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Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

ESG & Sustainability

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Issued by JNPR 3 days

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

Energy & Mining

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Property

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

ESG & Sustainability

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

The importance of reshaping a more resilient, innovative, and self-sufficient trade sector in SA

Logistics & Transport

The importance of reshaping a more resilient, innovative, and self-sufficient trade sector in SA

Bobby Madhav 15 Jul 2024

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Tourism & Travel

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Kaitano Dube 12 Jul 2024

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

Agriculture

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

5 Jul 2024

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

ESG & Sustainability

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Issued by FoodForward SA 24 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Lifestyle

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Agriculture

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

ESG & Sustainability

6 little-known facts about climate change in South Africa

Karen King 6 Jun 2024

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

Agriculture

Mastering resilience: How preparation beats the odds in building agribusiness

24 May 2024

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

HR & Management

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Kate Collier 23 May 2024

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Agriculture

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mohan Singh and Prem Bhalla 21 May 2024

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Roelof van den Berg 8 May 2024

The crucial role of financial management in farming success

Agriculture

The crucial role of financial management in farming success

7 May 2024

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Healthcare

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Issued by Ambani Reputation Management 19 Apr 2024

Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024

Siyavanna SA - Get ready for the Savanna Comedy Bar 2024 spectacular comeback

Retail

Siyavanna SA - Get ready for the Savanna Comedy Bar 2024 spectacular comeback

Issued by Heineken Beverages 2 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

#BudgetSpeech2024: Govt raises $3.3bn to support climate change initiatives

22 Feb 2024

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Agriculture

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Clive Roberts 16 Feb 2024

Business continuity: How to navigate an unpredictable 2024

HR & Management

Business continuity: How to navigate an unpredictable 2024

Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the future of the global wine industry in 2024

Agriculture

#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the future of the global wine industry in 2024

Rico Basson 24 Jan 2024

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Logistics & Transport

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Lisa Baertlein 8 Jan 2024

Property

Surge of returning expats boosts South African property market - defies Cape Town trend

27 Dec 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

Image supplied. An R16m UK-SA Water Innovation Lead Customer Programme fund has launched

ESG & Sustainability

R16m UK-SA Water Innovation Lead Customer Programme fund launches

13 Nov 2023

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Finance

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Issued by SAICA 6 Nov 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

ESG & Sustainability

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages SA unveils a R12m groundwater harvesting mega project

Retail

Coca-Cola Beverages SA unveils a R12m groundwater harvesting mega project

23 Oct 2023

African leaders are proposing new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action, setting up their negotiating position ahead of November's COP28 summit. Some countries already have taxes on carbon, but a global tax has never gained much traction. Source: Reuters

ESG & Sustainability

African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action

Duncan Miriri 7 Sep 2023

Come rain or shine

Finance

Come rain or shine

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 29 Aug 2023

File photo: A police officer walks next to an electric mass transit bus assembled by electric vehicle manufacturer Roam at the Green Park Terminus in Nairobi, Kenya 19 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Large investments expected at first Africa climate summit

Duncan Miriri 22 Aug 2023

Retail

Franchise businesses should invest in solar power

16 Aug 2023

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

Construction & Engineering

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

Bonga Ntuli 4 Aug 2023

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Agriculture

At the helm of natural and financial storms: El Niño and self-assurance fundamentals

Carin Venter 28 Jul 2023

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

Agriculture

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

David Ubilava 17 Jul 2023

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

Agriculture

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

11 Jul 2023

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

ESG & Sustainability

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
Photo credit: Johann Malherbe, ARC

ESG & Sustainability

El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

ESG & Sustainability

Saudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

More talent joins Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Lifestyle

More talent joins Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Issued by OnPoint PR 8 Jun 2023

Climate change: What risk does it pose to SA small businesses?

Entrepreneurship

Climate change: What risk does it pose to SA small businesses?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 31 May 2023

Global Citizen announces 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Lifestyle

Global Citizen announces 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Issued by OnPoint PR 24 May 2023

File photo: A view of Elizabeth Lake, that has been dried up for several years, as the region experiences extreme heat and drought conditions, in Elizabeth Lake, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, US, 18 June 2021. Reuters/Aude Guerrucci

ESG & Sustainability

More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds

Gloria Dickie 22 May 2023

File photo: Ngagati Namaiduk from the Maasai pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, walks past his emaciated cattle during a dried-hay feeding program at their manyatta (traditional homestead) near Ilbisil settlement of Kajiado, Kenya 17 October 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change - study

Gloria Dickie 28 Apr 2023