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| |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Twenty-something Transkei native Zizipho Ntobongwana is the bold young businesswoman behind Sheba Feminine, a local range of biodegradable sanitary products made from organic cotton... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE As the founder of Yin Connect, a 100% BEE woman-owned boutique consultancy, Yvonne Iyer helps connect businesses with retired German experts... Read |  | |
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 | The maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness announced the completion of the majority of its 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility goals... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | Despite the dramatic consequences Covid-19 is having on the global economy, the energy transition will be accelerated by several years as trillions of dollars are expected to flow through economic relief packages... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | Lack of access to global data on biodiversity loss and its impact on people is a major barrier to tackling the issue in Africa... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | IHSAAN BASSIER, REFILOE JOALA AND THANDO VILAKAZI The pandemic has put in stark relief the country's poorly understood food system, in which powerful firms operate with little oversight while vulnerable actors in the informal food sector face over-regulation... Read |
 | BONANI MADIKIZELA On the 9th of August 1956, courageous women of South Africa decided they had experienced enough oppression and exclusion in the economy, which subjected them to living in abject poverty... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | With a vision to uplift, African Smiles has launched a collection of 16 fabric face masks created by talented local designers... Read |
 | The Smile Foundation is calling on the South African public for urgent support in providing care to patients and their families, as well as in addressing the growing backlog of children in need of surgery as soon as it is deemed safe... Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | Initiated and led by Inyathelo, the #KeepConnecting campaign was launched on Thursday, 13 August, to help raise funds that will be used to buy data vouchers for eligible NPOs... Read |
| Pollution & Waste Management |
 | Woolworths has announced that 25 stores, including some of its largest full line stores and three food markets, are now single-use plastic shopping bag free... Read |
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 | Now is the time to rethink secondary education systems to ensure Africa's youth have the skills and knowledge to succeed in the workforce... Read |
 | DACQUIN M. KASUMBA In early March, the first Covid-19 case was imported from Europe to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) densely populated capital city. Read |
 | MERCY MUENDO Kenya ordered the closure of courtrooms to the public in April in keeping with government measures to limit gatherings and mitigate the spread of Covid-19... Read |
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 | MORAG PHILIPPS 21st Century has been conducting surveys since the beginning of the formal lockdown, testing employer responses to the pandemic and to the changes organisations have had to make in terms of the Covid-19 virus... Read |
 | The Unemployment Insurance Fund has, as of Friday, 14 August, disbursed R40bn as part of the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme... Read |
 | This Women's Month, Devashnie Singh, chief people officer at Grey Group, shares her journey toward a career in HR, her take on how HR has evolved during the Covid-19 pandemic, and steps and policies... Read |
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