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Circular economies key to commodity growth
Circular economies key to commodity growth
[Hermann Erdmann] Today, the world has 1.8-billion middle-class consumers; within the next 20 years it will be home to 5-billion consumers... read
BizTrends 2017
Sustainability to drive trends in construction
Sustainability to drive trends in construction

John Schooling

The myth that cost outweighs yield for companies that invest in greener, more sustainable and stakeholder-driven policies has been debunked... read
#BizTrends2017: Greater need for quantity surveying than ever
#BizTrends2017: Greater need for quantity surveying than ever

Larry Feinberg

The construction industry has always been cyclic, enjoying a boom for several consecutive years only to face a slump afterwards. Eventually, things pick up again... read


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CSI & Sustainability
Africa is poised for sustainable growth and development. But there are risks
Africa is poised for sustainable growth and development. But there are risks

Alan Hirsch

As we know, growth accelerations are pretty commonplace among developing countries... read
Education & Training
Inclusive education for an inclusive economy
Inclusive education for an inclusive economy
An inclusive education system makes an immense contribution towards an inclusive economy to serve an inclusive society, said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Wednesday, 4 January, during the 2016 NSC examination results announcement... read
Innovative sustainability at Boschendal
Innovative sustainability at Boschendal
Rob and Sam Lundie purchased Boschendal Estate with the dream to a build a leading agricultural farm based on a sustainable eco-system of biological farming, farm-to-table practices and... read
Cape Wine Auction supports education in SA Winelands
Cape Wine Auction supports education in SA Winelands
The Cape Wine Auction has supported education in the South African Winelands, raising R33m since inception... read
Environment & Natural Resources
Why cutting meat from your diet could be a revolutionary act
Why cutting meat from your diet could be a revolutionary act

Carla Tsampiras and Neil Overy

An overwhelming amount of evidence indicates that animal agriculture contributes at least 15% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. It also contributes significantly to deforestation, leads to biodiversity loss... read
Why Zimbabwe's use of elephants to pay off old debt to China is problematic
Why Zimbabwe's use of elephants to pay off old debt to China is problematic

Keith Somerville

A bizarre story has recently come out of Zimbabwe. Grace Mugabe, the politically powerful wife of the ageing president Robert Mugabe, has come up with a plan to settle a debt to China with 35 young elephants, eight lions, 12 hyenas and a giraffe... read
A NOAA vessel explores the the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first in the Atlantic Ocean.
Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?

Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and Jane Lubchenco

What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
Millions spent to keep taps running
Millions spent to keep taps running

Roxanne Henderson

The Northern Cape municipality of Hantam has spent more than R5m on transporting water to a town in the throes of a water crisis... read
Incubating ideas on how southern Africa can manage the Anthropocene
Incubating ideas on how southern Africa can manage the Anthropocene

Laura Pereira et al.

The Anthropocene, or the "Age of Man", is the name given to the current geological epoch... read
Inclusion & Equality
Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya
Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Sarah Logan

A study on the long-run effects of mobile money on economic outcomes in Kenya provides some valuable insights... read
Good news as domestic workers get piece of Oceans Umhlanga pie
Good news as domestic workers get piece of Oceans Umhlanga pie

Nce Mkhize

More than 460 domestic workers will own a portion of Durban's exclusive R3.1bn Oceans Umhlanga Development, thanks to the generosity of their wealthy employers... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Mario van Wyk from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is the regional winner for Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year. His entry is entitled Horror in Architecture.
Sustainability key in 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
Sustainable building is a mindful approach to energy and ecological conservation in the creation of the built environment... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Not a plastic bag
Not a plastic bag

Jamie Matroos

India's EnviGreen pushes 100% biodegradable, edible alternatives to plastic... read
Business
Sugar wars: Coke faces first salvo in US false advertising lawsuit
Sugar wars: Coke faces first salvo in US false advertising lawsuit

Sharon Snell

Coca-Cola's claims that their SSBs are not linked to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease will be tested in a lawsuit... read
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