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Princess Mkabayi Mall in KZN officially opens its doors

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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

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Relocation of residents in Nelson Mandela Bay flood-prone areas progressing well

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Prince William heads to South Africa for green prize ceremony

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Relocation of residents in Nelson Mandela Bay flood-prone areas progressing well

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Pick n Pay removes plastic barrier bags from till points

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Pick n Pay removes plastic barrier bags from till points

14 Feb 2023

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Health & Welfare

National State of Disaster declared on floods

14 Feb 2023

Rebuilding KZN homes one loaf at a time

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Rebuilding KZN homes one loaf at a time

14 Feb 2023

Vukile to invest R350m in solar PV backup power across its malls

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Vukile to invest R350m in solar PV backup power across its malls

14 Feb 2023

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

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Licence issued to raise Tzaneen Dam wall by 3m

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Licence issued to raise Tzaneen Dam wall by 3m

14 Feb 2023

Grass protein: The next plant base for alt-meat?

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Grass protein: The next plant base for alt-meat?

14 Feb 2023

Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

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Mining companies can find opportunity in changing ESG trends

Garyn Rapson, Nomsa Mbere, Jaqui Pinto, Paula-Ann Novotny, Dalit Anstey 13 Feb 2023

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DWS launches Brandvlei Dam Feeder Canal to boost water storage capacity

13 Feb 2023

Safripol receives international ISO approval for PE100 Polyethylene Resin

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Safripol receives international ISO approval for PE100 Polyethylene Resin

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ubuntu Awards honour trailblazers

13 Feb 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles

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Coca-Cola Beverages expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles

13 Feb 2023

Nivea partners with NSRI to protect those who protect us

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Nivea partners with NSRI to protect those who protect us

Symbiotic 13 Feb 2023

Infrastructure leaders must adapt to join the fight against climate change

Sustainable Development

Infrastructure leaders must adapt to join the fight against climate change

Olebogeng Manhe 10 Feb 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

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Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

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Employment Tax Incentive expanded

10 Feb 2023

How the creative economy can respond to the climate crisis

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How the creative economy can respond to the climate crisis

Evan-Lee Courie 10 Feb 2023

Members of Earthlife Africa and the Eastern Cape Environmental Network protested on Wednesday outside TotalEnergies service station in KwaDwesi, Gqeberha. Photo: Joseph Chirume/GroundUp

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"Total madness": Fishers protest against ocean drilling

Joseph Chirume 9 Feb 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

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Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

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Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

9 Feb 2023

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Ireland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

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TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

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ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

Susie Davies, Jo Hewitt, Isabel Carty 8 Feb 2023

The psychology of kindness - 5 tips to encourage your child to be kind

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The psychology of kindness - 5 tips to encourage your child to be kind

dotGOOD 8 Feb 2023

Gauteng residents: Final week to enter the LG Ambassador Challenge and win funding up to R150,000

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Gauteng residents: Final week to enter the LG Ambassador Challenge and win funding up to R150,000

8 Feb 2023

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Environmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

7 Feb 2023

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Shan Radcliffe 7 Feb 2023

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

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Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Promit Mukherjee 7 Feb 2023

The Big Read: Joy of reading ignited as learners from 8 Cape Flats schools celebrate World Read Aloud Day

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The Big Read: Joy of reading ignited as learners from 8 Cape Flats schools celebrate World Read Aloud Day

Coronation 7 Feb 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

SA records slight decline in rhino poaching

6 Feb 2023

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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Sustainability

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Mining

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

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TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

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Members of Earthlife Africa and the Eastern Cape Environmental Network protested on Wednesday outside TotalEnergies service station in KwaDwesi, Gqeberha. Photo: Joseph Chirume/GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability"Total madness": Fishers protest against ocean drilling

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Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

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9 Feb 2023

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ESG & SustainabilityIreland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

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The psychology of kindness - 5 tips to encourage your child to be kind

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Gauteng residents: Final week to enter the LG Ambassador Challenge and win funding up to R150,000

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ESG & SustainabilityEnvironmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

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Shan Radcliffe 7 Feb 2023

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

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Promit Mukherjee 7 Feb 2023

The Big Read: Joy of reading ignited as learners from 8 Cape Flats schools celebrate World Read Aloud Day

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Coronation 7 Feb 2023

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ESG & SustainabilitySA records slight decline in rhino poaching

6 Feb 2023

Supplied image: Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth with employees of the company displaying an example of the solar panels manufactured.

ESG & SustainabilityGirl power: Solar plant opens with all-female crew

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Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome, returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, 5 February 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

LegalPope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice

Philip Pullella 6 Feb 2023

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RetailSecond-hand markets are on the up (and even Zara has jumped on the bandwagon)

Teresa Sádaba 6 Feb 2023

SA Flip Flop Day - 17 February 2023 - support the Choc Childhood Cancer Foundation

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The Publicity Workshop 6 Feb 2023

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ESG & SustainabilityJoburg water deemed safe for consumption after 'blue water' incident

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IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

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Image: Nigerian artist Eugene Komboye creates artworks using discarded plastic flip-flop sandals in his studio in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria, 21 January 2023. Reuters/Seun Sanni

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Cost of living crisis: The poor have been priced out

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Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 3 Feb 2023

Bob the Green Turtle shuffling his way down to the water - © Linda Ness Photography

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Omnia, WKN Windcurrent sign MoU to evaluate green ammonia production at Sasolburg plant

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Sindy Peters 2 Feb 2023

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2 Feb 2023

Donated wetland to expand Agulhas National Park

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2 Feb 2023

Africa's reliance on imported Covid-19 test kits threatens right to health

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1 Feb 2023

Pope Francis sits next to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi as he attends the welcoming ceremony at the Palais de la Nation on the first day of his apostolic journey, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 31 January 2023. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

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