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ESG & Sustainability

SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

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Cape Town school shortlisted for World's Best School Prize

Education

Cape Town school shortlisted for World's Best School Prize

4 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

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

Thousands of school children stuck without transport months into school year

Education

Thousands of school children stuck without transport months into school year

Lucas Nowicki 18 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

ESG & Sustainability

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

Mpumalanga learners get bicycles

ESG & Sustainability

Mpumalanga learners get bicycles

5 Mar 2024

Property

SAPS housing project draws political scrutiny in Western Cape

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

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

22 Feb 2024

30 years of democracy: Few steps forward and several steps back

ESG & Sustainability

30 years of democracy: Few steps forward and several steps back

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 16 Feb 2024

Healthcare

PPS commits R5m over 5 years to launch PPS Chair in health economics for activist advocacy

23 Aug 2023

PNA and Breadline Africa kick off Funky Socks Day 2023

ESG & Sustainability

PNA and Breadline Africa kick off Funky Socks Day 2023

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Aug 2023

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

Energy & Mining

Govt to open bid to procure additional renewable energy

16 May 2023

MySchool, Breadline Africa partner to uplift children in marginalised communities

ESG & Sustainability

MySchool, Breadline Africa partner to uplift children in marginalised communities

14 Jul 2022

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Education

ECD Census report released

16 May 2022

The lines we dare not cross

ESG & Sustainability

The lines we dare not cross

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 13 May 2022

MySchool calls on supporters to help ensure water access at SA's drought-stricken schools

ESG & Sustainability

MySchool calls on supporters to help ensure water access at SA's drought-stricken schools

5 May 2022

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Education

South Africa's no-fee school system can't undo inequality

Suriamurthee Moonsamy Maistry 12 Apr 2022

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Corporate Social Investment - a business necessity

Entrepreneurship

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Corporate Social Investment - a business necessity

Miranda Lusiba 11 Apr 2022

The right to food is a fundamental human right that must be realised with greater urgency

ESG & Sustainability

The right to food is a fundamental human right that must be realised with greater urgency

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 10 Mar 2022

Sandy Rheeder, CIO, Mukuru

Finance

#WomensMonth: Taking care of the missing 9%

Sandy Rheeder 26 Aug 2021

The Love Trust empowers women through its ECD teacher training programme

ESG & Sustainability

The Love Trust empowers women through its ECD teacher training programme

18 Aug 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & Engineering

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

New NWU centre for children with developmental delays will focus on the whole family

Education

New NWU centre for children with developmental delays will focus on the whole family

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 27 May 2021

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Agriculture

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Nokuthula Vilakati 15 Mar 2021

Mdluli Safari Lodge achieves AA+ investment grade rating

Entrepreneurship

Mdluli Safari Lodge achieves AA+ investment grade rating

5 Feb 2021

Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Covid-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared

Burtram C. Fielding 21 Sep 2020

Why supporting local is more important than you think

Entrepreneurship

Why supporting local is more important than you think

Catherine Wijnberg 1 Sep 2020

Communities protest drilling

Energy & Mining

Organisations object to offshore oil and gas drilling

24 Aug 2020

VUT establishes new law clinic

Legal

VUT establishes new law clinic

Nontobeko Zondi, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 19 Aug 2020

Campaign launched to help NPOs raise funds for data, stay connected

ESG & Sustainability

Campaign launched to help NPOs raise funds for data, stay connected

18 Aug 2020

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Agriculture

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Fatima Arkin 24 Jul 2020

Investing in SMEs for sustainable growth

Entrepreneurship

Investing in SMEs for sustainable growth

26 Jun 2020

How successful are mines' efforts to restore livelihoods?

Energy & Mining

How successful are mines' efforts to restore livelihoods?

28 May 2020

Q&A: Mmusi Maimane talks 'One South Africa' digital platform

Entrepreneurship

Q&A: Mmusi Maimane talks 'One South Africa' digital platform

Evan-Lee Courie 21 May 2020

South Africa has raised social grants: Why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa has raised social grants: Why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure

Christopher Webb and Natasha Vally 11 May 2020

Pepkor donates over R2m towards Covid-19 relief

Retail

Pepkor donates over R2m towards Covid-19 relief

23 Apr 2020

#LockdownSA: Poultry industry supports traders and communities

Agriculture

#LockdownSA: Poultry industry supports traders and communities

23 Apr 2020

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

ESG & Sustainability

How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 15 Jan 2020

A community health worker screening a child’s hearing in Cape Town. Ora Buerkli

Healthcare

We used smartphones to screen young children for vision and hearing loss

De Wet Swanepoel 14 Oct 2019

Apartheid-era death of human rights activist under fresh scrutiny, almost 40 years later

Legal

Apartheid-era death of human rights activist under fresh scrutiny, almost 40 years later

26 Sep 2019

Trachoma can lead to blindness if left untreated. Alaine Kathryn Knipes/CDC

Healthcare

Why it's proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020

Musa Mutali 19 Aug 2019

Broadening the horizons of Mpumalanga's matrics

Education

Broadening the horizons of Mpumalanga's matrics

Leigh Andrews, Issued by SAICA 16 Aug 2019

Winners of the 2018/19 Science Oscars

Education

Winners of the 2018/19 Science Oscars

3 Jul 2019

Mining in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency

Energy & Mining

Billions in mining royalties intended for the poor squandered, stolen or diverted

Ciaran Ryan 2 Jul 2019

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Tourism & Travel

What you should know if you're considering volunteering in Africa

Tom Osaj 10 Jun 2019

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

ESG & Sustainability

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019

Professor Madonsela shares Rule of Law passion with Durban audience

Legal

Professor Madonsela shares Rule of Law passion with Durban audience

Issued by LexisNexis 20 May 2019

May the 4th industrial revolution leave no child behind - Part 1

Education

May the 4th industrial revolution leave no child behind - Part 1

Chumisa Ndlazi 30 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