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Former GreenCape CEO to join Tesla SA
[Nashira Davids] A Tesla "gigafactory" in the Western Cape might seem like a dream, but with one of the province's own joining Elon Musk's team, it might be within reach... read


Architecture & Design
Regional winners of Architectural Student of the Year Awards announced
Jaco Jonker of the University of Johannesburg was recently named regional winner of Corobrik's 29th Architectural Student of the Year Awards... read
Climate Change
Baobab could settle climate change debate
The baobab could hold the secret to the effects of climate change in southern Africa over the past 1000 years... read
Declare drought a national disaster - AgriSA

Jenni Evans

AgriSA has called for the drought to be declared a national disaster, as commercial and emerging farmers watch the devastation unfold around them... read
CSI
Submit entries to Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards now
Entries for the 2016 Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards close for submission on 17 January 2016... read
Education & Training
Employees get assistance from Children of VW Bursary
The Children of VW Bursary has increased from five in 2012 to 26 learners in 2016... read
Making the grade

Nicci Botha

The 70% matric pass rate announced by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga sounds pretty impressive considering the class of 2015 is only the third to have transitioned the entire schooling system since 1994... read
Environment & Natural Resources
Shoprite helps drought-hit communities
The Shoprite Group is reaching out and assisting various local communities that have been left without water or hit by water shortages as a result of the persistent drought that is plaguing South Africa... read
How eco-friendly are homemade cleaning products, really?

Clinton Smith

While many believe that do-it-yourself cleaning products are safer for their users and the environment, because they do not contain chemicals, recent research has indicated that this may not be the case... read
Law enforcers seize 32 tons of illegal ivory in 2015
Since the first reported seizure of poached ivory in 2015, on 2 January, not a single week has passed without law enforcers confiscating illegal ivory... read
Health & Welfare
Call to support Helderberg CANSA Relay For Life event
The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) will this year once again be holding Relay For Life events that champion cancer survivors while raising funds to support people needing treatment... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Ford teams up with drone maker for disaster relief concept

Stuart Thomas

This is pretty cool. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Ford announced a partnership with drone maker DJI aimed at creating vehicle-to-drone technology... read
Green efficiency key to sustainable global trade

Signe Bruun Jensen

The maritime industry needs to grow responsibly and sustainably... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Worms do the dirty work for composting entrepreneur

Eugene Yiga

Every year, two million tonnes of food waste is dumped at landfill sites in Cape Town. Each tonne generates two tonnes of carbon dioxide... read
Primary & Secondary Education
Poverty no obstacle for Christel House 2015 matrics
Christel House, a donor-funded school in Ottery, Cape Town for learners living in conditions of extreme poverty, has celebrated the matric results with an impressive 82,5% bachelor pass rate - its best matric results yet... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Explainer: South Africa's developing solar energy landscape

Hartmut Winkler

Until a few years ago solar panels were a rare sight in South Africa, largely limited to the roofs of a few affluent households... read
Sustainability
How your lawn could save the life of a farm animal

Penwell Dlamini

Dozens of animals have died and scores are critical. Now South African homeowners have been asked to donate any cut grass. AgriSA launched the cut-grass campaign to get struggling farmers feed... read
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