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| Climate Change |
 | According to scientists from the University of Cape Town (UCT), artificially dimming the sun by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere could help reduce the likelihood of 'Day Zero' level droughts in Cape Town... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | ISSUED BY MSC The Namibia Hake Trawl and Longline Fishery has become the first fishery in Namibia, and the second in Africa, to meet the globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | For its inaugural investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, The PepsiCo Foundation will introduce programmes to improve access to water and sanitation for thousands of people in South Africa... Read |
 | The recently held sixth annual Water Stewardship Event looked at how strengthened water sector governance and stewardship practices could provide a pathway for a green and inclusive recovery from the impacts of Covid-19... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | Thanks to the generosity of loyal Spar shoppers, Spar Western Cape was able to hand over a cheque of R412,500 to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children. Read |
 | The tavern industry should play its role in promoting responsible behaviour and avoid the pressure to immediately recoup the financial losses suffered from alcohol sales ban during the coming festive season... Read |
 | Planet Divoc-91, a nine-part sci-fi satire webcomic series, aims to empower young adults with a platform to engage in conversations about their experiences and views on the coronavirus as well as other issues they face... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ADOPT-A-SCHOOL World Toilet Day (WTD) is an official United Nations International Observance Day on 19 November. Raising awareness about the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely-managed sanitation, this Observance Day aims to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis... Read |
 | During their recent annual charity auction, Citadel and musician Ronan Keating raised R1.4 m in aid of underprivileged children in South Africa... Read |
 | Bridgestone raised the money through its #PinkValveCaps Project over the course of the year. The donation was handed over on 19 November in Midrand... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | JAMES STENT Judgment has been reserved in the case brought by long-standing tenants facing eviction from their Bromwell Street homes in Woodstock, Cape Town... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | THABANG BYL Construction is a key sector to address South Africa's housing shortage and infrastructure needs, and thus is unlikely to slow down... Read |
 | Giles Pendleton, chief development officer of real estate investment trust Attacq, has been appointed the new chair of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), replacing IIse Swanepoel... Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | MARECIA DAMONS Organisers of the Tafelsig Community Action Network (CAN) in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, say the government is offering no support to address the issue of hunger in vulnerable communities during lockdown... Read |
| Pollution & Waste Management |
 | The 2020 Plastics Colloquium Feedback session was hosted virtually recently by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), the Consumer Goods Council of SA, Plastics|SA and the informal sector associations... Read |
 | The Sustainable Fashion Awards celebrate South African designers, retailers and personalities leading sustainable, ethical, circular and regenerative practices in the fashion industry... Read |
 | KATE STUBBS Saturday, 21 November, marks World Fisheries Day - a day commemorated to raise awareness on the importance of water as well as the lives it sustains, both on land and for marine life... Read |
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 | Standard Chartered conducted a survey earlier this year among a panel of the world's top 300 investment firms with total assets under management (AUM) of more than $50tn... Read |
 | JAMES STENT The interim results of an Africa-wide study of hospitalised Covid-19 patients shows that the continent is facing far higher mortality rates in intensive care units than other parts of the world, and that the higher death rates are best explained by scarce resources... Read |
 | MICHAEL E ODIJIE A free trade agreement, in its most basic sense, is an attempt by existing industries to find new markets. Their need to do this arises from industrialisation - that is, the process of developing sectors that attract high levels of protection in the international market... Read |
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 | According to Bonga Xulu, Johannesburg's regional portfolio manager at TUHF, SMMEs have a crucial role to play in South Africa's economic recovery as the Covid-19 pandemic remains an ongoing concern. Read |
 | The South African Loyalty Awards were developed specifically to celebrate loyalty excellence and innovation... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) hosted the 2020 South African Small Business Awards virtually to announce the champions of entrepreneurship... Read |
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