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New Amazon hub in W.Cape bridges digital gap for local entrepreneurs

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About 1.9m people still need to swap gold cards as Sassa deadline loomsMarecia Damons

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How Africa's largest food distribution organisation works with researchers to improve operations

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How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

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Achieve your sustainability goals with Safripol’s recycled plastic solutions

Safripol Achieve your sustainability goals with Safripol’s recycled plastic solutions

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Making dreams a reality by supporting small business growth

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Air Products uplifts teachers and improves infrastructure at Chatsworth schools

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Plastic is good when we're good with plastic

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Bikes handed over to thrilled senior learners at Tsakane Primary School, Krugersdorp

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South Africans are embracing eco-friendly practices, but challenges remain

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Source: Matthew Hirsch. More than 100 Cape Town residents attended a meeting to discuss the proposed redevelopment of the Mowbray Golf Course Site.

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The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

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Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

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Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

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Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 25 February 2025. Reuters/Nic Bothma

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Breaking barriers: Deaf-friendly theatre hits Maynardville Festival

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All infrastructure work on the R300m Botmaskop Fynbos Estate on the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek has already been completed. Photo from an appendix in the respondent’s court papers.

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Upcyclers - mind your IP and Qs when repurposing branded clothing

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SA's coffee industry in hot water: price surges explained by Domaine Rautenbach of Jacobs Coffee

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South Africa’s ‘working for water’ programme is meant to lead to skills and jobs: Why it’s failing

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South Africa’s world-class scientific research vessel, the SA Agulhas II, heads toward Cape Town after a stop over in East London following its annual relief and supply voyage to the SANAE IV Antarctic base. The back of Table Mountain, seen in the distance here, was a welcome sight for some researchers returning from a 12-month overwintering stay at SANAE IV, along with sobering news on the state of the southern oceans. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

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Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2025

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South African pharmaceutical wholesaler UPD adds 42 electric vans to fleet

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Kenneth Shelembe from Mahlungulu near Nondweni in rural KwaZulu-Natal says he has been able to make a living wage as a waste picker. Photos: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

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Rethinking welding techniques can revolutionise sustainability

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Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

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AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

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