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#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

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AfriGIS launches 'Resolve Water' - A game-changing digital platform to help navigate Africa’s water and climate future

AfriGIS launches 'Resolve Water' - A game-changing digital platform to help navigate Africa’s water and climate futureAfriGIS

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Empowering digital futures: Netstar donates R500k to Redtank ICT Academy

Urgent appeal: Help feed the homeless in Johannesburg's inner city

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A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report findsLiezl Human

Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting riversSechaba Mokhethi

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Urgent appeal: Help feed the homeless in Johannesburg's inner city

Urgent appeal: Help feed the homeless in Johannesburg's inner city

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Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

MultiChoice Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

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Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Sauce Advertising Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

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Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

DY/DX Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

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Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

FoodForward SA Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

9 May 2025

Closing the gender gap in the ICT industry through mentorship

Stone Closing the gender gap in the ICT industry through mentorship

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DStv Schools Netball Challenge returns for 2025 season with Bestmed Medical Scheme as new partner

MultiChoice DStv Schools Netball Challenge returns for 2025 season with Bestmed Medical Scheme as new partner

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Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

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Schneider Electric at AATF 2025: Demonstrating true industry innovation

The Publicity Workshop Schneider Electric at AATF 2025: Demonstrating true industry innovation

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Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2025 rallies CSI sector to drive impact in turbulent times

Trialogue Trialogue Business in Society Conference 2025 rallies CSI sector to drive impact in turbulent times

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A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

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Athlone Power Station's redevelopment hits roadblock

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

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Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers

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Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

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For the past four years, Streetscapes has been running a self-sufficient laundry at its urban farm in the city centre. The organisation plans to replicate the solar- and rainwater-powered laundromat and showers at the new site to cut operational costs and reduce pressure on municipal infrastructure. Photos: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

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9 May 2025

Supplied image: Vantara’s collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) led to the reintroduction of 41 Spix’s Macaws into the wild in Brazil.

How South Africa’s conservation efforts can thrive with Indian partnership

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

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Global conference calls for action on women’s financial inclusion under G20 framework

8 May 2025

Organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development are facing late payments and have concerns over contracts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Joseph Bracken 8 May 2025

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South Africa launches Transformation Fund to drive economic inclusivity

7 May 2025

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Orasecom Climate Resilient Investment Conference to drive funding for vital water infrastructure

7 May 2025

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Youth energy innovations shine at TCS Sustainathon

7 May 2025

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Smarter choices, greener homes: how your next appliance can shape the planet

6 May 2025

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Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

CILTSA ESG Conference to tackle sustainability, regulation and risk in supply chains

CILTSA ESG Conference to tackle sustainability, regulation and risk in supply chains

6 May 2025

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Sustained pressure on SA rhino populations

5 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Source: US Embassy in Maseru. Millennium Challenge Corporation deputy chief executive Chidi Blyden at the launch of the project in Maseru.

US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

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Five months without water in Komani

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 30 Apr 2025

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

30 Apr 2025

The holistic approach of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) re-emphasises the importance of closure planning for mines. Pictured: An open pit mine rehabilitated (Image supplied)

GISTM holistic approach emphasises importance of mine closure planning

30 Apr 2025

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Nearly 200 households evacuated as uncontained Tokai fires rage in Cape Town

29 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

Adcorp 29 Apr 2025

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

29 Apr 2025

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

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Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: © Genesis Water Tech The Clean Technology Fund, has recently launched and secured an initial commitment of R2,4 Billion ($120 million) under Airnergize Capital Fund I, which aims to drive and advance sustainable clean technology investments across Southern and broader Africa

First close of Airnergize Capital at R2.4bn in support of sustainable infrastructure for Africa

14 Apr 2025

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