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Spar launches ‘A Christmas Like No Other’ initiative for those in need

Spar launches ‘A Christmas Like No Other’ initiative for those in need

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Government's strategic VAT adjustments; what they mean

Katja Hamilton 2 days

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William heads to South Africa for green prize ceremony

Michael Holden 2 days

Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030

Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030

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Relocation of residents in Nelson Mandela Bay flood-prone areas progressing well

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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

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Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

31 Oct 2024

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

MultiChoice 30 Oct 2024

Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

30 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Involving employees in sustainability strategies is key to future success says Scopen’s 4th edition Sustainability Study in Latin America report

Part 1: Scopen 4th Latam Sustainability Study: 6 key findings

29 Oct 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Powering Africa’s future with affordable and reliable solar energy

Powering Africa’s future with affordable and reliable solar energy

MultiChoice 29 Oct 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

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

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

Metropolitan Life 24 Oct 2024

International recognition for the SEF

International recognition for the SEF

The Social Employment Fund 22 Oct 2024

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Children call for inclusion of their issues in the National Strategic Plan on GBVF

21 Oct 2024

Q&A: Mokebe Thulo on Building a Better Tomorrow with Aware.org

Q&A: Mokebe Thulo on Building a Better Tomorrow with Aware.org

Aware.org 21 Oct 2024

Business leaders, small and big, can help end homelesssness by offering work experience, says the writer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

How business can help end homelessness

Leanne Porter and Jesse Laitinen 14 Oct 2024

Boundless and NSPCA unveil Adoptim campaign for World Mental Health Day

Boundless and NSPCA unveil Adoptim campaign for World Mental Health Day

Boundless 11 Oct 2024

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Carbon pricing poses threat to economies of developing countries

11 Oct 2024

City of Cape Town's Dial-a-Ride service gets some bold new changes

City of Cape Town's Dial-a-Ride service gets some bold new changes

27 Sep 2024

Johannes Magaela, Phillip Masitenyane and Minah Funani sort plastic items inside Funani’s yard in Tembisa. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Visually impaired recyclers help the planet

Ihsaan Haffejee 26 Sep 2024

#NampoCape2024: Land Bank and Dept of Agriculture to launch fund to transform SA wine industry

16 Sep 2024

A new chapter of leadership begins at Aware.org

A new chapter of leadership begins at Aware.org

Aware.org 11 Sep 2024

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SA called to learn Sign Language

5 Sep 2024

CTM Tokai partners with Mbali Eco Solutions to empower young girls

CTM Tokai partners with Mbali Eco Solutions to empower young girls

OnPoint PR 5 Sep 2024

Pictured: Naadiya Moosajee. Image supplied.

Naadiya Moosajee's quest to make engineering accessible to girls across Africa

Aa-isha Hassiem 4 Sep 2024

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Vera Ng’oma, British Council 4 Sep 2024

codeX: Empowering marginalised youth to thrive in the global digital economy

codeX: Empowering marginalised youth to thrive in the global digital economy

Project codeX 2 Sep 2024

Source: Cheree Dyers, chief executive officer at Prescient Investment Management.

Reflecting on Women's Month: Why do women get a whole month?

Cheree Dyers 30 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan is the Country Manager for Foundever South Africa.

Companies can do much more to empower women

Nita Morgan 29 Aug 2024

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Gauteng municipalities to launch online indigent register

26 Aug 2024

Looming electricity price hike to hit vulnerable social-housing tenants hard

23 Aug 2024

Supplied image: The pilot project with NEED, ERA’s Enterprise Development Programme, is based at the Cape Town

Pick n Pay e-waste initiative unlocks job creation for people with disabilities

23 Aug 2024

Narrowing the trillion-rand insurance deficit in South Africa

22 Aug 2024

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

The Peninsula School Feeding Association 14 Aug 2024

Candice Stevens, founder and CEO of the Sustainable Finance Coalition

#WomensMonth: Candice Stevens - where finance meets passion for conservation

Shan Radcliffe 8 Aug 2024

Waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (Sawpa) marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday to demand compensation for collecting recyclables and to oppose plans to incinerate waste. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 7 Aug 2024

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Apply for funding for community heritage project

More Matshediso 6 Aug 2024

Pictured: Analisa Sukula with a recycled paver and the recycled materials behind her. Images by Mark Wessels.

Enhancing economic participation and uplifting lives

The Social Employment Fund 6 Aug 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Mann Made 2 Aug 2024

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Is the green economy the key to job creation in Africa?

2 Aug 2024

A women must, nothing… Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

A women must, nothing… Momentum shines a spotlight on social codes impacting women’s finances

MSports 1 Aug 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: The Kolisi Foundation turns hunger into play

#OrchidsandOnions: The Kolisi Foundation turns hunger into play

Brendan Seery 31 Jul 2024

City of Cape Town official Megan Pangeni and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis toured the City’s new 300-bed Safe Space in Green Point on Monday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point

Matthew Hirsch 30 Jul 2024

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Unesco inscribes more World Heritage sites for South Africa

29 Jul 2024

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

Barbie launches blind Barbie fashionista doll

23 Jul 2024

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Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working poverty

Ntuthuzelo Gcolo 17 Jul 2024

Join the virtual Nelson Mandela Day Walk and Run

Join the virtual Nelson Mandela Day Walk and Run

16 Jul 2024

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Craig Schwabe, AfricaScope/GeoScope 15 Jul 2024

Manhattan Sweets introduces the Manhattan Fun Lab!

Manhattan Sweets introduces the Manhattan Fun Lab!

The Publicity Workshop 10 Jul 2024

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Why IT asset disposition should be part of your ESG strategy

Wale Arewa 8 Jul 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024

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