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Healthcare

Mopo brings 24-hour solar power to Sierra Leone healthcare facilities

3 days

Source: Supplied. Julie Kae, executive director of Qlik.

Climate Change

Qlik commits to UN Global Compact

30 Sep 2024

The business case for ESG in hard times

ESG & Sustainability

The business case for ESG in hard times

Kristina Gubic, Issued by ESG Africa Conference 20 Sep 2024

Leadership heavyweights announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

CSI & Philanthropy

Leadership heavyweights announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 5 Sep 2024

Eduvos unveils Research Agenda to empower sustainable development in Africa

Higher Education

Eduvos unveils Research Agenda to empower sustainable development in Africa

Issued by Eduvos 31 Jul 2024

Image source: Marcin Jucha –

Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

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

Music

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

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Employment Equity

How to approach executive search for a neuroinclusive office

Jeremy Bossenger 17 Apr 2024

An aerial view shows a deserted and flooded traditional homestead following heavy rains in Garsen, Tana Delta within Tana River county, Kenya 23 November 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Climate Change

Huge debt costs mean climate spending could make emerging nations insolvent

Libby George 16 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Issued by Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Food Security

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Energy

How to secure Africa’s energy future in the face of a climate crisis

Nadja Haakansson 1 Dec 2023

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Accounting & Auditing

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Issued by SAICA 6 Nov 2023

Packaging industry trends highlighted at Propak Cape seminars

Exhibitions & Events

Packaging industry trends highlighted at Propak Cape seminars

Issued by Propak Cape 2026 24 Oct 2023

Human Rights Law

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

Sony unveils the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

Funding

Sony unveils the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

12 Oct 2023

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Sustainable Farming

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Barath Raghavan and Michael Kantar 8 Aug 2023

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

Food Security

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

David Ubilava 17 Jul 2023

Fellows appointed to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa

Education

Fellows appointed to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa

13 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Ensuring local benefits: The imperative of global development financing

27 Jun 2023

Marketing

Edelman introduces new global B2B division for enhanced integrated marketing solutions

13 Jun 2023

#AfricaMonth: Mimi Kalinda - Living her passion for a better Africa

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Mimi Kalinda - Living her passion for a better Africa

Danette Breitenbach 31 May 2023

Media Freedom

Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew on residents after journalist killed

19 May 2023

Source © Joephoto The first Outstanding Shopper Marketing Awards (OSMA) have been launched by Shop! South Africa

Retail Marketing

SA's first shopper marketing awards launch

2 May 2023

SU bestows honorary doctorate on renowned agricultural economist

Agro-processing

SU bestows honorary doctorate on renowned agricultural economist

30 Mar 2023

EssenceMediacom launches as the breakthrough agency in 120 offices globally

Marketing & Media

EssenceMediacom launches as the breakthrough agency in 120 offices globally

Issued by Mediacom South Africa: 31 Jan 2023

Branding

Hosting the World Cup: what Qatar can learn from South Africa about nation branding

Brendon Knott 5 Dec 2022

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Food Security

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Delphine Luquet, Ndjido Ardo Kane and Vincent Vadez 26 Oct 2022

FMCG

Rising food prices hit poor people the hardest: a close look at inflation in South Africa

Jannie Rossouw 14 Jun 2022

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Food Security

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Elizabeth Vibert 8 Apr 2022

Innovating entrepreneurship to marry profit with a purpose for an inclusive post-pandemic future

Social Entrepreneurship

Innovating entrepreneurship to marry profit with a purpose for an inclusive post-pandemic future

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 7 Apr 2022

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Coal, Oil & Gas

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt 16 Mar 2022

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Infrastructure & Utilities

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Andrea Shalal 9 Feb 2022

Source: © gpointstudio

Media

Saving journalism: views on how to pay for reliable information

7 Feb 2022

AfricArena 2021 concludes with big wins and major announcements

Awards

AfricArena 2021 concludes with big wins and major announcements

22 Nov 2021

Ndumiso Mngomezulu joins Brave Group's Bold as a partner

Marketing

Ndumiso Mngomezulu joins Brave Group's Bold as a partner

Issued by Brave Group 9 Nov 2021

Source: ©Prasit Rodphan

Markets & Investment

Aligning export finance to SDG

23 Sep 2021

Media

Pamro's 22nd conference almost here

20 Sep 2021

Africa's green revolution initiative has faltered: Why other ways must be found

Agriculture

Africa's green revolution initiative has faltered: Why other ways must be found

Timothy A. Wise 16 Sep 2021

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

Covid-19

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

15 Sep 2021

Free State to host national World Tourism Day celebration

Tourism Month

Free State to host national World Tourism Day celebration

30 Aug 2021

Gender equality: Implementation of SDG 5 not a simple matter

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Gender equality: Implementation of SDG 5 not a simple matter

Lia Labuschagne, Issued by SAICA 27 Aug 2021

Insights for African countries from the latest climate change projections

Climate Change

Insights for African countries from the latest climate change projections

Victor Ongoma 12 Aug 2021

Applications open for 2021 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Applications open for 2021 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

24 Jun 2021

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Sustainable Farming

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021

Time for the world to learn from Africa

Higher Education

Time for the world to learn from Africa

Prof Francis Petersen 27 May 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Food Security

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

Sebastian Sterl 19 Apr 2021