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Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

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Bash acquires the Zando.co.za domain

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City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

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City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!Safripol

A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

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Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire on 31 December, but Postbank has assured grant recipients that they will be able to access their money into the new year. Photo supplied by Sassa

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Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

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Global Citizen appoints renowned business leader Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue as managing director, Africa

Global Citizen appoints renowned business leader Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue as managing director, Africa

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Professor Timm Hoffman wins 2020 WWF Living Planet Award

Professor Timm Hoffman wins 2020 WWF Living Planet Award

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GBCSA awards Equator - the Belt Factory 5-star Green Star certification

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Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case

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SA climate change researcher receives British Ecological Society award

SA climate change researcher receives British Ecological Society award

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Ride2Live launches #RideWithMe campaign, calls on public support

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Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

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Keri-Leigh Paschal, executive trustee of social impact organisation Nation Builder.

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FoodForward SA highlights integral role of women in food security, distribution

FoodForward SA highlights integral role of women in food security, distribution

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Send Clicks vouchers directly to the phone of someone in need

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Positive and united during an invisible pandemic

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Bulelani Qolani, who was evicted from his shack in July. The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday ruled that the City of Cape Town must have a court order to evict someone or demolish a home during the state of national disaster. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp

No evictions or demolitions without a court order, judges rule

James Stent 27 Aug 2020

How optimal water use can support food security, reduce waste in Africa

How optimal water use can support food security, reduce waste in Africa

27 Aug 2020

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

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Covid-19 catapults businesses into new ways of working

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SA businesses, individuals can support NPOs through Gap Fund

SA businesses, individuals can support NPOs through Gap Fund

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Youth NGO panel discussion unpacks what young women of SA want

Youth NGO panel discussion unpacks what young women of SA want

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Women making waves in water conservation with Rain

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Investec takes its Promaths programme to the next level under lockdown

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Professor Timm Hoffman wins 2020 WWF Living Planet Award

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GBCSA awards Equator - the Belt Factory 5-star Green Star certification

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SA climate change researcher receives British Ecological Society award

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Ride2Live launches #RideWithMe campaign, calls on public support

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Bulelani Qolani, who was evicted from his shack in July. The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday ruled that the City of Cape Town must have a court order to evict someone or demolish a home during the state of national disaster. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp

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SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

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Covid-19 catapults businesses into new ways of working

Covid-19 catapults businesses into new ways of working

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SA businesses, individuals can support NPOs through Gap Fund

SA businesses, individuals can support NPOs through Gap Fund

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Youth NGO panel discussion unpacks what young women of SA want

Youth NGO panel discussion unpacks what young women of SA want

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Hunger contributes strongly to health inequalities. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

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Women making waves in water conservation with Rain

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Investec takes its Promaths programme to the next level under lockdown

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Communities protest drilling

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Nelson Mandela Foundation hosts discussion on making universal healthcare universal

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Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

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