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Growing food in thin air
African farmers constantly have to compete against climate change, adverse weather conditions, drought, affected soil and high costs... read


Addressing packaging waste one pizza box at a time
Addressing packaging waste one pizza box at a time

Kate Walker

GreenBox is a reconfigurable pizza box designed for multiple use... Read

Is the plan to streamline EIAs working?
Is the plan to streamline EIAs working?

Chris Dalgliesh

Regulations in place to streamline authorisations for EIAs certainly seem to have accelerated the pace at which most government departments provide the necessary comment... Read

Meet the greenest cities in SA
Meet the greenest cities in SA

eThekwini Metro in KwaZulu-Natal and Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape have been named the greenest municipalities in South Africa... Read


Mandela Month
Mandela Month
#MandelaMonth: KFC adds hope R2 at a time
#MandelaMonth: KFC adds hope R2 at a time

Jessica Tennant

To celebrate Mandela Month, KFC's Add Hope initiative, together with Joint Aid Management (JAM) South Africa, will be packing 1,000 food parcels at the KFC head office in honour of Madiba this year... read
#MandelaMonth: Rise of the philanthropic campaign
#MandelaMonth: Rise of the philanthropic campaign

Leigh Andrews

One of the most effective philanthropic campaigns of last year was The CEO SleepOut™. The first-time campaign was so effective, in fact, that it has brought home Africa's first AMEC awards for excellence in communications measurement and evaluation for 2016 - two gold ones, at that. Oresti Patricios, CEO of Ornico Group, explains the trend... read
#MandelaMonth: Shortstraw host Mandelapalooza
#MandelaMonth: Shortstraw host Mandelapalooza

Ruth Cooper

Joburg indie band Shortstraw plan to spread the warm and fuzzies on 17 July with a concert celebrating Mandela Day. read
#MandelaMonth: Katlego Maboe on the RACE (against time)
#MandelaMonth: Katlego Maboe on the RACE (against time)

Ruth Cooper

Well-loved presenter Katlego Maboe, best known for co-hosting on Expresso, recently wrote and recorded a song with the aim to raise awareness and funds for the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA). read
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Circular Economy
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#TRENDING: How creatives can lead us to a circular economy

Louise Marsland

The creative industries are key to building a circular economy which reduces waste and makes economic sense for brands... read
Lack of water a cause for concern
Lack of water a cause for concern

Hermann Erdmann

Water is the most important shared resource across all supply chains, yet wastewater is the largest untapped waste category we have globally... read
Education & Training
Nestlé Art Project selects 15 South African art students
Nestlé Art Project selects 15 South African art students
The Nestlé Art Project, part of Nestlé South Africa's centenary commemoration, has shortlisted 15 South African art students from secondary and tertiary institutions as finalists... read
Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane, hands over the school hall built by Sibanye Gold.
Sibanye boosts education with a R6,2m facility
Sibanye, has financed and delivered a state-of-the-art, multipurpose hall to the Free State Department of Education as per its social and labour plan agreements... read
Meshack Matswi, an owner driver, with Tobie Krige, Adcock Ingram's MD: distribution.
Adcock Ingram accelerates owner driver project
A number of owner drivers received the keys to their brand-new vehicles from Adcock Ingram Healthcare as part of an enterprise development project... read
Dell opens solar-powered classroom at Waverley Girls' High
Dell opens solar-powered classroom at Waverley Girls' High
Dell has opened its ninth solar-powered Learning Lab at Waverley Girls' High with the aim of providing technology and connectivity to hundreds of girls from underserviced communities in Alexandria and Hillbrow... read
Pencil in education on Mandela Day - and improve the prospects of South Africa's learners
Pencil in education on Mandela Day - and improve the prospects of South Africa's learners

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation

Studying is never straightforward for pupils of Mzomhle Senior Secondary School. Before hitting the books, the hundreds of learners and their teachers must first engage in a complicated dance of who will take the textbook home... read
GrandWest shows learners a day in the life of a chef
Environment & Natural Resources
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Report urges more work to curb overfishing despite progress
Due to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, record hauls for some key species and reduced wastage, global per capita fish consumption has risen above 20 kilograms... read
By Yathin S Krishnappa - CC BY-SA 3.0,
Lion hunting only makes sense if it's part of a package of interventions

Scott Creel

Cecil the lion's death just outside Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park put a recognisable face on the difficult problem of setting policy for lion hunting... read
Shrinking hole in the ozone layer shows what collective action can achieve
Shrinking hole in the ozone layer shows what collective action can achieve

Anja Schmidt and Ryan Neely

The hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985 by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, who described how ozone levels above the Antarctic were steadily dropping compared to the previous decade... read
Conservation efforts can't afford to shy away from high-risk conflict zones

Edward Hammill et al.

