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Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a realityLlewellyn Leonard

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William in South Africa for green prize ceremonyMichael Holden

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

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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William in South Africa for green prize ceremony

By Michael Holden 3 days

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

31 Oct 2024

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South Africa steps up fight to contain oil spill from grounded ship

Wendell Roelf 30 Jul 2024

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

30 Jul 2024

Source: G20.org/Diogo Zacarias/MF. Brasil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the signing of a landmark climate partnership agreement during the G20 Finance Track ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

G20 ministers spotlight $400m Emerging Markets Transition Debt scheme

29 Jul 2024

How to enhance your store’s sustainability credentials

How to enhance your store’s sustainability credentials

Sarwar Khan 29 Jul 2024

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Unesco inscribes more World Heritage sites for South Africa

29 Jul 2024

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Climate Change Act: Improve reporting or face the consequences

29 Jul 2024

Heineken showcases cutting-edge sustainability initiatives

Heineken showcases cutting-edge sustainability initiatives

Heineken Beverages 26 Jul 2024

#MandelaMonth: Liberty employees pack 220,528 meals

26 Jul 2024

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

The Department of Social Development’s Annemie Van Reenen with hundreds of files in the registry at the department’s Langa office. A new app is designed to cut down on paperwork and filing for social workers. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

New app to help Western Cape social workers

Marecia Damons 25 Jul 2024

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jul 2024

Eastern Highlands bottled water selling at low prices, proceeds go to KZN's water relief efforts

Eastern Highlands bottled water selling at low prices, proceeds go to KZN's water relief efforts

24 Jul 2024

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 24 Jul 2024

Shoprite Foundation partners with Adopt-a-School Foundation this Mandela Day

Shoprite Foundation partners with Adopt-a-School Foundation this Mandela Day

Adopt-a-School 24 Jul 2024

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SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

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#MandelaMonth: 15 companies unite to transform youth services centre in Alexandra

24 Jul 2024

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

23 Jul 2024

The 2nd annual Africa Impact Investment Award winners

Winners of the 2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards

23 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

23 Jul 2024

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

JNPR 23 Jul 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2024

Our Salad Mix 23 Jul 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 Jul 2024

Massmart praises CSI partners for embracing Mandela Day spirit everyday

Massmart praises CSI partners for embracing Mandela Day spirit everyday

19 Jul 2024

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Mandela Day: Gauteng's health initiative clears surgery backlog

18 Jul 2024

Jozi My Jozi leads biggest inner-city clean-up on Mandela Day

Jozi My Jozi leads biggest inner-city clean-up on Mandela Day

aHead Marketing Services 18 Jul 2024

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Change is coming to ESG disclosures in SA - what to expect

Dalit Anstey 18 Jul 2024

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"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

Database360 commemorates Mandela Day by empowering NGOs with vital data resources

Database360 commemorates Mandela Day by empowering NGOs with vital data resources

Database360 17 Jul 2024

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Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jul 2024

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

1 Jul 2024

Caps collected from used plastic bottles are stored in a bucket at the Waste museum in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 23 February 2022. Reuters/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year

Isaac Anyaogu 26 Jun 2024

IMF approves over $900m to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight

Kanishka Singh 21 Jun 2024

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Source: G20.org/Diogo Zacarias/MF. Brasil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the signing of a landmark climate partnership agreement during the G20 Finance Track ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

G20 ministers spotlight $400m Emerging Markets Transition Debt scheme

29 Jul 2024

How to enhance your store’s sustainability credentials

How to enhance your store’s sustainability credentials

Sarwar Khan 29 Jul 2024

Image source: Clayton from

Unesco inscribes more World Heritage sites for South Africa

29 Jul 2024

Image source: pixabay from

Climate Change Act: Improve reporting or face the consequences

29 Jul 2024

Heineken showcases cutting-edge sustainability initiatives

Heineken showcases cutting-edge sustainability initiatives

Heineken Beverages 26 Jul 2024

#MandelaMonth: Liberty employees pack 220,528 meals

26 Jul 2024

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

The Department of Social Development’s Annemie Van Reenen with hundreds of files in the registry at the department’s Langa office. A new app is designed to cut down on paperwork and filing for social workers. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

New app to help Western Cape social workers

Marecia Damons 25 Jul 2024

Eastern Highlands bottled water selling at low prices, proceeds go to KZN's water relief efforts

Eastern Highlands bottled water selling at low prices, proceeds go to KZN's water relief efforts

24 Jul 2024

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 24 Jul 2024

Shoprite Foundation partners with Adopt-a-School Foundation this Mandela Day

Shoprite Foundation partners with Adopt-a-School Foundation this Mandela Day

Adopt-a-School 24 Jul 2024

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SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

#MandelaMonth: 15 companies unite to transform youth services centre in Alexandra

24 Jul 2024

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

23 Jul 2024

The 2nd annual Africa Impact Investment Award winners

Winners of the 2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards

23 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

23 Jul 2024

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

JNPR 23 Jul 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2024

Our Salad Mix 23 Jul 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 Jul 2024

Massmart praises CSI partners for embracing Mandela Day spirit everyday

Massmart praises CSI partners for embracing Mandela Day spirit everyday

19 Jul 2024

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Mandela Day: Gauteng's health initiative clears surgery backlog

18 Jul 2024

Jozi My Jozi leads biggest inner-city clean-up on Mandela Day

Jozi My Jozi leads biggest inner-city clean-up on Mandela Day

aHead Marketing Services 18 Jul 2024

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Change is coming to ESG disclosures in SA - what to expect

Dalit Anstey 18 Jul 2024

Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

Database360 commemorates Mandela Day by empowering NGOs with vital data resources

Database360 commemorates Mandela Day by empowering NGOs with vital data resources

Database360 17 Jul 2024

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Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working poverty

Ntuthuzelo Gcolo 17 Jul 2024

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African bank stress test flags systemic risks posed by nature loss

16 Jul 2024

Beyond Mandela Day: the power of employee volunteering programmes

Beyond Mandela Day: the power of employee volunteering programmes

Trialogue 16 Jul 2024

A dead lamb lies in the veld on a farm near drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Picture taken 16 November 2019. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

South Africa appeals to donors to delay its climate targets, minister says

Tim Cocks 16 Jul 2024

Join the virtual Nelson Mandela Day Walk and Run

Join the virtual Nelson Mandela Day Walk and Run

16 Jul 2024

Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo partnership with Bic, embodies his experience

15 Jul 2024

South Africa aims for net zero emissions by 2050

15 Jul 2024

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Craig Schwabe, AfricaScope/GeoScope 15 Jul 2024

How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South Africa

How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South Africa

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 15 Jul 2024

A cleaned African Penguin swimming at Sanccob's Rietvlei centre in 2018. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

John Yeld 15 Jul 2024

Adopt-a-School Foundation encourages companies to go Back to School for Mandela Day

Adopt-a-School Foundation encourages companies to go Back to School for Mandela Day

Adopt-a-School 15 Jul 2024

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

Matthew Hirsch 12 Jul 2024