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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

Nosh Food Rescue volunteers at HTA School of Culinary Art in Randburg

5th annual #67000litres for Mandela Day campaign launches

9 Jul 2024

SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

South Africa wastes 10m tonnes of food annually

South Africa wastes 10m tonnes of food annually

9 Sep 2019

Green roofs, like this one in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have many benefits. Leonardo Ikeda/Shutterstock

How buildings in Johannesburg could benefit from green roofs

Anne Fitchett 9 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability

From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability

Sindy Peters 19 Aug 2019

Mpumalanga urged to intensify water-saving habits

Mpumalanga urged to intensify water-saving habits

16 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Soil health: Feeding the world, protecting the earth

Venessa Moodley 8 Aug 2019

Nedbank announces R25m boost to safeguard water, biodiversity and job security

Nedbank announces R25m boost to safeguard water, biodiversity and job security

7 Aug 2019

WWF SA's 2019 Living Planet Award winners announced

WWF SA's 2019 Living Planet Award winners announced

29 Jul 2019

Community members in Zandspruit west of Johannesburg block roads after their illegal electricity connections were removed. EPA/Kevin Sutherland

Ramaphosa should focus on inequality rather than squeezing poor people

David Dickinson 26 Jul 2019

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

25 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

23 Jul 2019

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 Jul 2019

Tastic aims to ease food insecurity this Mandela Month

Tastic aims to ease food insecurity this Mandela Month

12 Jul 2019

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

11 Jul 2019

Sean Beautement: reaping the rewards by feeding his SDG passion

Sean Beautement: reaping the rewards by feeding his SDG passion

Leigh Andrews, SAICA 5 Jul 2019

A worker makes coal chips for combustion in Calcutta. India’s demand for energy is growing fast. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

Retire all existing and planned fossil fuel power plants to limit warming to 1.5°C

Marcelle McManus 3 Jul 2019

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA launch Mandela Day Food Drive

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA launch Mandela Day Food Drive

2 Jul 2019

Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock

Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

Moina Spooner 2 Jul 2019

Fortress REIT expands food security initiative to Western Cape

Fortress REIT expands food security initiative to Western Cape

1 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

How micro-organisms can be used to clean SA's waters

How micro-organisms can be used to clean SA's waters

1 Jul 2019

Perdekraal East foundations completed

Foundations completed at Perdekraal East Wind Farm

27 Jun 2019

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Dr John Ngoni Zvimba 11 Jun 2019

All the 2019 Eco-Logic Awards winners

All the 2019 Eco-Logic Awards winners

10 Jun 2019

Tim Frankish, managing director, Solar Saver

Solar power makes strides in innovation

6 Jun 2019

Researchers call for flow of water research, education towards developing world

Researchers call for flow of water research, education towards developing world

31 May 2019

Solar power could stabilise Nigeria's electricity grid and save it money

Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje 31 May 2019

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South Africa wastes 10m tonnes of food annually

South Africa wastes 10m tonnes of food annually

9 Sep 2019

Green roofs, like this one in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have many benefits. Leonardo Ikeda/Shutterstock

How buildings in Johannesburg could benefit from green roofs

Anne Fitchett 9 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability

From cradle to grave: How Levi's is tackling water sustainability

Sindy Peters 19 Aug 2019

Mpumalanga urged to intensify water-saving habits

Mpumalanga urged to intensify water-saving habits

16 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Soil health: Feeding the world, protecting the earth

Venessa Moodley 8 Aug 2019

Nedbank announces R25m boost to safeguard water, biodiversity and job security

Nedbank announces R25m boost to safeguard water, biodiversity and job security

7 Aug 2019

WWF SA's 2019 Living Planet Award winners announced

WWF SA's 2019 Living Planet Award winners announced

29 Jul 2019

Community members in Zandspruit west of Johannesburg block roads after their illegal electricity connections were removed. EPA/Kevin Sutherland

Ramaphosa should focus on inequality rather than squeezing poor people

David Dickinson 26 Jul 2019

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

SA's maturing green energy sector attractive for investors

25 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

Kangnas Wind Farm celebrates first turbine lift

23 Jul 2019

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 Jul 2019

Tastic aims to ease food insecurity this Mandela Month

Tastic aims to ease food insecurity this Mandela Month

12 Jul 2019

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

11 Jul 2019

Sean Beautement: reaping the rewards by feeding his SDG passion

Sean Beautement: reaping the rewards by feeding his SDG passion

Leigh Andrews, SAICA 5 Jul 2019

A worker makes coal chips for combustion in Calcutta. India’s demand for energy is growing fast. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

Retire all existing and planned fossil fuel power plants to limit warming to 1.5°C

Marcelle McManus 3 Jul 2019

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA launch Mandela Day Food Drive

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA launch Mandela Day Food Drive

2 Jul 2019

Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock

Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

Moina Spooner 2 Jul 2019

Fortress REIT expands food security initiative to Western Cape

Fortress REIT expands food security initiative to Western Cape

1 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

How micro-organisms can be used to clean SA's waters

How micro-organisms can be used to clean SA's waters

1 Jul 2019

Perdekraal East foundations completed

Foundations completed at Perdekraal East Wind Farm

27 Jun 2019

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Complementing and offsetting energy opportunities for the South African water sector

Dr John Ngoni Zvimba 11 Jun 2019

All the 2019 Eco-Logic Awards winners

All the 2019 Eco-Logic Awards winners

10 Jun 2019

Tim Frankish, managing director, Solar Saver

Solar power makes strides in innovation

6 Jun 2019

Researchers call for flow of water research, education towards developing world

Researchers call for flow of water research, education towards developing world

31 May 2019

Solar power could stabilise Nigeria's electricity grid and save it money

Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje 31 May 2019

NCPD, RSA Group join hands on World Hunger Day feeding hundreds in Bloem

NCPD, RSA Group join hands on World Hunger Day feeding hundreds in Bloem

30 May 2019

Data-driven decision-making for water security

Data-driven decision-making for water security

Dr Shafick Adams 29 May 2019

Emma Dempster, director in the projects and energy sector, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Change to licensing regulations adds a surge to grid

29 May 2019

Nestlé launches innovation challenge in 6 African countries

Nestlé launches innovation challenge in 6 African countries

28 May 2019

North West student crowned Future Leaders Forum winner in Germany

North West student crowned Future Leaders Forum winner in Germany

24 May 2019

Image: Western Cape Government

Nersa confirms receipt of energy plan deviation letter

23 May 2019

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Alicestine October 21 May 2019

Attainment of Africa Agenda 2063 and SDG:2030 goals through nature-based solutions

Attainment of Africa Agenda 2063 and SDG:2030 goals through nature-based solutions

Bonani Madikizela 21 May 2019

Rendering of Japan's 2020 Olympic stadium. Source: Renewable Energy World

How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for clean energy

Niki J P Alsford 20 May 2019

Is zero hunger by 2030 achievable given the huge challenges we face?

Is zero hunger by 2030 achievable given the huge challenges we face?

Andy Du Plessis 20 May 2019