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The Western Cape is in the clutches of its second major storm in 2024. Source: Unsplash/Hennie Stander
Construction & Engineering
Western Cape uses #CapeStorm to call for decentralised emergency housing fund

Lindsey Schutters 9 hours

Why spatial data accuracy matters
ICT
Why spatial data accuracy matters

Issued by AfriGIS 26 Jun 2024

Image source: nexusplexus –
ESG & Sustainability
#BudgetSpeech2024: Govt raises $3.3bn to support climate change initiatives

22 Feb 2024

February 2023 flooding. Source: SANews.gov.za
ESG & Sustainability
#MTBPS: Funds allocated for future disasters

2 Nov 2023

Kia South Africa launches 'Test Drive for Good' campaign over Heritage Day weekend in KwaZulu-Natal
Automotive
Kia South Africa launches 'Test Drive for Good' campaign over Heritage Day weekend in KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by Kia South Africa 19 Sep 2023

Clicks, Gift of the Givers partner to keep girl learners in school
Retail
Clicks, Gift of the Givers partner to keep girl learners in school

14 Sep 2023

The Al-Imdaad Foundation joins forces with Rescue SA to provide hands-on support during emergency situations
ESG & Sustainability
The Al-Imdaad Foundation joins forces with Rescue SA to provide hands-on support during emergency situations

Issued by Clockwork 9 May 2023

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) celebrates Human Rights Month
Marketing & Media
Public Sector Leaders (PSL) celebrates Human Rights Month

Issued by Topco Media 22 Mar 2023

10 African startups get $2m investment for accelerating the continent's adaptation to climate change
Entrepreneurship
10 African startups get $2m investment for accelerating the continent's adaptation to climate change

11 Jan 2023

The gift of hearing
Healthcare
The gift of hearing

Issued by Bonitas 2 Dec 2022

Image source: renjith krishnan –
Legal
National Assembly approves Division of Revenue Amendment Bill

18 Nov 2022

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?
Healthcare
Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Issued by COHSASA 19 Jul 2022

A partnership to bring help to those who need it most
Healthcare
A partnership to bring help to those who need it most

Issued by Bonitas 13 Jul 2022

Expert opinion: Flooding events in KZN and Eastern Cape and implications for disaster management in SA
Education
Expert opinion: Flooding events in KZN and Eastern Cape and implications for disaster management in SA

Professor Kaitano Dube, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 29 Apr 2022

Source: REUTERS.
Healthcare
The National State of Disaster ends

5 Apr 2022

Source: Suppplied
Retail
Joburg mall donates parking income to Gift of the Givers

13 Oct 2021

Disasters take heavy toll on agri-food systems as new threats emerge
Agriculture
Disasters take heavy toll on agri-food systems as new threats emerge

23 Mar 2021

Honda donates to healthcare services
Automotive
Honda donates to healthcare services

28 Jul 2020

React-adapt-rebuild: Tiered corporate social investment responses to Covid-19
ESG & Sustainability
React-adapt-rebuild: Tiered corporate social investment responses to Covid-19

Issued by Trialogue 27 May 2020

Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine
ICT
Technology is Africa's biggest undiscovered gold mine

Donald Waigumbulizi 22 May 2020

The South African spirit can never be contained
ESG & Sustainability
The South African spirit can never be contained

Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 24 Apr 2020

Hyprop launches food drive in partnership with Gift of the Givers
Retail
Hyprop launches food drive in partnership with Gift of the Givers

22 Apr 2020

Reimagining a new future
ESG & Sustainability
Reimagining a new future

Issued by Next Generation 21 Apr 2020

Spar donates R500k to Gift of the Givers
Retail
Spar donates R500k to Gift of the Givers

9 Apr 2020

Jaguar Land Rover SA assists SARCS amidst Covid-19 pandemic
Automotive
Jaguar Land Rover SA assists SARCS amidst Covid-19 pandemic

