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I have a dream...
I have a dream...
[Danette Breitenbach] Ciao Bella, a women empowerment initiative aimed at uplifting the lives of young women, is the dream of Alarece Eaton, HR manager group of the MediaShop... read
Circular Economy
Challenging our understanding of waste
Challenging our understanding of waste

Jamie Matroos

Landfills could be a source of usable materials... read
Climate Change
Cape Town a 2016 C40 Cities Awards finalist
Cape Town a 2016 C40 Cities Awards finalist
The City of Cape Town has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2016 C40 Cities Awards... read
Global warming set to pass 2°C threshold in 2050: report
Global warming set to pass 2°C threshold in 2050: report
Earth is on track to sail past the 2°C threshold for dangerous global warming by 2050, seven of the world's top climate scientists warned on Thursday, 29 September... read
Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa

Education & Training
AfDB injects US $1 billion to end youth unemployment in Africa

Dominique Von Rohr

Jozi teen wins top prize at google fair
'Free' higher education: unrealistic expectations, unsustainable solutions
'Free' higher education: unrealistic expectations, unsustainable solutions

Damtew Teferra

Free higher education is a myth... read
Marine law starts to get attention it desperately needs
Marine law starts to get attention it desperately needs

Nicky Willemse

Africa's only research chair in the law of the sea will compare and harmonise legislation on the continent's marine environment, which will have far-reaching implications for... read
Environment & Natural Resources
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Protecting biodiversity: people's buy-in is as important as the science

Karen Joan Esler

Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth (plants, animals and the ecosystems in which they live), underpins the planet's life support systems and consequently human well-being... read
G Adventures launches Jane Goodall Collection
G Adventures launches Jane Goodall Collection
G Adventures in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute is curating a programme of 20 wildlife trips to form the Jane Goodall Collection with the hope to raise awareness of the importance of wildlife-friendly tourism... read
Tough times for SA's all-female anti-poaching unit
Tough times for SA's all-female anti-poaching unit
South Africa's all-female "Black Mambas" anti-poaching team had never lost a rhino since they were formed in 2013, but the killing of two animals earlier this month shattered their proud record... read
Wildlife traffickers net their prey online
Wildlife traffickers net their prey online

Graeme Hosken

Criminal dealers in wildlife are making increasing use of social media and the internet to fuel the illegal trade globally... read
Stop the slaughter of African elephants by banning the ivory trade for good
Stop the slaughter of African elephants by banning the ivory trade for good

Alice Catherine Hughes

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference in South Africa provides a unique opportunity to make a ban on the ivory trade legally binding... read
Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa

Ross Harvey

INTERPOL, IFAW expand wildlife crime enforcement network
#InnovationMonth: Cape buffalo conceived through IVF
Food Security
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Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges
According to FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva, agriculture must transform itself to achieve food and nutrition security for all, as well as help address global challenges such as... read
Health & Welfare
Foschini introduces Courage to Conquer campaign
Foschini introduces Courage to Conquer campaign
This October, Foschini is raising awareness of breast cancer with its Courage to Conquer campaign to unite eleven breast cancer survivors to openly share their stories and encourage other women in South Africa to be bold and take courage... read
Financing project takes affordable medicine to rural pharmacies
Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO
Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, 27 September, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths a year... read
Inclusion & Equality
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Female farmers suffer most in Southern Africa drought
While women grow the majority of food in this region, public programmes and policies are skewed towards providing water for male livelihood activities... read
Black industrialists: numbers target on track, official says
Black industrialists: numbers target on track, official says
The government is confident it will meet its target of supporting 30 black industrialists in the first year of the roll out of the multi-billion-rand programme, which kicked off at the beginning of the year... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Here's how drones will change cities
Here's how drones will change cities

Antonios Tsourdos

Amazon has been busy testing out its new Prime Air initiative at a secret location in the English countryside... read
Source: Shell
#makethefuture campaign highlights cleaner energy innovations
An initiative to develop cleaner energy solutions and give budding energy start-ups a kickstart took place in Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta... read
The race to make Formula One greener

Toby Miller

Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?
Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?
When farmer Isaac Tondo fell on lean times in Liberia's long rainy season, his brother in the capital sent 8,000 Liberian dollars (US$87) to his Lonestar mobile money account, ensuring his children's school fees would still be paid... read
App lifeline for small-scale fishers

Sarah Wild

AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation finalists announced
AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation finalists announced
The final qualifying entries for the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation have been announced... read
New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind
New energy material harnesses both sunlight and wind

Mbali Kgame

Eight Georgia Institute of Technology engineers pioneered a new type of hybrid textile that can harvest energy from two sources: the sun and wind... read

SUSTAINABILITY MONTH
#SustainabilityMonth: Green Worx uses enzyme technology to limit ecological footprint
#SustainabilityMonth: Green Worx uses enzyme technology to limit ecological footprint

Sindy Peters

Green Worx Cleaning Solutions recently became the first bio enzyme company in South Africa to be certified as compliant with the Certified Quality System ISO 14001 : 2015 standard... read
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#SustainabilityMonth: The immersive consumer experience

Leigh Andrews

Brands aren't just relying on traditional advertising and word of mouth to boost brand loyalty - some are taking event activations to the next level by creating beautifully conceptualised spaces as a new touchpoint to enhance consumer experiences in a personal and exclusive way. Here's how Pernod Ricard has done so, while keeping sustainability top of mind... read
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Business
King IV is just the next evolutionary step
King IV is just the next evolutionary step
The latest iteration of King guidelines is nothing more than the next evolutionary step for corporate governance to remain relevant... read
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