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Metropolitan Life and Nazareth Baptist (Shembe) Church announce partnership to advance financial inclusion

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Business expansion in Africa: Avoid the 'Calabash Effect'

Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi 30 Mar 2023

Development programme launched for women in renewables sector

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30 Mar 2023

Vodacom's #CodeLikeAGirl 2023 workshop to empower 600 girls with ICT skills

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Vodacom's #CodeLikeAGirl 2023 workshop to empower 600 girls with ICT skills

28 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

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Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Sanna Sebone shares tips on building a sustainable woman-owned construction enterprise

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Sindy Peters 17 Mar 2023

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New CoCT, UCT climate app challenges Capetonians to act neutral

15 Mar 2023

Search is on for Food Lover's Market's next social enterprise supplier

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13 Mar 2023

MullenLowe's commercial for Save the Children exposes xenophobia

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MullenLowe's commercial for Save the Children exposes xenophobia

Mullen Lowe South Africa 10 Mar 2023

Momentum builds for corporate ESG reporting and assurance, yet disclosure inconsistencies linger, study finds

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Momentum builds for corporate ESG reporting and assurance, yet disclosure inconsistencies linger, study finds

AICPA & CIMA 8 Mar 2023

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Massmart's R1m boost for female academics and GBV research

8 Mar 2023

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Economy

South African women more at risk of becoming indebted than men

8 Mar 2023

Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South Africa

Employment Equity

Embrace equity: 4 ways to close the workforce gender gap

Lyndy van den Barselaar 8 Mar 2023

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

Education

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

8 Mar 2023

NPO launches the Know Your Worth Health Walk

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NPO launches the Know Your Worth Health Walk

8 Mar 2023

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Employment Equity

Gender empowerment and the consequences of EEA non-compliance

Pamela Stein & Jamie Jacobs 7 Mar 2023

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Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

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Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Francesca Landini and America Hernandez 1 Mar 2023

Environmental Law

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

Intellidex MD, Dr Graunt Kruger

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Africa Impact Investment Awards: Interview with Dr Graunt Kruger, MD of Intellidex

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

#Newsmaker: New Rays of Hope CEO Muziwethu Zwane leads to serve

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Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

Kevin Hart and US Ambassador visit Masibambane College in Orange Farm
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Kevin Hart inspires learners during a visit to Orange Farm

24 Feb 2023

Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

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Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

21 Feb 2023

The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

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High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century

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Businesses, beware of greenwashing away your future

20 Feb 2023

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E-commerce

Takealot launches accelerator programme for Black-owned SMME suppliers

15 Feb 2023

Graunt Kruger, managing director of Intellidex

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards launches

15 Feb 2023

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ubuntu Awards honour trailblazers

13 Feb 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

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Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

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Barbie reveals first doll with scoliosis

9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

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TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

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Sanna Sebone shares tips on building a sustainable woman-owned construction enterprise

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Sindy Peters 17 Mar 2023

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ESG & SustainabilityNew CoCT, UCT climate app challenges Capetonians to act neutral

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MullenLowe's commercial for Save the Children exposes xenophobia

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Momentum builds for corporate ESG reporting and assurance, yet disclosure inconsistencies linger, study finds

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AICPA & CIMA 8 Mar 2023

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ESG & SustainabilityMassmart's R1m boost for female academics and GBV research

8 Mar 2023

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FinanceSouth African women more at risk of becoming indebted than men

8 Mar 2023

Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South Africa

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Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

EducationBarbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

8 Mar 2023

NPO launches the Know Your Worth Health Walk

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8 Mar 2023

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ESG & SustainabilityCall for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

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Francesca Landini and America Hernandez 1 Mar 2023

LegalFrench court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

Intellidex MD, Dr Graunt Kruger

ESG & SustainabilityAfrica Impact Investment Awards: Interview with Dr Graunt Kruger, MD of Intellidex

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

#Newsmaker: New Rays of Hope CEO Muziwethu Zwane leads to serve

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Kevin Hart and US Ambassador visit Masibambane College in Orange Farm
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24 Feb 2023

Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

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21 Feb 2023

The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

LegalHigh Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century

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20 Feb 2023

Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Takealot. Source: Supplied

RetailTakealot launches accelerator programme for Black-owned SMME suppliers

15 Feb 2023

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15 Feb 2023

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13 Feb 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

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Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

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9 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

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Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

Supplied image: Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth with employees of the company displaying an example of the solar panels manufactured.

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6 Feb 2023

Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome, returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, 5 February 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

LegalPope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice

Philip Pullella 6 Feb 2023

Khulisa Social Solutions named 2022/2023 Corporate LiveWire Youth Support NPO of the Year

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27 Jan 2023

Michelle Cave, MD of BrandFundi, examines the importance of ESG and DEI in 2023

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Michelle Cave 27 Jan 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

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Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Source: Je’nine May. Sharief Hendricks, president of the South African Sports Medicine Association.

HealthcareSA Sports Medicine Association appoints its youngest president

Kamva Somdyala 19 Jan 2023

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Desigan Chetty 16 Jan 2023

source: The Government Communication and Information System. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

FinancePostbank plans for state bank underway

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2023

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Finance#BizTrends2023: The future of crypto in Africa

Alice Tomdio 11 Jan 2023

L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

RetailL'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

9 Jan 2023

Fraxeum's Khaya Maloney and Barry Tuck

FinanceHow 3 South African entrepreneurs are using blockchain to drive financial inclusion

5 Jan 2023

DFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

FinanceDFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

3 Jan 2023