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Global Citizen announces winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

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AlexForbes joins sustainability consulting with Alternative Prosperity Group

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Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

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New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

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New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

11 Apr 2024

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

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Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

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A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Environment & Natural Resources

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

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Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

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Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

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Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2024

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March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

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Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

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Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

8 Apr 2024

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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

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8 Apr 2024

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Bulletproof park proposed in gang-hit Mitchells Plain

8 Apr 2024

Botswana should be praised for its conservation efforts, not chastised by Germany

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Botswana should be praised for its conservation efforts, not chastised by Germany

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Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

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Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

5 Apr 2024

MES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

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Corobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

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R49.2m investment in new treated effluent pump station

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A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Environment & Natural Resources

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

Awards

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

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The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

ESG & SustainabilityAlexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

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New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

EducationNew Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

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Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

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SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

ESG & SustainabilitySA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

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ESG & SustainabilityMunicipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 Apr 2024

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HealthcareA huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

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Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

RetailShoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

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Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

ESG & SustainabilityMarch marks yet another record high in global temperatures

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Selim Kaymak, CEO of Alpha Resources

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HR & ManagementIs the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

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Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

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How can companies invest in whole school development?

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Trialogue 8 Apr 2024

Nampak Liquid Cartons and Woodlands Dairy launch a tethered cap carton

RetailNampak Liquid Cartons and Woodlands Dairy launch a tethered cap carton

8 Apr 2024

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PropertyBulletproof park proposed in gang-hit Mitchells Plain

8 Apr 2024

Botswana should be praised for its conservation efforts, not chastised by Germany

ESG & SustainabilityBotswana should be praised for its conservation efforts, not chastised by Germany

North-West University (NWU) 5 Apr 2024

Nedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

AgricultureNedbank, African Greeneurs join forces to empower 20 young agripreneurs

5 Apr 2024

MES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

ESG & SustainabilityMES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

MES (Mould Empower Serve) 4 Apr 2024

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HealthcareTo tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

Corobrik Rietvlei quarry

Construction & EngineeringCorobrik denies coal mining ambitions amid environmental concerns

4 Apr 2024

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ESG & SustainabilityR49.2m investment in new treated effluent pump station

4 Apr 2024

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Finance2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

AgriculturePwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

ESG & SustainabilityPropelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

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PropertySA first: Liberty Two Degrees' retail portfolio achieves Net Zero waste certification

3 Apr 2024

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

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Source: © Isabella Mendes The Music Business Masterclass (MBM) has been launched by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE)

Marketing & MediaSamro and Academy of Sound Engineering launch Music Business Masterclass

2 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. In 2023, Debra Mallowah was appointed as Bayer’s first ever female lead in Africa for Crop Science, further reinforcing Bayer’s commitment to building a more equitable and diverse workforce.

HealthcareBayer inspires inclusion with launch of 2024 Women Empowerment Awards

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South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

ESG & SustainabilitySouth African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

GreenCape 2 Apr 2024

Hatching happiness: BET Software’s Easter Egg Drive delivers smiles

ICTHatching happiness: BET Software’s Easter Egg Drive delivers smiles

BET Software 2 Apr 2024

Penguin chicks wait to be fed at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre, where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciting donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg", in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander

ESG & Sustainability'Adopt a penguin egg' Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

Shafiek Tassiem and Tim Cocks 2 Apr 2024

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PropertyPPRA, Rawson gift real estate franchises

2 Apr 2024

Lydia Shadrach-Razzino, Partner, Head of Corporate/M&A, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

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Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

AgricultureMarine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024