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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

Copper could cure Murray & Roberts cold after De Beers diamond cough

Lindsey Schutters

Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

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

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News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

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

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Prince William, Prince of Wales meets the 2024 Earthshot Prize Finalists at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 November 2024. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

Don't trash your old servers, rather refurbish

Don't trash your old servers, rather refurbishRyan Birkenbach

Sappi recognised in 2024 global top companies for women listing

Sappi recognised in 2024 global top companies for women listing

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Severity of climate change has reached critical levels

Severity of climate change has reached critical levels

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Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

The Peninsula School Feeding Association 14 Aug 2024

Learning more about elephants for World Elephant Day 12 August 2024

Learning more about elephants for World Elephant Day 12 August 2024

Our Salad Mix 13 Aug 2024

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 13 Aug 2024

The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

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Matrics called to apply for Water and Sanitation bursaries

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Maritime commerce and climate change: How effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Maritime commerce and climate change: How effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Vianney Dequiedt, Audrey-Anne de Ubeda and Édouard Mien 12 Aug 2024

A peek into Mpact’s design centre

A peek into Mpact’s design centre

Mpact 8 Aug 2024

Candice Stevens, founder and CEO of the Sustainable Finance Coalition

#WomensMonth: Candice Stevens - where finance meets passion for conservation

Shan Radcliffe 8 Aug 2024

Beyond poultry: Rainbow Chicken’s commitment to women’s empowerment

Beyond poultry: Rainbow Chicken’s commitment to women’s empowerment

Rainbow Chicken 8 Aug 2024

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2024

H&M South Africa Role Model, Bontle Ndhlovu

H&M SA Role Model campaign with Bontle Ndhlovu to inspire new readers in their home languages

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Waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (Sawpa) marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday to demand compensation for collecting recyclables and to oppose plans to incinerate waste. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 7 Aug 2024

City Lodge Hotels makes giving back easy

City Lodge Hotels makes giving back easy

City Lodge Hotel 7 Aug 2024

Verve – Forest meets Fashion at Africa Textile Talks

Verve – Forest meets Fashion at Africa Textile Talks

Sappi 7 Aug 2024

In a first for South Africa, Growthpoint gears up for certified renewable energy rollout to offices

In a first for South Africa, Growthpoint gears up for certified renewable energy rollout to offices

Catchwords 7 Aug 2024

When Glencore bought Elk Valley Resources from Teck, it also inherited an environmental crisis.

Glencore shareholders pump brakes on coal spin off

Lindsey Schutters 7 Aug 2024

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Apply for funding for community heritage project

More Matshediso 6 Aug 2024

Pictured: Analisa Sukula with a recycled paver and the recycled materials behind her. Images by Mark Wessels.

Enhancing economic participation and uplifting lives

The Social Employment Fund 6 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dino Zuccollo, head of investor solutions at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Tax incentive window closing for SA renewables

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Integrated water management solutions

Integrated water management solutions

Enterprises University of Pretoria 5 Aug 2024

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Decoding the equation for ESG accounting

Andrew Harding 5 Aug 2024

Top 10 green economy innovations announced for 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge

Top 10 green economy innovations announced for 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge

GreenCape 5 Aug 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Mann Made 2 Aug 2024

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Is the green economy the key to job creation in Africa?

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Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Mpact 2 Aug 2024

A rhino and her calf, among over 2000 rhinos sold to African Parks, are seen in captivity ahead of the rewilding process planned for the next 10 years, starting later this year, at a farm outside Klerksdorp, South Africa, 12 March 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Drop in SA's rhino poaching linked to dehorning programmes

Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders 2 Aug 2024

A women must, nothing… Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

A women must, nothing… Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

MSports 1 Aug 2024

Air Products' continued efforts to uplift education in the Chatsworth community

Air Products' continued efforts to uplift education in the Chatsworth community

Air Products South Africa 1 Aug 2024

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Funk up your feet for a worthy cause - Funky Socks Day 2024

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#OrchidsandOnions: The Kolisi Foundation turns hunger into play

#OrchidsandOnions: The Kolisi Foundation turns hunger into play

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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/File Photo

Conservationists ask Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants

Elias Biryabarema 14 Aug 2024

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

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Learning more about elephants for World Elephant Day 12 August 2024

