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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 AfricaAndy du Plessis, FoodForward SA

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 continuesMatthew Hirsch

Entrepreneur scoops Old Mutual funding to develop biofuel enterprise

Entrepreneur scoops Old Mutual funding to develop biofuel enterprise

1 Jun 2017

High level water panel meets in SA

High level water panel meets in SA

31 May 2017

Image Source: Theewaterskloof Dam (Photo credit: Alistair Stewart, Twitter @AliStewart89)

Bad news for Western Cape with no clear expectation of rain

31 May 2017

MarvinBikolano via

Highly contagious disease can decimate tilapia populations

29 May 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Cape water woes solved... for now

Cape water woes solved... for now

29 May 2017

Coca-Cola saves 290 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water

Coca-Cola saves 290 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water

26 May 2017

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront closing pool to help save water

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront closing pool to help save water

25 May 2017

Water tank and drilling guys loving the drought

Water tank and drilling guys loving the drought

David Gernon 24 May 2017

Shoprite opens doors to community gardens for World Hunger Day

Shoprite opens doors to community gardens for World Hunger Day

24 May 2017

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee 24 May 2017

Cape Town region declares drought disaster

Cape Town region declares drought disaster

23 May 2017

Marius Oosthuizen, lecturer: strategic foresight (leadership, strategy & ethics) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 23 May 2017

Trialogue director Cathy Duff

Tracking a decade of trends in SA's CSI space

19 May 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

Food security to top SADC meeting agenda

Food security to top SADC meeting agenda

19 May 2017

Justin Friedman, founder of For the Love of Water (FLOW)

#AUW2017: Water conservation - what's love got to do with it?

Sindy Peters 18 May 2017

Gisela Kaiser, executive director, Utility Services, City of Cape Town

#AUW2017: Cape Town drought - city ‘waiting on a miracle'

Alicestine October 18 May 2017

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

Sindy Peters 17 May 2017

Interventions under way to mitigate Western Cape drought crisis

Interventions under way to mitigate Western Cape drought crisis

17 May 2017

Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

16 May 2017

Cape Town drought crisis reaching critical point

Cape Town drought crisis reaching critical point

16 May 2017

Why small producers have big concerns about multinationals joining Fairtrade

Why small producers have big concerns about multinationals joining Fairtrade

Agatha Herman 15 May 2017

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

Cari Coetzee 15 May 2017

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

12 May 2017

Open seminar series on Critical Conversations in Sustainability

Open seminar series on Critical Conversations in Sustainability

Sandra Dunn, Regent Business School 10 May 2017

Image by Simon Klein, author supplied

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world's bees?

Simon Klein and Andrew Barron 9 May 2017

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

#ChivasVenture: I-Drop Water to compete for share in $1m funding

#ChivasVenture: I-Drop Water to compete for share in $1m funding

Sindy Peters 8 May 2017

Food insecurity increases global migration: UN

Food insecurity increases global migration: UN

8 May 2017

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High level water panel meets in SA

High level water panel meets in SA

31 May 2017

Image Source: Theewaterskloof Dam (Photo credit: Alistair Stewart, Twitter @AliStewart89)

Bad news for Western Cape with no clear expectation of rain

31 May 2017

MarvinBikolano via

Highly contagious disease can decimate tilapia populations

29 May 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

Cape water woes solved... for now

Cape water woes solved... for now

29 May 2017

Coca-Cola saves 290 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water

Coca-Cola saves 290 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water

26 May 2017

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront closing pool to help save water

Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront closing pool to help save water

25 May 2017

Water tank and drilling guys loving the drought

Water tank and drilling guys loving the drought

David Gernon 24 May 2017

Shoprite opens doors to community gardens for World Hunger Day

Shoprite opens doors to community gardens for World Hunger Day

24 May 2017

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee 24 May 2017

Cape Town region declares drought disaster

Cape Town region declares drought disaster

23 May 2017

Marius Oosthuizen, lecturer: strategic foresight (leadership, strategy & ethics) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 23 May 2017

Trialogue director Cathy Duff

Tracking a decade of trends in SA's CSI space

19 May 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

Food security to top SADC meeting agenda

Food security to top SADC meeting agenda

19 May 2017

Justin Friedman, founder of For the Love of Water (FLOW)

#AUW2017: Water conservation - what's love got to do with it?

Sindy Peters 18 May 2017

Gisela Kaiser, executive director, Utility Services, City of Cape Town

#AUW2017: Cape Town drought - city ‘waiting on a miracle'

Alicestine October 18 May 2017

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

Sindy Peters 17 May 2017

Interventions under way to mitigate Western Cape drought crisis

Interventions under way to mitigate Western Cape drought crisis

17 May 2017

Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

16 May 2017

Cape Town drought crisis reaching critical point

Cape Town drought crisis reaching critical point

16 May 2017

Why small producers have big concerns about multinationals joining Fairtrade

Why small producers have big concerns about multinationals joining Fairtrade

Agatha Herman 15 May 2017

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

Cari Coetzee 15 May 2017

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

12 May 2017

Open seminar series on Critical Conversations in Sustainability

Open seminar series on Critical Conversations in Sustainability

Sandra Dunn, Regent Business School 10 May 2017

Image by Simon Klein, author supplied

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world's bees?

Simon Klein and Andrew Barron 9 May 2017

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

#ChivasVenture: I-Drop Water to compete for share in $1m funding

#ChivasVenture: I-Drop Water to compete for share in $1m funding

Sindy Peters 8 May 2017

Food insecurity increases global migration: UN

Food insecurity increases global migration: UN

8 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

Inroads made in tackling Bay water crisis

Inroads made in tackling Bay water crisis

5 May 2017

Buy a bag of apples, feed a hungry South African

Buy a bag of apples, feed a hungry South African

4 May 2017

Nominations open for 2017 Global Citizen Award

Nominations open for 2017 Global Citizen Award

4 May 2017

Working for Water projects critical for EC water supply

3 May 2017

Pioneer Foods launches nutrition programme in KZN

Pioneer Foods launches nutrition programme in KZN

3 May 2017

Full story: Nuke deal court ruling

Full story: Nuke deal court ruling

28 Apr 2017

SUNfarming technology spells good news for food security

SUNfarming technology spells good news for food security

28 Apr 2017

Breaking news: Court declares nuclear agreements unconstitutional

Breaking news: Court declares nuclear agreements unconstitutional

26 Apr 2017

Cape Town places second in 2017 Ideas World Cup

Cape Town places second in 2017 Ideas World Cup

26 Apr 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017