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Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid
Implats to take Impala Platinum Refinery off grid
Powering the Impala Platinum Refinery using fuel cell technology... read
Circular Economy
Samsonite and Uzwelo Luggage Cover
#DesignMonth: Turning excess fabrics destined for landfills into unique luggage covers

Cari Coetzee

Uzwelo Bags has designed and manufactured unique, eye-catching luggage covers that will ensure that you never miss your bag on that overcrowded carousel ever again... read
Impressive growth for polystyrene recycling as new markets are developed
Impressive growth for polystyrene recycling as new markets are developed
According to Polystyrene Packaging Council director Adri Spangenberg, the reprocessing of expanded and high impact polystyrene has increased by 106% between the period 2013 and 2015 in South Africa... read
Goodbye dandruff, hello clean ocean
Goodbye dandruff, hello clean ocean
If you don't like lifeless hair, dandruff on your shoulders and plastics in your ocean, you can tackle all three in the shower... read
Climate Change
Carbon tax is no silver bullet
Carbon tax is no silver bullet

Ettiene Retief

Reducing greenhouse gases is a commitment under the Paris Agreement, but the proposed carbon tax will not yield the desired results on its own... read
Education & Training
SOSA Investments launches Project Light campaign
SOSA Investments launches Project Light campaign
SOSA Investments recently launched its first Project Light campaign with the aim of donating 50,000 solar-powered lanterns to underprivileged grade three learners so as to replace their current use of kerosene lamps... read
The Indaba Education Fund has provided educational materials, as well as upgrades to the classrooms and gardens at the Lynedoch Early Learning Centre.
Cape Classics establishes Indaba Education Fund
Cape Classics, a New York-based wine importer, has established the Indaba Education Fund (IEF), a fully accredited 501(c)(3) organisation which provides early childhood teacher training, learning materials, and educational infrastructure to young, at-risk children living in the South African Winelands... read
Cape Wine Auction to support education
Cape Wine Auction to support education

Eugene Yiga

Eugene Yiga spoke to Andi Norton, who coordinates the beneficiaries of The Cape Wine Auction, to find out about the upcoming event which takes place on 10 and 11 February at the Anthonij Rupert Wine Estate in Franschhoek. read
Young Bafana Soccer Academy focuses on youth development
Young Bafana Soccer Academy focuses on youth development
The Young Bafana Soccer Academy is making every day Universal Children's Day... read
Environment & Natural Resources
Tongaat Hulett Developments, WCT to rehabilitate Ohlanga River riparian area
Tongaat Hulett Developments, WCT to rehabilitate Ohlanga River riparian area
Tongaat Hulett Developments have teamed up with the Wildlands Conservation Trust to rehabilitate the banks of the Ohlanga River in Cornubia which have been degraded by years of human settlement, including sugar cane farming, and have filled with alien plants. read
Biochar could help clean polluted water
Biochar could help clean polluted water
A type of charcoal made from eucalyptus trees could provide the solution to South Africa's polluted water... read
WildArk acquires first wildlife conservancy in SA
WildArk acquires first wildlife conservancy in SA
Conservation organisation WildArk, together with guide training organisation EcoTraining, has acquired its first wildlife conservancy known as ‘Pridelands'... read
Windturbines and windfarms are one example of what green bonds can finance.
Responsible green finance: can investors make a real social impact?

Christophe Revelli

At the beginning of 2017, France announced the launch of its green bonds scheme... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
Mpact Polymers: Producing recycled PET, Savuka
Mpact Polymers: Producing recycled PET, Savuka

Issued by Mpact Plastics

Mpact Polymers is a revolutionary state-of-the-art plant equipped to produce recycled PET, Savuka (Zulu for “revival”), for food and beverage packaging... read
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Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie

By talking to the farmers we found that even having a small backyard food garden puts you in touch with neighbours, NGOs and local government, which in turn creates a wealth of spin-off benefits... read
Rwanda to export fortified foods
Rwanda to export fortified foods

