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 | WWF has named professor Bob Scholes and African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) as the winners of its annual Living Planet Award for 2021... read |
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 | | More than 50 global NGOs are calling on the COP26 climate change conference to publicly recognise climate impacts of animal agriculture at this year's conference...read |
|  | | More than 6,000 people have signed a petition calling on the City of Cape Town to release the results of water quality tests in three polluted vleis - Zandvlei, Zeekoevlei and Rietvlei...read |
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 | The University of Johannesburg has become the first academic institution to sign up as a supporting member of the South African Plastics Pact... Read |
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| |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Sisters Mo Mokone and Michelle Mokone lead the all-woman team behind Mo's Crib, a home decor business creating stylish products from recycled materials, and creating employment... Read |  | Roxanne Wylie worked as a structural engineer for four years before moving to OIM Consulting as a management consultant... Read |  | ISSUED BY OUR SALAD MIX Women from all walks of life are celebrated for their valuable contributions to various industries and sectors this August during national Women's Month... Read |
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| Climate Change |
 | Vox has announced the launch of Vox Weather, an interactive weather channel with a focus on viewer education, to be presented by renowned meteorologist Annette Botha... Read |
 | WENDY STEELE, DIANA MACCALLUM, DONNA HOUSTON, JASON BYRNE AND JEAN HILLIER Across the world, people worried about the impacts of climate change are seeking creative and meaningful ways to transform their urban environments. One such approach is known as 'quiet activism'... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG One of the first things you will notice about LG's product range - be it home appliances or home entertainment - is that they have all been designed with sustainability in mind and often include energy-saving technology... Read |
| Education & Skills Development |
 | ISSUED BY CYRIL RAMAPHOSA FOUNDATION The pressure to select a career path can be a confusing and daunting experience for most Grade 12 learners. This leads to many matriculants from disadvantaged communities leaving school with little to no information about continuing post-matric due to a lack of career guidance... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOTGOOD Keeping the environment clean is a learned behaviour that benefits us all. The INEOS Trash 4 Treats project teaches primary school learners the importance of recycling at a tender age to help them build positive habits for the long term... Read |
| Food, Water & Energy Security |
 | CHRISLYNN RAMDEO As food insecurity continues to be an issue in SA, we need to adopt a solution-driven approach to ensure that we have access to safe and healthy food, writes Chrislynn Ramdeo... Read |
 | KERRY RIPPY In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically... Read |
| Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice |
 | LIA LABUSCHAGNE, ISSUED BY SAICA In business, gender equality remains a thorny issue with often unwritten rules, and where sensitive yet fair implementation is still at issue... Read |
 | SHAWN GOVENDER While it's certainly true that marking this month should go beyond platitudes and bouquets, goodie-bags and social media campaigns, there's a deeper, more powerful reason for continuing to do so... Read |
| Investment & Philanthropy |
 | PepsiCo Foundation has launched a $1m programme in partnership with NPOs to bring safe water to families in sub-Saharan Africa... Read |
 | The Goethe-Institut and British Council have announced recipients of the Sustainable Together programme grants... Read |
| Pollution & Waste Management |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT PLASTICS We want you to act in being part of the solution for this packaging medium by participating in an Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme, understand how you are responsible for Polystyrene collection and recycling, help in educating those around you and quite simply, start recycling!.. Read |
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 | Facebook Marketplace has launched across sub-Saharan Africa, a significant move for the health of businesses during Covid-19... Read |
 | Waste material from Angola's biggest diamond mine leaked into a river last month, filling waterways with sediment before the breach was sealed... Read |
 | Surgical patients in Africa are twice as likely to die in hospital following surgery when compared to the global average... Read |
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 | It's official, Loeries Creative Week 2021 will take place in Cape Town from 20-22 October 2021... Read |
 | The South African Reserve Bank is critical in formulating and implementing monetary policy and ensuring financial stability in the country... Read |
 | Fake news and misinformation have seen Covid-19 vaccine uptake dwindle in the past few weeks... Read |
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