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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

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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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Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a reality

By Llewellyn Leonard 1 hour

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

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Coronation and FoodForward SA donates bulk food to OWL Haven Shelter

Coronation and FoodForward SA donates bulk food to OWL Haven Shelter

Coronation 27 Aug 2024

Republic of Rwanda's Minister of Environment Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (UN SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All Damilola Ogunbiyi, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Joergensen and Maldives Minister?of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Thoriq Ibrahim attend the session of discussion on the Global Cooling Pledge aimed at reducing emissions and exploring sustainable cooling solutions, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, UAE, 5 December 2023. Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

African governments looking to COP summit for higher climate financing share

Duncan Miriri 27 Aug 2024

Metropolitan Health, AMS team up to enhance eye care access

26 Aug 2024

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Gauteng municipalities to launch online indigent register

26 Aug 2024

Looming electricity price hike to hit vulnerable social-housing tenants hard

23 Aug 2024

Canal Walk receives 5-Star Green Star Award from GBCSA

Canal Walk receives 5-Star Green Star Award from GBCSA

23 Aug 2024

E-commerce businesses are adapting to sustainable efforts

E-commerce businesses are adapting to sustainable efforts

23 Aug 2024

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Pick n Pay e-waste initiative unlocks job creation for people with disabilities

23 Aug 2024

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

Lize-Mari Doubell and Candice Meyer 23 Aug 2024

Narrowing the trillion-rand insurance deficit in South Africa

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Isanti Glass launches Take a Boy Child to Work initiative, empowers young boys in local communities

Isanti Glass launches Take a Boy Child to Work initiative, empowers young boys in local communities

DNA Brand Architects 22 Aug 2024

Pictured: Marcel Swain, head of marketing: Premium beer for Heineken Beverages. Image supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: Marcel Swain, head of marketing: Premium beer for Heineken Beverages

Aa-isha Hassiem 21 Aug 2024

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

Sappi 21 Aug 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photo: Dan Callister / GroundUp

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

John Yeld 21 Aug 2024

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Absolute return funds: ESG's vital role

Preanka Naidoo 20 Aug 2024

Namibia is taking pole position in the race to lead Africa's green energy economy.

New hydrogen summit maps investment plan for Africa's clean energy future

Lindsey Schutters 19 Aug 2024

TotalEnergies SA ad ruled 'misleading' by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Aug 2024

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Air pollution in South Africa: Affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

Bruce Mellado 19 Aug 2024

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Addressing SA's environmental challenges: Freight industry solutions for a greener future

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Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 19 Aug 2024

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

Bernadette Versfeld 19 Aug 2024

WCape hits rainfall records amid changing climate patterns

WCape hits rainfall records amid changing climate patterns

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Hloolo platform bridges funding gap for green SMEs

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Broll wins Robben Island management contract

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2024

Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across the country gathered in Kalk Bay to share testimonies. GroundUp

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

Liezl Human 16 Aug 2024

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

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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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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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Gauteng municipalities to launch online indigent register

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Looming electricity price hike to hit vulnerable social-housing tenants hard

23 Aug 2024

Canal Walk receives 5-Star Green Star Award from GBCSA

Canal Walk receives 5-Star Green Star Award from GBCSA

23 Aug 2024

E-commerce businesses are adapting to sustainable efforts

E-commerce businesses are adapting to sustainable efforts

23 Aug 2024

Supplied image: The pilot project with NEED, ERA’s Enterprise Development Programme, is based at the Cape Town

Pick n Pay e-waste initiative unlocks job creation for people with disabilities

23 Aug 2024

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

Lize-Mari Doubell and Candice Meyer 23 Aug 2024

Narrowing the trillion-rand insurance deficit in South Africa

22 Aug 2024

Isanti Glass launches Take a Boy Child to Work initiative, empowers young boys in local communities

Isanti Glass launches Take a Boy Child to Work initiative, empowers young boys in local communities

DNA Brand Architects 22 Aug 2024

Pictured: Marcel Swain, head of marketing: Premium beer for Heineken Beverages. Image supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: Marcel Swain, head of marketing: Premium beer for Heineken Beverages

Aa-isha Hassiem 21 Aug 2024

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

Sappi 21 Aug 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photo: Dan Callister / GroundUp

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

John Yeld 21 Aug 2024

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Absolute return funds: ESG's vital role

Preanka Naidoo 20 Aug 2024

Namibia is taking pole position in the race to lead Africa's green energy economy.

New hydrogen summit maps investment plan for Africa's clean energy future

Lindsey Schutters 19 Aug 2024

TotalEnergies SA ad ruled 'misleading' by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Aug 2024

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Air pollution in South Africa: Affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

Bruce Mellado 19 Aug 2024

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Addressing SA's environmental challenges: Freight industry solutions for a greener future

19 Aug 2024

Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 19 Aug 2024

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

Bernadette Versfeld 19 Aug 2024

WCape hits rainfall records amid changing climate patterns

WCape hits rainfall records amid changing climate patterns

19 Aug 2024

Hloolo platform bridges funding gap for green SMEs

16 Aug 2024

Broll wins Robben Island management contract

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2024

Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across the country gathered in Kalk Bay to share testimonies. GroundUp

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

Liezl Human 16 Aug 2024

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

15 Aug 2024

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

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Candice Stevens, founder and CEO of the Sustainable Finance Coalition

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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