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 | Produced in 1983 and taught in schools around the world, "My Body", a song originally developed as part of a sexual abuse prevention programme, has been given a reboot to raise funds against women abuse... read |
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 | DIANA ODERO, JANENE TUNIZ AND MICHELLE DEFREESE read |
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| Climate Change |
 | CHARLIE WILSON, CAROLINE ZIMM, SIMON DE STERCKE Massive amounts of public money are being mobilised to kickstart economies out of COVID-induced recessions... Read |
 | As a sustainably farmed resource that stores carbon, wood is increasingly being used not only in the built environment for houses and high-rises but also for its cellulose, lignin and sugars... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | In 2021, Salesian Institute Youth Projects is set to launch a NEETs programme that aims to help marginalised youth off the streets and into training that will ensure their employability through skills development and internships. Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA On Day 1 of this year's anticipated Africa Tech Week Virtual Summit, PPC Ltd hosted a pivotal panel discussion regarding impact efforts of resource generation and ideas surrounding 'the circular economy'... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Created in partnership with Conservation International and The Biodiversity Consultancy, with support from corporate partner Sappi, the Biodiversity Benchmark provides a roadmap for companies to understand their impacts on nature and to deliver positive outcomes... Read |
 | HENRIK ÖSTERBLOM In my career as a marine biologist, I've been fortunate enough to visit some of the most remote islands in the world. These beautiful places continue to remind me why I have this job in the first place... Read |
 | As statutory professional bodies, recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) have committed to working together... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | CHRIS BRYANT Cultured meat made from animal cells without animal slaughter has been approved for sale for the first time... Read |
 | To ease the burden on South Africa's ailing power infrastructure, the Department of Energy made the decision to allow the country's major cities to buy electricity directly from independent power producers (IPPs). Cape Town is planning to take full advantage of the opportunity... Read |
| Green Economy |
 | Mike Mulcahy, the CEO of GreenCape, and Cecelia Kok, the head of research and advocacy projects at FNF, discus "greenshoots at grassroots" in the green economy and why we should be concerned with growing the green economy in SA... View |
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 | Mpumalanga-based recycling project Bophelo Recycling was recently recognised by the Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) with the Responsible Care Initiative Award... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | International Day for Persons with Disabilities is observed annually on 3 December and aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development... Read |
 | Woolworths has partnered with social enterprise Essay Gifts, which has designed and produced Christmas baubles using the principles of a circular economy for plastics... Read |
 | Home Affairs has been interdicted from implementing certain provisions of the Refugees Act and new Regulations (both implemented on 1 January 2020), which sought to return asylum seekers back to their home country where they could face detention without trial, rape, torture, or death, merely because he or she was a month late in renewing a visa... Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | Researchers from the University of Patras in Greece have been named the winners of the Grohe Water Research Prize - part of the World Architecture Festival annual awards programme... Read |
 | A new report from Asite, Smart retrofitting: The key to decarbonizing the built environment, examines how the construction industry can mitigate carbon emissions through the smart retrofitting of built assets... Read |
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 | Lindiwe Johnson, the skills development project manager of GreenCape and Genesis Cleveland's regional project officer, FNF, discusses the Green Economy Decision-Makers course and why it's so important to develop skills for the green economy... View |
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 | ALANA DILLETTE It is a good time to ask how the travel and tourism industry has contributed to racism and how that can change... Read |
 | Ghanaian environmental activist Ezekiel Chibeze has been awarded the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize... Read |
 | BENJAMIN KAGINA Scientists are working around the clock to develop and test vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Yogavelli Nambiar, CEO at Allan Gray Orbis Foundation and Young Presidents' Organisation (YPO) member firmly believes that shaping an entrepreneurial mindset starts at school level... Read |
 | Applications are now open for The Global Young Innovators Programme - an exciting opportunity for young South African entrepreneurs and innovators to gain support for their business idea while tackling global issues... Read |
 | RUTH COOPER One of the latest endeavours to emerge from South Africa's burgeoning cannabis industry is the launch of the Cheeba Cannabis Academy... Read |
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