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| |  | ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE On 10 September 2020, responsible business consultancy Trialogue hosted a webinar on how M&E has adapted during the crisis and what lessons have emerged for funders, NPOs and other stakeholders... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Sustainability has become somewhat of a buzzword in recent years and for good reason. From best practise and sustainability within the workplace to multinational manufacturers going green, the increasing importance of it is all around us... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | Nespresso has been carbon neutral across its business operations since 2017, and now commits to achieving full carbon neutrality across its supply chain and product life cycle... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | Addressing a virtual celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Environment, Forestry and Fisheries deputy minister Makhotso Sotyu said... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Sappi has joined businesses around the world in calling for ambitious, collective action for nature. Covid-19 is causing societies, businesses and governments around the world to focus on ways to emerge more economically resilient from the crisis... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm has funded the manufacture and distribution of 5,000 Covid-19 masks for learners and staff at local schools and early childhood development (ECD) centres... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | Four MTN employees have become BBBEE owner-operators of 14 stores across Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal. The appointments follow successful applications by the employees through MTN's transformative Branded Retail Channel programme. Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza has instituted a formal investigation into the alleged failure of non-profit organisations (NPOs) to deliver social relief of distress (SRD) to communities around the province. Read |
 | According to the United Nations, South Africa's rural population, currently at just over 33%, will decline to 20% of the total population by 2050. While this seems like a step in the right direction, says FoodForward SA MD Andy du Plessis, even more people moving to already saturated urban areas with limited job opportunities will have a negative impact on vulnerable rural communities too. Read |
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 | STEPHANIE B. BORRELLE Plastic production and consumption has snowballed since large-scale production began in the 1950s... Read |
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 | Volkswagen Ghana and BlackIvy Ghana are working together towards sustainable mobility, green growth and more affordable cars and homes in Ghana... Read |
 | PATRICK BRANDFUL COBBINAH, ELLIS ADJEI ADAMS & MICHAEL ODEI ERDIAW-KWASIE Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (Covid-19)... Read |
 | ZUNEID YOUSUF Back in May 2019, the World Bank launched its Climate-Smart Mining initiative. It was the first fund dedicated to making mining for minerals climate-smart and sustainable... Read |
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 | Google and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has developed a new tool anyone, anywhere can access to obtain multidimensional maps and statistics showing key climate and environmental trends wherever they are... Read |
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 | GLENN GILLIS If South Africa is to ever thrive, it needs to evolve and truly start to compete in the knowledge economy... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE digiToken is a new and convenient platform that enables consumers to buy airtime, electricity and water online - all from the comfort of your home by practising safe social distancing... Read |
 | PHILANI SANGWENI For years, we've been told that entrepreneurs are key to South Africa's economic growth and job creation... Read |
 | The V&A Waterfront has taken the next step in making the Western Cape's first inclusive kitchen incubator a reality by calling for applications... Read |
 | KARIN DU CHENNE Locally sourced products and services comfort consumers, meeting their new needs for hygiene and spreading feel-good stories that celebrate the best of our diverse culture... Read |
 | "So few people have a vision for the future beyond what they don't want to happen. Very few are saying what could come next." Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Dianna Games, chief executive of Africa @ Work shares some important things to consider when looking to do business in the African market... Read |
 | From Zoom to Netflix, cyberattacks are getting clever about getting your attention... Read |
 | Google has announced plans to help businesses, job seekers, educational institutions and vulnerable populations as they grapple with the "new normal"... Read |
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