Peterson Tumwebaze

Rwanda will start exporting fortified foods, next month, thanks to a new modern factory launched last week Thursday... read
Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday
Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday
Steenberg has joined fellow #WaterlessWednesday activists, saving every precious drop by becoming extra vigilant... read
Health & Welfare
#UrbanHealth: Collaboration key in achieving SDGs, New Urban Agenda
#UrbanHealth: Collaboration key in achieving SDGs, New Urban Agenda

Sindy Peters

Collaboration between the urban development and health sectors is key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Habitat's New Urban Agenda... read
MediaCom SA gives Bethany Home a helping hand with R40,000 donation
MediaCom SA gives Bethany Home a helping hand with R40,000 donation

Issued by MediaCom

Worldwide, 35% of all women have been abused physically or sexually. In African countries, including South Africa, statistics are shockingly high – approximately 45.6% of women on this continent have been victims of this type of violence, reports the South African Medical Research Council (MRC). read
CT commits to improved environmental health through technology
CT commits to improved environmental health through technology
The annual South African Institute of Environmental Health Conference was hosted lasted week, for the first time, in the Western Cape... read
Jenman African Safaris, Subz Pads partner to empower young women in Zim
Jenman African Safaris, Subz Pads partner to empower young women in Zim
Addressing the taboo topic of menstruation in Zimbabwe, Jenman African Safaris' Grow Africa Foundation has partnered with Subz Pads in Project Penya... read
Inclusion & Equality
Students at the 2017 Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Camp for Girls at the University of Wollongong. Paul Jones/UOW, Author provided
How to find success as a woman in science

Kara Perrow, Amy Wyatt, and Martina Sanderson-Smit

As children we are encouraged to dream big, and many young people – including young women and girls – aspire to a career in science... read
Infrastructure and Technology
Government committed to independent power producers programme
Government committed to independent power producers programme
With the end of load shedding, government is now more committed to the Independent Power Producers Programme, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday, 9 February... read
Our cities are full - we need new ones
Our cities are full - we need new ones

Matt Coetzee

By 2050, the UN predicts that cities will somehow accommodate a massive 2.5-billion more people... read
Ryan Hammond
New CEO for Cookhouse Windfarm, Umoya Wind Farm, REISA Solar PV
Ryan Hammond has been appointed CEO of Cookhouse Windfarm, Umoya Wind Farm and REISA Solar PV... read
French Polynesia signs agreement for Floating Island Project
French Polynesia signs agreement for Floating Island Project
The French Polynesian government, earlier this year, officially signed an agreement with The Seasteading Institute to cooperate on creating legal framework to allow for the development of The Floating Island Project... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Evelyn Simak via
Renewable organic waste system to help make agriculture sustainable
Large amounts of organic waste produced by South African farms, is on of the biggest obstacles to sustainable agriculture. But reusing this carbon and nutrient-rich waste to benefit plants and animals could... read
Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Global waste management group Averda recently announced its acquisition of Solid Waste Technologies (SWT), a healthcare medical waste company with over 20 years' experience... read
Konica Minolta SA assists in development of recycling business
Konica Minolta SA assists in development of recycling business
Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office, has assisting in the development, training and creation of New Circle Green Solutions... read
Business
Kruger with his latest book released with Penguin, looking at the concept of strategic rule-breaking for businesses.
SONA and strategic rule-breaking: The art of doing the unexpected for amplified results

Douglas Kruger

Rules are a great idea. Except when they aren't. If you're fascinated by the idea of breaking rules, last Thursday's amazing travelling circus show, the State of the Nation Address, will have struck you as a veritable feast of chaotic delights. Wearing your proudly South African cap, your emotional reaction may have been somewhat different, but let's put national dignity aside for a second and think about the idea of strategic rule-breaking... read
New events to diarise
Water and sewage conveyance systems masterclass 2017
Nduna Project Consulting - 23 Mar 2017 to 24 Mar 2017, Johannesburg


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