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How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Healthcare

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Jun 2024

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

ESG & Sustainability

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Kemunto Ogutu, Issued by Roving Reporters 31 May 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Call for a National Register of Polluters

15 Apr 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 Apr 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Makhathini Lower Pongola water association to ensure fair water management

19 Dec 2023

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

Tourism & Travel

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

18 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Msukaligwa Municipality found guilty of polluting water resources

22 Sep 2023

Africa's textile heritage is key to a sustainable future

Retail

Africa's textile heritage is key to a sustainable future

24 Aug 2023

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Energy & Mining

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Chris Gilili 10 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Large-scale solar installation keeps Bella Frutta going

Energy & Mining

Large-scale solar installation keeps Bella Frutta going

Issued by In House Agency Services 22 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

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

Agriculture

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

3 May 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Power cuts in SA are playing havoc with the country's water system

Construction & Engineering

Power cuts in SA are playing havoc with the country's water system

Anja du Plessis 24 Jan 2023

Sewage on the seashore: Here's what's causing Cape Town's beach closures

ESG & Sustainability

Sewage on the seashore: Here's what's causing Cape Town's beach closures

Steve Kretzmann 13 Jan 2023

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Agriculture

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Julia Martin-Ortega, Brent Jacobs and Dana Cordell 21 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Study to unlock answers to diseases with unknown causes

23 Sep 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Retail

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Earth Day 2022: Everything you need to know

ESG & Sustainability

Earth Day 2022: Everything you need to know

Kondi Nkosi 22 Apr 2022

Clean drinking water: Discharging raw sewage into rivers and dams is a national security issue

ESG & Sustainability

Clean drinking water: Discharging raw sewage into rivers and dams is a national security issue

Professor Anthony Turton 28 Mar 2022

NWU and Universität Duisburg-Essen develop early warning tool for metal pollution in fresh water

Education

NWU and Universität Duisburg-Essen develop early warning tool for metal pollution in fresh water

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 18 Mar 2022

Why we need to treat our dams as the investments that they are

Construction & Engineering

Why we need to treat our dams as the investments that they are

Chetan Mistry 4 Mar 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality admits water is contaminated

ESG & Sustainability

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality admits water is contaminated

Joseph Chirume 24 Feb 2022

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

ESG & Sustainability

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

23 Feb 2022

World Wetlands Day: Berg Estuary gets international recognition

ESG & Sustainability

World Wetlands Day: Berg Estuary gets international recognition

3 Feb 2022

Boat club questions City of Cape Town's water quality tests

ESG & Sustainability

Boat club questions City of Cape Town's water quality tests

Liezl Human 1 Feb 2022

Durban beachgoers continue to swim despite warning signs

ESG & Sustainability

Durban beachgoers continue to swim despite warning signs

Nokulunga Majola 14 Jan 2022

New data shows how badly polluted Cape Town's vleis are

ESG & Sustainability

New data shows how badly polluted Cape Town's vleis are

9 Nov 2021

How mining erodes the rights of women

ESG & Sustainability

How mining erodes the rights of women

Tatenda Muponde 11 Oct 2021

Economic recovery from Covid-19 relies on green economy

ESG & Sustainability

Economic recovery from Covid-19 relies on green economy

Janiva Da Silva 8 Oct 2021

Zandvlei opens for boating after sewage scare

ESG & Sustainability

Zandvlei opens for boating after sewage scare

Liezl Human 8 Oct 2021

NPO coalition calls on government to abandon plans for new coal-fired power, threatens legal action

ESG & Sustainability

NPO coalition calls on government to abandon plans for new coal-fired power, threatens legal action

27 Sep 2021

Addressing global environmental challenges vital for rebuilding economies

ESG & Sustainability

Addressing global environmental challenges vital for rebuilding economies

21 Sep 2021

Lack of clean water in Hammanskraal is a violation of rights, says SAHRC

ESG & Sustainability

Lack of clean water in Hammanskraal is a violation of rights, says SAHRC

Mosima Rafapa 8 Sep 2021

6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality

ESG & Sustainability

6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality

26 Aug 2021

SDG 6: There is no life without water so give it the attention it needs

ESG & Sustainability

SDG 6: There is no life without water so give it the attention it needs

Belinda Carreira, Issued by SAICA 23 Aug 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Agriculture

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

Ingula Nature Reserve declared wetland of international importance

ESG & Sustainability

Ingula Nature Reserve declared wetland of international importance

5 May 2021

Compliance a priority as Covid-19 continues to shake up mining

Energy & Mining

Compliance a priority as Covid-19 continues to shake up mining

Janine Espin 5 May 2021

Retail

SA consumers express willingness to help combat sustainability issues

22 Apr 2021

Levi's drives awareness around importance of clean drinking water

Retail

Levi's drives awareness around importance of clean drinking water

29 Mar 2021

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

Retail

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

Peter S. Ross 1 Feb 2021

Secondhand clothing sales are booming - and may help solve the sustainability crisis in the fashion industry

Retail

Secondhand clothing sales are booming - and may help solve the sustainability crisis in the fashion industry

Hyejune Park and Cosette Marie Joyner Armstrong 11 Jan 2021

Following a t-shirt from cotton field to landfill shows the true cost of fast fashion

Retail

Following a t-shirt from cotton field to landfill shows the true cost of fast fashion

21 Dec 2020

Premal Ranchod, head of ESG research at Alexander Forbes Investments

Finance

South African green economic recovery blueprint

19 Oct 2020

Court ruling in water pollution case

Legal

Court ruling in water pollution case

14 Sep 2020

Green economy recovery: Women leading their emancipation

Construction & Engineering

Green economy recovery: Women leading their emancipation

Bonani Madikizela 13 Aug 2020

Is Clover committed to being better in every way? I don't think so

Retail

Is Clover committed to being better in every way? I don't think so

Melissa Baird 15 Jul 2020