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City Lodge continues to cut carbon emissions

City Lodge continues to cut carbon emissions

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Why African energy choices need to be low carbon: for the continent's own sake

Why African energy choices need to be low carbon: for the continent's own sake

Mark New 30 Sep 2015

UN adopts 17 Global Goals

UN adopts 17 Global Goals

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NMMU academics win award at sustainability conference

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Driving 'greener' logistic solutions

Driving 'greener' logistic solutions

Adrian van Tonder 22 Sep 2015

Green property index 2014 highlights higher returns

Green property index 2014 highlights higher returns

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[Earth Focus] Solar power: lessons from nature

[Earth Focus] Solar power: lessons from nature

Roger Metcalfe 15 Sep 2015

Doing good is not enough

Doing good is not enough

Leigh-Anne Acquisto 11 Sep 2015

Energy savings counterbalance expensive green development

Energy savings counterbalance expensive green development

Simon Black 9 Sep 2015

Enviro-engineering improves North End Lake's water quality

Enviro-engineering improves North End Lake's water quality

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Biogas backpack revolutionises cooking in Ethiopia

Biogas backpack revolutionises cooking in Ethiopia

Shamin Chibba 7 Sep 2015

Investment in sustainable energy SA's solution

Investment in sustainable energy SA's solution

4 Sep 2015

Cape Town upgrades Nomzamo taxi rank

Cape Town upgrades Nomzamo taxi rank

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Fact and fiction: solar power

Fact and fiction: solar power

Sven Lindström 2 Sep 2015

Conference to re-energise Africa

Conference to re-energise Africa

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The 'green-tech' future is a flawed vision of sustainability

The 'green-tech' future is a flawed vision of sustainability

Samuel Alexander 31 Aug 2015

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Farmers concerned over excessive water wastage

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DTI director: improving policy environment will benefit SA

DTI director: improving policy environment will benefit SA

28 Aug 2015

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GIL 2015: Africa the new investment frontier for Japan

28 Aug 2015

UCT study: Climate change and overfishing

UCT study: Climate change and overfishing

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Recycling industry has become a significant growth enabler says Mpact MD

Recycling industry has become a significant growth enabler says Mpact MD

25 Aug 2015

Greenpeace activists lock down Trojan Horse at Department of Energy headquarters

Greenpeace activists lock down Trojan Horse at Department of Energy headquarters

Greenpeace Africa 25 Aug 2015

Oh, what a waste, food produced in SA is wasted

Oh, what a waste, food produced in SA is wasted

Richard Brasher 24 Aug 2015

Sungrid's Ecoboxx kits empower Cape Town communities

Sungrid's Ecoboxx kits empower Cape Town communities

21 Aug 2015

ANC considers limiting number of golf courses

ANC considers limiting number of golf courses

20 Aug 2015

CSIR sees financial gains from renewable energy

CSIR sees financial gains from renewable energy

20 Aug 2015

The risks attached to South Africa's nuclear energy strategy

The risks attached to South Africa's nuclear energy strategy

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Hydro fuel to power up agri parks

Hydro fuel to power up agri parks

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Veolia contracted to install waste water treatment facility at Distell

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Sungrid's Ecoboxx kits empower Cape Town communities

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ANC considers limiting number of golf courses

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CSIR sees financial gains from renewable energy

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