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 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Where Sappi Southern Africa normally rallies to the call to #ServeLikeMadiba every year by encouraging our staff to give generously of their time in the week around former President Nelson Mandela's birthday, a number of factors made it difficult to do so this year... Read |
| Climate Change |
 | ISSUED BY HENLEY BUSINESS SCHOOL "How do we start a movement to save the planet and stop climate change?" This was the question that Henley Business School Africa dean and director Jon Foster-Pedley posed at the inaugural Henley Earth Dean's dialogue... Read |
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| Education & Skills Development |
 | ISSUED BY PNA PNA has announced its partnership with Breadline Africa, a non-profit organisation that provides infrastructure and educational support to schools in poor South African communities... Read |
| Environment & Natural Resources |
 | Since the launch of its 100% Carbon Neutral Meetings programme in 2019, the group has offset over 30,300 tonnes of CO2... Read |
| Health & Welfare |
 | PinkDrive has joined hands with the private sector to help accelerate the government's acceleration programme to remote communities... Read |
 | The Kahawa ya Congo blend is grown on the rain-rich volcanic soils of Lake Kivu in the DRC where the once-thriving coffee farming community has been devastated by decades of instability... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | WEZI KHOZA Despite decades of effort, the gender disparity in technical fields is still sizable. According to a study by the World Economic Forum, women in the engineering... Read |
 | MICHELLE WYNNE Tech has come a long way in the last few years: the speed at which advancements that augment human capabilities are made has accelerated exponentially... Read |
 | CHRISTINA NAIDOO When looking at the undeniable challenges that we as women face in leadership, we often neglect to look at how far we've come and how much we have achieved when it comes to breaking through barriers, particularly on the African continent. Read |
| Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology |
 | While the station received well-needed funds from a variety of other organisations, it was still in dire need of desktops and laptops to resume broadcasting... Read |
| Investment & Philanthropy |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Standard Bank, Nedbank and Grey Advertising step up to provide R3.6m for acute and longer-term needs for children and people affected by violence and looting... Read |
 | Exxaro has pledged R3,5m to the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Response Fund in an effort to address GBV and femicide in South Africa... Read |
 | KFC Add Hope is doubling down its efforts to combat hunger by donating one million more food parcels to the hardest-hit areas of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng... Read |
 | BRYAN TURNER Businesses are looking to rebuild following the recent civil unrest. But as they do so, they should keep in mind that a 'business as usual' approach will not work, writes Bryan Turner... Read |
| NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise |
 | Kabelo Mosate has been named the new managing director of Mamas Alliance, the CSI agency with a network of 37 NGOs across South Africa... Read |
 | The centre is struggling to get back on its feet and is under pressure to provide for its beneficiaries due to the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | FemConnect, in partnership with the V&A Waterfront, has launched its #WeGotUGirl Women's Month campaign which is collecting sanitary towels... Read |
 | Blood cancer is one of the top five cancers affecting people globally, according to Dr Estelle Verburgh, clinical haematologist and associate professor... Read |
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 | Nesta Challenges has launched the Afri-Plastics Challenge to help address the issue of marine plastic waste in developing countries... Read |
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 | Tito Mboweni's long-standing request to be excused from his role as finance minister was finally granted in president Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle last night... Read |
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