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Tinyiko Hilary Khoza , also known as Miss Hilary was named the 2022 Social Media Influencer Category winner. Supplied archived image

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Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

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Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

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Bitcoin mining activity in 2023 has contributed to a surge in electricity use. Source: Dmytro Demidko/Unsplash

Bitcoin’s soaring energy consumption remains a sustainability concern

21 Dec 2023

Jobin Joejoe, deputy managing director at Sony MEA

Sustainable technology can help solve the climate crisis

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AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

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UAE leads early investment in African renewables

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

19 Dec 2023

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

19 Dec 2023

Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

HTH and NSRI campaign promotes pool safety this festive season

19 Dec 2023

BET Software provides buckets of hope for community members

BET Software provides buckets of hope for community members

BET Software 19 Dec 2023

Sappi achieves PEFC Group Scheme certification for small growers

Sappi achieves PEFC Group Scheme certification for small growers

Sappi 19 Dec 2023

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Makhathini Lower Pongola water association to ensure fair water management

19 Dec 2023

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Maytaal Angel and Dewi Kurniawati 19 Dec 2023

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

18 Dec 2023

Dr Andrew Dickson, an engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage. Source: Supplied

A balanced energy mix will fix crisis, not just renewables

18 Dec 2023

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Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

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Reuters 18 Dec 2023

High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

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Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

South Africa defies WHO's health regulations

14 Dec 2023

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SA welcomes COP28 agreement global adaptation efforts on climate change

14 Dec 2023

Bursaries and boreholes – helping in the healthcare space

Bursaries and boreholes – helping in the healthcare space

Bonitas 14 Dec 2023

South African corporate social investment grows to R11.8bn in 2023

South African corporate social investment grows to R11.8bn in 2023

Trialogue 14 Dec 2023

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

Trialogue 14 Dec 2023

Pick n Pay asap! delivers festive joy to kids in Cape Town

Pick n Pay asap! delivers festive joy to kids in Cape Town

14 Dec 2023

AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

13 Dec 2023

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Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

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The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

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The Mandela Walk & Run: A successful 10-year commemoration

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High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

File photo: United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths gestures as he stands near damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria, 13 February 023. Reuters/Firas Makdesi

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Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

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BET Software provides buckets of hope for community members

BET Software provides buckets of hope for community members

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Makhathini Lower Pongola water association to ensure fair water management

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Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

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Durban beaches closed due to contamination

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

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Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

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File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

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Reuters 18 Dec 2023

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Bursaries and boreholes – helping in the healthcare space

Bursaries and boreholes – helping in the healthcare space

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South African corporate social investment grows to R11.8bn in 2023

South African corporate social investment grows to R11.8bn in 2023

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Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

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Pick n Pay asap! delivers festive joy to kids in Cape Town

Pick n Pay asap! delivers festive joy to kids in Cape Town

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AfDB greenlights $300m loan to bolster SA's energy governance and climate resilience

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Image source: Mike Bird from

Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

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The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Communities in South Africa's coal heartland in Mpumalanga will be most affected by the energy transition.

SA secures $300m loan for Energy Governance and Climate Resilience

12 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf a new CMO Council initiative in 2023 will audit, identify, and showcase corporate best practices and successes in blending self-interest with altruism in the country

CMO Council survey to evidence SA private sector commitment to ESG and sustainability progress

12 Dec 2023

The Mandela Walk & Run: A successful 10-year commemoration

The Mandela Walk & Run: A successful 10-year commemoration

Optimize Agency 12 Dec 2023

Image source: Wavebreak Media Ltd –

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Senzekile Mdluli, head of diversity, equity, inclusion and CSI at Zutari

Zutari builds pipeline of new engineers through STEM education

12 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf In 2024, in the PR industry, ESG is the area in which most investment is expected, AI tools mastery is the most important skill says a new ICCO report

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11 Dec 2023

Unite to end gender-based violence

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The Social Employment Fund 11 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Roger Hislop, energy management systems executive at CBI: energy.

Revitalising commercial real estate through sustainable solutions and innovative energy management

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Limited edition KFC bucket now available

Limited edition KFC bucket now available

11 Dec 2023

Member of the Mayoral Committee for Water, Sanitation and Energy, Thembi Msane at the launch of the Cossins mega reservoir in the City of Ekurhuleni

Ekurhuleni commissions new reservoir, boosting water supply and jobs

10 Dec 2023

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HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

Image: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2023, Reuters/Nyasha Chigono

Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park

Nyasha Chingono 8 Dec 2023

Sprightly Seed and Bel Porto School bring food security to Cape Town with community market garden

Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Dec 2023

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Have your say on substance use policy

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BUSA and B4SA challenge "unconstitutional" NHI Bill

7 Dec 2023

Deputy minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Bernice Swarts.

DPWI calls on industry to empower individuals with disabilities

7 Dec 2023

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