Learning more about elephants for World Elephant Day 12 August 2024

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Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

Africa faces worst hunger crisis in the world

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The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

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Matrics called to apply for Water and Sanitation bursaries

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Maritime commerce and climate change: How effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Maritime commerce and climate change: How effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Vianney Dequiedt, Audrey-Anne de Ubeda and Édouard Mien 12 Aug 2024

A peek into Mpact’s design centre

A peek into Mpact’s design centre

Mpact 8 Aug 2024

Candice Stevens, founder and CEO of the Sustainable Finance Coalition

#WomensMonth: Candice Stevens - where finance meets passion for conservation

Shan Radcliffe 8 Aug 2024

Beyond poultry: Rainbow Chicken’s commitment to women’s empowerment

Beyond poultry: Rainbow Chicken’s commitment to women’s empowerment

Rainbow Chicken 8 Aug 2024

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2024

H&M South Africa Role Model, Bontle Ndhlovu

H&M SA Role Model campaign with Bontle Ndhlovu to inspire new readers in their home languages

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Waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (Sawpa) marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday to demand compensation for collecting recyclables and to oppose plans to incinerate waste. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation

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City Lodge Hotels makes giving back easy

City Lodge Hotels makes giving back easy

City Lodge Hotel 7 Aug 2024

Verve – Forest meets Fashion at Africa Textile Talks

Verve – Forest meets Fashion at Africa Textile Talks

Sappi 7 Aug 2024

In a first for South Africa, Growthpoint gears up for certified renewable energy rollout to offices

In a first for South Africa, Growthpoint gears up for certified renewable energy rollout to offices

Catchwords 7 Aug 2024

When Glencore bought Elk Valley Resources from Teck, it also inherited an environmental crisis.

Glencore shareholders pump brakes on coal spin off

Lindsey Schutters 7 Aug 2024

Image source: Magda Ehlers from

Apply for funding for community heritage project

More Matshediso 6 Aug 2024

Pictured: Analisa Sukula with a recycled paver and the recycled materials behind her. Images by Mark Wessels.

Enhancing economic participation and uplifting lives

The Social Employment Fund 6 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dino Zuccollo, head of investor solutions at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management.

Tax incentive window closing for SA renewables

5 Aug 2024

Integrated water management solutions

Integrated water management solutions

Enterprises University of Pretoria 5 Aug 2024

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

Decoding the equation for ESG accounting

Andrew Harding 5 Aug 2024

Top 10 green economy innovations announced for 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge

Top 10 green economy innovations announced for 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge

GreenCape 5 Aug 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Mann Made 2 Aug 2024

Image source: Sasin Paraksa –

Is the green economy the key to job creation in Africa?

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Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Mpact 2 Aug 2024

A rhino and her calf, among over 2000 rhinos sold to African Parks, are seen in captivity ahead of the rewilding process planned for the next 10 years, starting later this year, at a farm outside Klerksdorp, South Africa, 12 March 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Drop in SA's rhino poaching linked to dehorning programmes

Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders 2 Aug 2024

A women must, nothing… Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

A women must, nothing… Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

MSports 1 Aug 2024

Air Products' continued efforts to uplift education in the Chatsworth community

Air Products' continued efforts to uplift education in the Chatsworth community

Air Products South Africa 1 Aug 2024

Image: Supplied

Funk up your feet for a worthy cause - Funky Socks Day 2024

1 Aug 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: The Kolisi Foundation turns hunger into play

#OrchidsandOnions: The Kolisi Foundation turns hunger into play

Brendan Seery 31 Jul 2024

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

Beneficiaries are still battling with Sassa’s new biometric system

Marecia Damons 31 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Prof Lucy Gilson, the head of UCT’s Health Policy and Systems Division, was co-awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize in Germany.

UCT academic scoops prestigious global health award

30 Jul 2024

City of Cape Town official Megan Pangeni and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis toured the City’s new 300-bed Safe Space in Green Point on Monday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point

Matthew Hirsch 30 Jul 2024

Creative sustainability shines at 'Turning Waste into Art' event in Mpumalanga

Creative sustainability shines at 'Turning Waste into Art' event in Mpumalanga

Fibre Circle 30 Jul 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