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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

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Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

Best of local talent named at the National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2024

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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

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half centuryWill Dunham

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

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in BakuValerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova

A municipal worker attempts to unclog a flooded road in Newlands during heavy rains in Cape Town, South Africa, 9 July 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

South Africa concerned Trump election will impact climate talksTim Cocks

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!

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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

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

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Patoranking launches $50m tech scholarship initiative

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Public colloquium explores the role of technology in addressing Just Transition - Loss and Damage

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Bridging the ECD gap through parent and caregiver programmes

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KZN learners to represent SA at Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

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BET Software marks World Environment Day by partnering with Open Air School to plant a flower garden

BET Software marks World Environment Day by partnering with Open Air School to plant a flower garden

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Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

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Rehabilitation of Lower Sundays Canal delayed after recent floods

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Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Stellenbosch University 6 Jun 2024

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‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

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Research into climate change adaptation and mitigation receives $92m

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Jump aboard on a riveting environmental play that will enthral Cape Town audiences this June!

Jump aboard on a riveting environmental play that will enthral Cape Town audiences this June!

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: Massmart commits to saving water

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Massmart commits to saving water

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Food Lover’s Market raises 5 million meals during its Hunger Month campaign

Food Lover’s Market raises 5 million meals during its Hunger Month campaign

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Freedom of Movement internship opportunity launched for Youth Month

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Shoprite assists residents affected by Nelson Mandela Bay floods

Shoprite assists residents affected by Nelson Mandela Bay floods

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Propelair’s in-house maintenance offering simplifies your facility management

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EcoTraining celebrates World Environment Day by advocating for conservation education and sustainable practices

EcoTraining celebrates World Environment Day by advocating for conservation education and sustainable practices

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South African appeal court suspends order halting Shell drilling

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Patoranking launches $50m tech scholarship initiative

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A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

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BET Software marks World Environment Day by partnering with Open Air School to plant a flower garden

BET Software marks World Environment Day by partnering with Open Air School to plant a flower garden

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Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

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Image: SANews.gov.za

Rehabilitation of Lower Sundays Canal delayed after recent floods

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Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

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‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

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Research into climate change adaptation and mitigation receives $92m

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Jump aboard on a riveting environmental play that will enthral Cape Town audiences this June!

Jump aboard on a riveting environmental play that will enthral Cape Town audiences this June!

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: Massmart commits to saving water

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Massmart commits to saving water

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Food Lover’s Market raises 5 million meals during its Hunger Month campaign

Food Lover’s Market raises 5 million meals during its Hunger Month campaign

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Buffalo City search and rescue operations continue

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Freedom of Movement internship opportunity launched for Youth Month

Freedom of Movement internship opportunity launched for Youth Month

4 Jun 2024

Shoprite assists residents affected by Nelson Mandela Bay floods

Shoprite assists residents affected by Nelson Mandela Bay floods

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Source: Standard Bank Group.

Standard Bank awarded Leading Sustainable Bank title by African Banker Magazine

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Irvine Partners 4 Jun 2024

Propelair’s in-house maintenance offering simplifies your facility management

Propelair’s in-house maintenance offering simplifies your facility management

Propelair SA 4 Jun 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Environment Day by advocating for conservation education and sustainable practices

EcoTraining celebrates World Environment Day by advocating for conservation education and sustainable practices

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Addressing childhood stunting: Safripol’s call for national action

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Safripol 4 Jun 2024

South African appeal court suspends order halting Shell drilling

Wendell Roelf 3 Jun 2024

Sappi Southern Africa launches innovative aquaponics venture

Sappi Southern Africa launches innovative aquaponics venture

Sappi 3 Jun 2024

G-Star successfully grows greenhouse cotton

G-Star successfully grows greenhouse cotton

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Toughees announces winners of ‘Made Tough’ School Fee Competition

Toughees announces winners of ‘Made Tough’ School Fee Competition

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Merchants on Long champions unique upcycled collection

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When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

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A government proposal to drop some statutory safeguards for the Kruger National Park has raised the alarm among some experts. Photos: John Yeld

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Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong, 15 May 2014. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

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Standard Bank, MiDA in $700m green housing deal

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Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

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Chloé Bertrand, founder of Afrorama and #AfricaJobsBoard

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GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

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Cambridge researchers break new ground in green cement

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