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The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through DurbanNokulunga Majola

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Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

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Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

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Shabeer Jhetam, CEO of The Glass Recycling Company and James Peech, Managing Director of The Peech Hotel

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26 Mar 2018

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#OFFinJoburg: Many a bumpy road ahead remains on Africa's long walk to democracy

#OFFinJoburg: Many a bumpy road ahead remains on Africa's long walk to democracy

Sindy Peters 23 Mar 2018

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Rich Haridy 23 Mar 2018

Davinci Hotel awarded Meetings Africa 2018 Green Hotel Award

Davinci Hotel awarded Meetings Africa 2018 Green Hotel Award

23 Mar 2018

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo 23 Mar 2018

By JonStrand, CC BY-SA 4.0,

How local business innovation equips off-grid households with electricity

Patrick Greene 23 Mar 2018

World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

23 Mar 2018

BT Conglomerate at work on one of their construction projects

Enterprise development - the gift that keeps on giving

Enterprises University of Pretoria 23 Mar 2018

Scientists to turn chicken feathers into socks

23 Mar 2018

Strengthening our water resilience by combining the best of grey and green

Strengthening our water resilience by combining the best of grey and green

John Dini 22 Mar 2018

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Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

Cape Town to pilot "safe space" for homeless people

Cape Town to pilot "safe space" for homeless people

Aidan Jones 22 Mar 2018

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

22 Mar 2018

Sea level fears as more of giant Antarctic glacier floating than thought

22 Mar 2018

Local inventor finds way to generate gas from plastic trash

Local inventor finds way to generate gas from plastic trash

Farren Collins 22 Mar 2018

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R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

20 Mar 2018

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

20 Mar 2018

Warming climate will displace millions in coming decades: World Bank

Warming climate will displace millions in coming decades: World Bank

20 Mar 2018

2018 Global Citizen Award open for nominations

2018 Global Citizen Award open for nominations

20 Mar 2018

Only half of plastic bag levy has gone to support recycling

Only half of plastic bag levy has gone to support recycling

Guy Rogers 20 Mar 2018

Nelson Mandela Bridge. Image:

Mandela Bridge to be in total darkness for Earth Hour

Penwell Dlamini 20 Mar 2018

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

20 Mar 2018

Sea Monster animation adds to Cape Town's sustainable tourism toolkit

Sea Monster animation adds to Cape Town's sustainable tourism toolkit

20 Mar 2018

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

20 Mar 2018

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Gender gaps: Bane of Africa's agricultural R&D

Gilbert Nakweya 20 Mar 2018

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Airbnb releases new filters and features to help disabled guests find the right accommodation

20 Mar 2018

R10m up for grabs in 2018 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

R10m up for grabs in 2018 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

19 Mar 2018

By Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history

Tamar Carroll and Lara Nicosia 19 Mar 2018

Africa news

#OFFinJoburg: Many a bumpy road ahead remains on Africa's long walk to democracy

#OFFinJoburg: Many a bumpy road ahead remains on Africa's long walk to democracy

Sindy Peters 23 Mar 2018

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Rich Haridy 23 Mar 2018

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo 23 Mar 2018

By JonStrand, CC BY-SA 4.0,

How local business innovation equips off-grid households with electricity

Patrick Greene 23 Mar 2018

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Davinci Hotel awarded Meetings Africa 2018 Green Hotel Award

Davinci Hotel awarded Meetings Africa 2018 Green Hotel Award

23 Mar 2018

World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

23 Mar 2018

Scientists to turn chicken feathers into socks

23 Mar 2018

Strengthening our water resilience by combining the best of grey and green

Strengthening our water resilience by combining the best of grey and green

John Dini 22 Mar 2018

Port Louis, Mauritius © byvalet –

Port Louis is Africa's best city: Mercer survey

22 Mar 2018

Cape Town to pilot "safe space" for homeless people

Cape Town to pilot "safe space" for homeless people

Aidan Jones 22 Mar 2018

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

22 Mar 2018

Sea level fears as more of giant Antarctic glacier floating than thought

22 Mar 2018

Local inventor finds way to generate gas from plastic trash

Local inventor finds way to generate gas from plastic trash

Farren Collins 22 Mar 2018

All images supplied

R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

From Hook to Cook: Bistro Sixteen82, Abalobi partners on first restaurant-supported fishery

20 Mar 2018

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

#AZA18: 'Future of our cities is the future of our humanity'

20 Mar 2018

Warming climate will displace millions in coming decades: World Bank

Warming climate will displace millions in coming decades: World Bank

20 Mar 2018

2018 Global Citizen Award open for nominations

2018 Global Citizen Award open for nominations

20 Mar 2018

Only half of plastic bag levy has gone to support recycling

Only half of plastic bag levy has gone to support recycling

Guy Rogers 20 Mar 2018

Nelson Mandela Bridge. Image:

Mandela Bridge to be in total darkness for Earth Hour

Penwell Dlamini 20 Mar 2018

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

20 Mar 2018

Sea Monster animation adds to Cape Town's sustainable tourism toolkit

Sea Monster animation adds to Cape Town's sustainable tourism toolkit

20 Mar 2018

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

20 Mar 2018

Rik Schuiling via

Gender gaps: Bane of Africa's agricultural R&D

Gilbert Nakweya 20 Mar 2018

Colosseum Vacation Home in Rome, Italy - Level access is via a pretty courtyard which leads into the spacious, newly modernised home, with one bedroom and bathroom that have been specifically converted for guests with a disability or mobility issue. Source:

Airbnb releases new filters and features to help disabled guests find the right accommodation

20 Mar 2018

R10m up for grabs in 2018 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

R10m up for grabs in 2018 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

19 Mar 2018

By Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history

Tamar Carroll and Lara Nicosia 19 Mar 2018

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

Ben Belton, Dave Little & Simon Bush 19 Mar 2018

R2m raised for charity through Clicks, Relate partnership

R2m raised for charity through Clicks, Relate partnership

19 Mar 2018

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

John Yeld 19 Mar 2018

On being a black face in a predominantly white space

On being a black face in a predominantly white space

Paballo Molahlehi 19 Mar 2018

Time's up, advertising...

#FairnessFirst: Goodbye, boys' club! Time's up, advertising...

Leigh Andrews 19 Mar 2018

Red tape not insurmountable for those looking to help boost water supply

19 Mar 2018

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Water, drought, climate change: a holistic approach needed

Dr Kevin Gast 16 Mar 2018

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Linda Ensor 16 Mar 2018

Watershed at the V&A Waterfront

V&A buildings awarded five new Green Star ratings

16 Mar 2018

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

16 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

#IPBES6 to launch five major biodiversity assessments

#IPBES6 to launch five major biodiversity assessments

16 Mar 2018

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Cape Town gets a growing taste for treated effluent

Dave Chambers 16 Mar 2018

To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversity

To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversity

Patricia Baum Salgado 16 Mar 2018

TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ CCO Peter Gabriel Khoury, new Creative Circle chairman for 2018/9.

"Transformation is a layered word that we need to use to its full potential" - new Creative Circle chair, Pete Khoury

Leigh Andrews 15 Mar 2018