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Self-taught coder develops model for diagnosing breast cancer; looks to solve some of the continent's biggest challenges and inspires youth across the continent as Africa Code Week Youth Ambassador for 2019... Read
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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has the potential to lift intra-African trade by more than 52%... Read
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ELIZABETH SINCLAIR, CHARLOTTE BIRKMANIS, AND ROBERT PEMBERTON
What did we use before single-use plastics became ingrained in our everyday lives? Before the 1980s, plastic bags were a rarity in our supermarkets. In 2019, excessive plastic use feels not just normal, but necessary... Read
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Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) has ramped up its number of sponsored learnerships to 500 in 2020... Read
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NICCI BOTHA
President Cyril Ramaphosa's post-election State of the Nation Address was criticised as being heavy on dreams and light on the practicalities of delivering on his rallying cry of economic rejuvenation and jobs for the millions of South Africans who are unemployed... Read
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