Large caracal responsible for penguin fatalities in Simon's Town
Food Security
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Funky cappuccinos for farmers in need
Agri SA established the Drought Relief Fund to support farmers, farm workers and farming communities in need. Through the Funky Cappuccino Campaign... read
UN aims to boost response to El Niño's impact and prepare for La Niña
UN aims to boost response to El Niño's impact and prepare for La Niña
UN agencies urged greater preparedness to deal with the possible occurrence later this year of a La Niña climate event, closely related to the El Niño cycle that has had... read
Health & Welfare
Winter Readiness campaign launched to keep kids dry this winter
Winter Readiness campaign launched to keep kids dry this winter
Non-profit organisation Community Chest is calling for support and donations from businesses and individuals to help raise funds to provide over 2,000 pre-schoolers with raincoats and wellington boots to help prevent high rates of absenteeism from school during winter... read
#MandelaMonth: Canal Walk, LEAP partner on #MandelaMosaic
#MandelaMonth: Canal Walk, LEAP partner on #MandelaMosaic
Canal Walk Shopping Centre (CWSC) and LEAP Science and Maths Schools - a network of no-fee independent schools - are partnering to build a massive canned food mosaic of the Mandela Day logo on 18 July 2016... read
ERM provides IkamvaYouth with Nokero solar lights
ERM provides IkamvaYouth with Nokero solar lights
In response to a request made by IkamvaYouth, Environmental Resources Management (ERM) have provided the non-profit with Nokero solar lights (a total of 2,000) to help learners study safely after dark... read
Joint mission brings relief to Pomfret animals
Infrastructure and Technology
Corporate citizens need to make a real impact on Africa's SDGs
Corporate citizens need to make a real impact on Africa's SDGs

Abey Tau

The roll-out of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes with a "leave no-one behind" strategy that moves from reducing to ending poverty, and one that puts sustainability and growth at its core... read
How 'greening' your hotel can benefit your bottom line
How 'greening' your hotel can benefit your bottom line

Robert Nienaber

An important part of marketing your business involves elaborating on what you're doing to make it 'green'. The more educated your target audience, the more... read
Bunny McDiarmid, executive director of Greenpeace International
Renewable energy crucial to poverty alleviation in Africa - Greenpeace exec
Bunny McDiarmid, executive director of Greenpeace International recently visited its Africa office in Johannesburg to gain further insight into key issues on the continent... read
Bio-bean: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste

Katie de Klee

Pollution & Waste Management
- Roof Garden
Bakhresa and Verde Hotels team up for Zanzibar's greenest hotel
Bakhresa Group has appointed South Africa's Verde Hotels to develop and manage the upgrading of Mtoni Marine Hotel - to be known as Hotel Verde, Zanzibar's greenest hotel... read
The New Raw: Plastic waste as the new raw material

Jamie Matroos

Business
Will AI disrupt business?
Will AI disrupt business?

Donald Brown

The once-futuristic predictions about how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the world are becoming reality... read
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New events to diarise
Celebrating Vision's 25th anniversary - the Vision Advertiser's special November 2016
Vision Child and Youth Care Centre - 4 Jul 2016 to 5 Nov 2016, Schaapkraal


Afrika Tikkun event with Mark Barnes
14 Jul 2016, Johannesburg


Celebrating Mandela Day at Harry Gwala Primary School
Vision Katleho Foundation - 18 Jul 2016, Roodepoort


South African Construction Awards
Construction Awards - 7 Oct 2016, Johannesburg


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A career change workshop for private sector professionals
NGO Recruit Africa - 16 Jul 2016, Cape Town


A career change workshop for private sector professionals
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