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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

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

Brendan Seery

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

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

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

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

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Saving the bees: How Nedbank and WWF are working to ensure honeybee survivalAa-isha Hassiem

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

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Elephants' dung used to produce coffee and paper

Elephants' dung used to produce coffee and paper

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Senegal's southern forests may disappear by 2018: ecologist

Senegal's southern forests may disappear by 2018: ecologist

30 May 2016

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

27 May 2016

Shifting to a drought-buffered, climate-ready economy

Shifting to a drought-buffered, climate-ready economy

Christine Colvin 26 May 2016

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Minister notes rhino horn court judgment

Minister notes rhino horn court judgment

25 May 2016

Water infrastructure - Unlocking SA's economy

Water infrastructure - Unlocking SA's economy

Topco Media 25 May 2016

Fracking moves one step

Fracking moves one step

Estelle Ellis 24 May 2016

Edible six-pack rings could save marine life

Edible six-pack rings could save marine life

Jamie Matroos 23 May 2016

Long-term solution for acid mine drainage

Long-term solution for acid mine drainage

23 May 2016

Joanne Yawitch, CEO, National Business Initiative

Collaboration needed within the one economy - Joanne Yawitch

Sindy Peters 20 May 2016

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

20 May 2016

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha 19 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 19 May 2016

Focus on WASH at Levi's Community Day

Focus on WASH at Levi's Community Day

19 May 2016

Go green at the Green Home Fair 2016

Go green at the Green Home Fair 2016

Alive2Green 17 May 2016

KoAnn Skrzyniarz

#SB16CPT: Sustainable Brands welcomes CT to the fold

Sindy Peters 16 May 2016

Trevor Manuel at Sustainable Brands Cape Town

#SB16CPT: World needs to check itself - Trevor Manuel

Sindy Peters 16 May 2016

How tiger population growth offers hope for rhino

How tiger population growth offers hope for rhino

Shakir Jeeva 13 May 2016

Kwantu education

Kwantu broadens scope of wildlife conservation initiatives

12 May 2016

Nominations open for Rhino Conservation Awards 2016

Nominations open for Rhino Conservation Awards 2016

10 May 2016

Immersive online museum campaigns for social and environmental issues

Immersive online museum campaigns for social and environmental issues

Jamie Matroos 10 May 2016

SA not applying for legal trade of rhino horn

SA not applying for legal trade of rhino horn

9 May 2016

Why non-renewables are still in abundance while renewables are not

Why non-renewables are still in abundance while renewables are not

Philip Lloyd 9 May 2016

Improved status for hake, kingklip - WWF-SASSI

Improved status for hake, kingklip - WWF-SASSI

6 May 2016

Severe drought forces Zimbabwe to sell off wildlife

Severe drought forces Zimbabwe to sell off wildlife

5 May 2016

Drawn out battle over genetic resources dampens Africa's hopes

Drawn out battle over genetic resources dampens Africa's hopes

Chidi Oguamanam 5 May 2016

Derek Keats via - Pel's Fishing Owl

Kruger goes Disney

3 May 2016

Maps Maponyane and Dion Chang.

Woolworths treading lightly on the Earth at the Mall of Africa

29 Apr 2016

#LetThemBeFree celebrities are shouting on Freedom Day in support of a campaign to get McDonald's SA to commit to only using cage-free eggs. Masterchef winner Kamini Pather, actor Benedikt Sebastian together with Yolanda Guse who started an online petition (supported by more than 16,700 South Africans and four animal protection groups) are encouraging all to show their support by signing the petition.

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Elephants' dung used to produce coffee and paper