3 Apr 2020

Woolworths and MySchool donate R500,000 to Gift of the Givers
Retail
Woolworths and MySchool donate R500,000 to Gift of the Givers

31 Mar 2020

A reimagined South Africa: Opportunities offered by the coronavirus pandemic
ESG & Sustainability
A reimagined South Africa: Opportunities offered by the coronavirus pandemic

Mamphela Ramphele and George Lindeque 24 Mar 2020

Digital transformation in Africa
ICT
Digital transformation in Africa

Mark Walker 17 Mar 2020

A woman receiving an oral cholera vaccine in Beira, Mozambique. Celeste Mac-Arthur
Healthcare
Cyclone Idai is over - but its health effects will be felt for a long time

Kerrigan McCarthy & Lucille Blumberg 15 Apr 2019

Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial
ESG & Sustainability
Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

Channing Arndt and Claudia Ringler 5 Apr 2019

DHL Global Forwarding launches Global Competence Center for Humanitarian Logistics
Logistics & Transport
DHL Global Forwarding launches Global Competence Center for Humanitarian Logistics

8 Feb 2019

Image source: The Guardian on YouTube
Construction & Engineering
The Laos disaster reminds us that local people are too often victims of dam development

Jason von Meding, Giuseppe Forino, Tien Le Thuy Du 1 Aug 2018

L to R: Emilar Gandhi, Public Policy Manager SADC at Facebook Africa; deputy minister of communications, Pinky Kekana; Ebele Okobi director of public policy Facebook, Africa; Sherry Dzinoreva, public policy programs manager Facebook EMEA. © Strike A Pose Photography.
Marketing & Media
Facebook hosts first-ever South Africa NGO Day

26 Jun 2018

Risk managers recognising importance of crisis communications
Marketing & Media
Risk managers recognising importance of crisis communications

Linden Birns 7 Jun 2018

condesign via
Agriculture
SADC updates bird flu disaster response plan

15 Mar 2018

Paris “under water” and other European cities facing drastic climate change should trigger planners to think urban spaces differently. ,
Construction & Engineering
When climate comes unhinged, we need to rethink how to build our cities

Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018

AlMireles via
Agriculture
NAMC establishes committee to come up with a smart drought disaster management plan

14 Feb 2018

Why treating water scarcity as a security issue is a bad idea
Construction & Engineering
Why treating water scarcity as a security issue is a bad idea

Joelien Pretorius 6 Feb 2018

How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response
Agriculture
How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response

Stephanie Midgley 2 Nov 2016

Paula Barnard
ESG & Sustainability
#WomensMonth: Embracing and celebrating gender differences

Sindy Peters 12 Aug 2016

Image by 123RF
Marketing & Media
Drones: keeping a watchful eye on Africa

Pavithra Rao 6 Jul 2016

[Mobile360] Minimising Ebola risk and mortality through mobile
Marketing & Media
[Mobile360] Minimising Ebola risk and mortality through mobile

Leigh Andrews 14 Nov 2014

IBM, Airtel, Echo Mobile join forces to stop Ebola in West Africa
Marketing & Media
IBM, Airtel, Echo Mobile join forces to stop Ebola in West Africa

28 Oct 2014

Janine Hills
Marketing & Media
The balanced perspective of turning a crisis into an opportunity

Janine Hills 10 Sep 2014

Logistics & Transport
Table Bay clean-up operations almost complete

5 Sep 2012

ESG & Sustainability
Thousands assisted after Cape Town floods

10 Jul 2012

[Design Indaba 2012] SENSEable cities
Marketing & Media
[Design Indaba 2012] SENSEable cities

Herman Manson: @marklives 5 Mar 2012

Support Rescue SA: campaign to 'Give a Rand for Japan'
Marketing & Media
Support Rescue SA: campaign to 'Give a Rand for Japan'

23 Mar 2011

Rescue South Africa gets R1.5m from Vodacom for Haiti
Marketing & Media
Rescue South Africa gets R1.5m from Vodacom for Haiti

18 Jan 2010

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