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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

Ancients learned to thrive on drought

Ancients learned to thrive on drought

Dave Chambers 1 Aug 2017

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

Laura Pereira 31 Jul 2017

Could decentralised energy systems further social justice in SA?

Sindy Peters 28 Jul 2017

#LPC2017: WWF-SASSI founder receives Living Planet Award

#LPC2017: WWF-SASSI founder receives Living Planet Award

27 Jul 2017

Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by next week: report

27 Jul 2017

Mearns Farm (Image Supplied)

#CSIMonth: Agricultural transformation is a multigenerational, multi-stakeholder undertaking

Cari Coetzee 26 Jul 2017

Recent rainfall has had little impact as CT continues to face drought crisis

26 Jul 2017

Hulisani bets on wind tower firm

Hulisani bets on wind tower firm

24 Jul 2017

Drought and business: more action, less rhetoric

Drought and business: more action, less rhetoric

Dr Jo Burgess 24 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Does your brand walk its CSR talk?

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

The rising cost of food for families in South Africa

The rising cost of food for families in South Africa

19 Jul 2017

Urban wastewater for food security: Averting the next health crisis in Africa

Urban wastewater for food security: Averting the next health crisis in Africa

Christopher A. Scott 18 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

Cari Coetzee 18 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: How a little can go a long way in helping SA's vulnerable children thrive

#CSIMonth: How a little can go a long way in helping SA's vulnerable children thrive

Sindy Peters 18 Jul 2017

Prof Bernard Bladergroen

Finding a renewable storage solution

18 Jul 2017

Reliance Compost Founder, Eddie Redelinghuys

#CSIMonth: Creating sustainable environments through organic compost

Cari coetzee 17 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Sustainability is the key to innovation and the next frontier for business

#CSIMonth: Sustainability is the key to innovation and the next frontier for business

Tania Morgan-Weyer 17 Jul 2017

What Cape Town can learn from Windhoek on surviving droughts

Dian Spear 17 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: CSI is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity in SA

#CSIMonth: CSI is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity in SA

Sindy Peters 17 Jul 2017

Photo: Climate Transparency

State meddling is dissuading energy investors

Bekezela Phakathi 14 Jul 2017

Partnerships to boost SA's water security

14 Jul 2017

Photo: Namibian Sun

Lüderitz wind project nears completion

13 Jul 2017

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Elsa Ordway 13 Jul 2017

CT's emergency water plans making progress

CT's emergency water plans making progress

12 Jul 2017

Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

Susan Onyango 11 Jul 2017

Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from others

Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from others

David Olivier 11 Jul 2017

Community Solar Innovation challenge open for entries

Community Solar Innovation challenge open for entries

11 Jul 2017

Hybrid burgers for the health and environmentally conscious

Hybrid burgers for the health and environmentally conscious

Bongani Shweni 10 Jul 2017

Prof Evans Chirwa believes this course represents applications in all industries that have to manage water or water treatment processes, such as in mining or energy production.

Enterprises UP presents wastewater management and treatment short course

Marleny Arnoldi, Enterprises University of Pretoria 10 Jul 2017

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The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

Laura Pereira 31 Jul 2017

Could decentralised energy systems further social justice in SA?

Sindy Peters 28 Jul 2017

#LPC2017: WWF-SASSI founder receives Living Planet Award

#LPC2017: WWF-SASSI founder receives Living Planet Award

27 Jul 2017

Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by next week: report

27 Jul 2017

Mearns Farm (Image Supplied)

#CSIMonth: Agricultural transformation is a multigenerational, multi-stakeholder undertaking

Cari Coetzee 26 Jul 2017

Recent rainfall has had little impact as CT continues to face drought crisis

26 Jul 2017

Hulisani bets on wind tower firm

Hulisani bets on wind tower firm

24 Jul 2017

Drought and business: more action, less rhetoric

Drought and business: more action, less rhetoric

Dr Jo Burgess 24 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Does your brand walk its CSR talk?

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

The rising cost of food for families in South Africa

The rising cost of food for families in South Africa

19 Jul 2017

Urban wastewater for food security: Averting the next health crisis in Africa

Urban wastewater for food security: Averting the next health crisis in Africa

Christopher A. Scott 18 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

Cari Coetzee 18 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: How a little can go a long way in helping SA's vulnerable children thrive

#CSIMonth: How a little can go a long way in helping SA's vulnerable children thrive

Sindy Peters 18 Jul 2017

Prof Bernard Bladergroen

Finding a renewable storage solution

18 Jul 2017

Reliance Compost Founder, Eddie Redelinghuys

#CSIMonth: Creating sustainable environments through organic compost

Cari coetzee 17 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Sustainability is the key to innovation and the next frontier for business

#CSIMonth: Sustainability is the key to innovation and the next frontier for business

Tania Morgan-Weyer 17 Jul 2017

What Cape Town can learn from Windhoek on surviving droughts

Dian Spear 17 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: CSI is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity in SA

#CSIMonth: CSI is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity in SA

Sindy Peters 17 Jul 2017

Photo: Climate Transparency

State meddling is dissuading energy investors

Bekezela Phakathi 14 Jul 2017

Partnerships to boost SA's water security

14 Jul 2017

Photo: Namibian Sun

Lüderitz wind project nears completion

13 Jul 2017

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Elsa Ordway 13 Jul 2017

CT's emergency water plans making progress

CT's emergency water plans making progress

12 Jul 2017

Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

Susan Onyango 11 Jul 2017

Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from others

Water shortages in Cape Town are here to stay. What the city can learn from others

David Olivier 11 Jul 2017

Community Solar Innovation challenge open for entries

Community Solar Innovation challenge open for entries

11 Jul 2017

Hybrid burgers for the health and environmentally conscious

Hybrid burgers for the health and environmentally conscious

Bongani Shweni 10 Jul 2017

Cape Town to host top water loss conference

Cape Town to host top water loss conference

Dave Chambers 10 Jul 2017

Prof Evans Chirwa believes this course represents applications in all industries that have to manage water or water treatment processes, such as in mining or energy production.

Enterprises UP presents wastewater management and treatment short course

Marleny Arnoldi, Enterprises University of Pretoria 10 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: Cultivating a culture of food sharing

#CSIMonth: Cultivating a culture of food sharing

Ruth Cooper 5 Jul 2017

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA partner for national Mandela Day food drive

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA partner for national Mandela Day food drive

5 Jul 2017

Cape Town needs a new approach to manage water

Cape Town needs a new approach to manage water

Lucy Rodina 4 Jul 2017

After 25 years of progress, world hunger is on the rise again

After 25 years of progress, world hunger is on the rise again

3 Jul 2017

Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect

Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect

3 Jul 2017

Removing all incentive

Chris Brewer 3 Jul 2017

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Is southern Africa facing a food security disaster?

Alex Porter and Stellah Kwasi 29 Jun 2017

Legacy of trailblazing

Kristy Jooste 29 Jun 2017

The internet of everything water

The internet of everything water

Ihuoma Atanga 28 Jun 2017