Elephants' dung used to produce coffee and paper

30 May 2016

Senegal's southern forests may disappear by 2018: ecologist

Senegal's southern forests may disappear by 2018: ecologist

30 May 2016

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

UNEP report headlines emerging environmental issues of our time

27 May 2016

Shifting to a drought-buffered, climate-ready economy

Shifting to a drought-buffered, climate-ready economy

Christine Colvin 26 May 2016

By Edukeralam, Navaneeth Krishnan S –

How nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water

Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas 26 May 2016

Minister notes rhino horn court judgment

Minister notes rhino horn court judgment

25 May 2016

Water infrastructure - Unlocking SA's economy

Water infrastructure - Unlocking SA's economy

Topco Media 25 May 2016

Fracking moves one step

Fracking moves one step

Estelle Ellis 24 May 2016

Edible six-pack rings could save marine life

Edible six-pack rings could save marine life

Jamie Matroos 23 May 2016

Long-term solution for acid mine drainage

Long-term solution for acid mine drainage

23 May 2016

Joanne Yawitch, CEO, National Business Initiative

Collaboration needed within the one economy - Joanne Yawitch

Sindy Peters 20 May 2016

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

SADSTIA teams up with WWF-SA for conservation of fish species

20 May 2016

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha 19 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Building real awareness of the situation in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 19 May 2016

Focus on WASH at Levi's Community Day

Focus on WASH at Levi's Community Day

19 May 2016

Go green at the Green Home Fair 2016

Go green at the Green Home Fair 2016

Alive2Green 17 May 2016

KoAnn Skrzyniarz

#SB16CPT: Sustainable Brands welcomes CT to the fold

Sindy Peters 16 May 2016

Trevor Manuel at Sustainable Brands Cape Town

#SB16CPT: World needs to check itself - Trevor Manuel

Sindy Peters 16 May 2016

How tiger population growth offers hope for rhino

How tiger population growth offers hope for rhino

Shakir Jeeva 13 May 2016

Kwantu education

Kwantu broadens scope of wildlife conservation initiatives

12 May 2016

Nominations open for Rhino Conservation Awards 2016

Nominations open for Rhino Conservation Awards 2016

10 May 2016

Immersive online museum campaigns for social and environmental issues

Immersive online museum campaigns for social and environmental issues

Jamie Matroos 10 May 2016

SA not applying for legal trade of rhino horn

SA not applying for legal trade of rhino horn

9 May 2016

Why non-renewables are still in abundance while renewables are not

Why non-renewables are still in abundance while renewables are not

Philip Lloyd 9 May 2016

Improved status for hake, kingklip - WWF-SASSI

Improved status for hake, kingklip - WWF-SASSI

6 May 2016

Severe drought forces Zimbabwe to sell off wildlife

Severe drought forces Zimbabwe to sell off wildlife

5 May 2016

Drawn out battle over genetic resources dampens Africa's hopes

Drawn out battle over genetic resources dampens Africa's hopes

Chidi Oguamanam 5 May 2016

Derek Keats via - Pel's Fishing Owl

Kruger goes Disney

3 May 2016

Maps Maponyane and Dion Chang.

Woolworths treading lightly on the Earth at the Mall of Africa

29 Apr 2016

#LetThemBeFree celebrities are shouting on Freedom Day in support of a campaign to get McDonald's SA to commit to only using cage-free eggs. Masterchef winner Kamini Pather, actor Benedikt Sebastian together with Yolanda Guse who started an online petition (supported by more than 16,700 South Africans and four animal protection groups) are encouraging all to show their support by signing the petition.

Fighting for the freedom of chickens

28 Apr 2016

High Court grants court order to prevent mining at Canteen Kopje

High Court grants court order to prevent mining at Canteen Kopje

28 Apr 2016

Ten tips for going green this Earth Day

Ten tips for going green this Earth Day

Khululiwe Mabaso 22 Apr 2016

Protecting the Earth's natural resources for future generations

Protecting the Earth's natural resources for future generations

Inge West 22 Apr 2016

2015/16 Eco-Logic Awards winners announced

2015/16 Eco-Logic Awards winners announced

22 Apr 2016

Opportunity to promote environmental research in Germany

Opportunity to promote environmental research in Germany

22 Apr 2016

Can we feed the world and stop deforestation? Depends what's for dinner

Can we feed the world and stop deforestation? Depends what's for dinner

Laura Kehoe 22 Apr 2016

More sustainably farmed products on local shelves

More sustainably farmed products on local shelves

UTZ 22 Apr 2016

Vergelegen homestead with camphor tree in foreground

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21 Apr 2016

All sustainable development goals are of equal value - Molewa

All sustainable development goals are of equal value - Molewa

20 Apr 2016

Shoprite and Checkers customers raise R200k to help drought victims

Shoprite and Checkers customers raise R200k to help drought victims

20 Apr 2016