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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Amidst the panic and fear spread across the globe of the coronavirus pandemic, news outlets across the world have shared stories of hope and encouragement... read
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MAMPHELA RAMPHELE AND GEORGE LINDEQUE
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KERI-LEIGH PASCHAL, ISSUED BY NATION BUILDER
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Climate Change
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SIMONE ABRAM
How do you respond to a crisis? It's obvious that the response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been dramatically different to anything provoked by repeated scientific warnings about climate change... Read
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Education & Training
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The Commonwealth has extended the deadline for Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) membership applications to 5 April 2020... Read
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Environment & Natural Resources
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The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA) defines an "emergency situation" as one that has arisen suddenly that poses an imminent and serious threat to the environment, human life or property, including a 'disaster' as defined in section 1 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (DMA)... Read
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Food, Water & Energy Security
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ETTIENNE THIEBAUT
It requires seeing and doing things differently to reduce, reuse and "create water"... Read
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Health & Welfare
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LIEZL HUMAN
The Cape Town Together Community Action Network is an initiative that has been setup to help communities respond to Covid-19... Read
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ALEX BROADBENT AND BENJAMIN T H SMART
Suppose you had the choice between two health policies, A and B. Policy A would result in the death of a lot of elderly people... Read
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Unicef states that "during a global pandemic, one of the cheapest, easiest, and most important ways to prevent the spread of a virus is to wash your hands frequently with soap and water." With this in mind, Willowton Group has donated over 750,000 bars of soap to young learners and selected old-age homes and frail care centres... Read
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ZOË POSTMAN
Over 20 social justice organisations have called for an urgent moratorium on all evictions in light of the coronavirus pandemic... Read
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Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice
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JAMES LAPPEMAN
The way panic buying plays out in a country as economically unequal as South Africa accentuates the gap between the haves and have-nots... Read
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Discovery Inc has launched an initiative called Rise (Reducing Inequality and Supporting Empowerment), which will see them partnering with Save the Children South Africa (SCSA), an entity established in 2013 to fight for children's rights. Read
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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology
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All 61 turbine installations at Kangnas Wind Farm have been completed two weeks ahead of schedule... Read
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In December 2019, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) published its Draft Mine Community Resettlement Guidelines for comment - part of its process to standardise resettlement practice in mining... Read
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Investment & Philanthropy
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The SA Liquor Brandowners Association, the Beer Association of South Africa and Vinpro have collectively commited to donate 40,000 litres of pure alcohol for the production of sanitisers... Read
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NGO, NPO and Social Enterprise
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The Clothing Bank has for the past decade provided more than 3,000 women in South Africa with the opportunity to achieve financial independence through reselling clothes... Read
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As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread around the world, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have announced they will be donating medical supplies to Africa... Read
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SIDDHARTH CHATTERJEE
The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has jumped to at least 15 (by 23 March) after the government confirmed more cases... Read
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The Covid-19 pandemic, which has been declared a National Disaster and has prompted a 21-day national shut down, is having catastrophic effects on businesses throughout South Africa and around the globe... Read
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CHANELL KEMP
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown in response to the rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the country.... Read
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All South African business leaders have a responsibility to stand together to keep business moving, protect employment and the economy ticking over... Read
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Following the coronavirus outbreak, South African companies are hurriedly putting social distancing policies in place to keep employees safe... Read
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ERIN LOUW
As SMEs are vital for keeping the lights on in South Africa, it is time for business owners to take note of the impact that Covid-19 can have on... Read
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