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Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds
Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds
[Hilary Joffe] In a city such as London, commuters who travel for an hour to get to work pass 2.5-million jobs on the way... read

Design Month
#DesignMonth: Clover Mama Afrika focuses on empowerment, sustainability
#DesignMonth: Clover Mama Afrika focuses on empowerment, sustainability

Sindy Peters

What started off as a humble project 13 years ago has blossomed into Clover's flagship CSI programme... read
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App and website development
88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app
88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app

Graham van der Made

Investment company 88mph, has announced its investment in Ahoy, a flight booking and management app for small businesses... read
Education & Training
Stellenbosch schools get R35,000 donation of stationery
Stellenbosch schools get R35,000 donation of stationery
MFM 92.6 identified one of the biggest barriers to successful learning as stationery and, in partnership with Checkers and the Stellenbosch community, donated stationery... read
Africa must bust the myth that girls aren't good at maths and science
Africa must bust the myth that girls aren't good at maths and science

Nox Makunga

Children's ideas about what their gender means for their intellectual capacity are formed before they have even turned six... read
Cape Wine Auction raises record-breaking R22.3m for education
Cape Wine Auction raises record-breaking R22.3m for education
On Saturday 11 February 2017, the annual Cape Wine Auction raised a record-breaking R22.3 for its 22 beneficiaries that affect education and the lives of children... read
Environment & Natural Resources
Farmers hold the key to nature conservation: let's treat them that way
Farmers hold the key to nature conservation: let's treat them that way

Falko Buschke

To have any chance of coaxing species back from the brink of extinction we must reconcile the pressures of food production with the need for nature conservation... read
Do-It Hang Tabs - Materials and safety
Do-It Hang Tabs - Materials and safety

Issued by Pyrotec

Do-It's main aim is to provide hang tabs that are environmentally friendly and safe for all industries, including the food industry, while providing merchandising solutions that work for their customers' products... read
Critical court showdown on mining and environment
Critical court showdown on mining and environment

John Yeld

Tormin case will decide if government's environmental watchdog still has power when it comes to mining... read
Unlocking business opportunities using sustainability standards
Unlocking business opportunities using sustainability standards
A new report recently published by WWF and ISEAL indicates how businesses can contribute strongly to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and unlock new market opportunities... read
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Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa

Tuna Fisheries are to feature prominently in future as the South West Indian Ocean Commission now moves to adopt a draft protocol on access to fishing grounds by foreign vessels... read
A patrol post in Virunga. Using the army to fight illegal resource exploitation aggravates conflict. Author supplied
Why fighting fire with fire in DRC's Virunga Park isn't helping conservation

Judith Verweijen and Esther Marijnen

Conserving nature in areas immersed in prolonged violent conflict is challenging. One such area is the Virunga National Park... read
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Fair Trade Tourism adds Shamwari to its portfolio
Fair Trade Tourism has added Shamwari Game Reserve - one of South Africa's most high-profile and innovative wildlife conservation areas - to its portfolio of South African tourism businesses... read
Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use
Hospitality industry urged to optimise water use
FEDHASA has called on its members to optimise water resource management, with the City of Cape Town currently under level 3B water restrictions... read
Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life
Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Craig Dodds

Minister Senzeni Zokwana accused of reneging on recovery plan... read
R30m poached abalone confiscated in Western Cape
R30m poached abalone confiscated in Western Cape
Joint efforts between the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), SAPS and custom officials have led to the confiscation of R30m worth of poached abalone in the Western Cape... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
Cape watering hole dry
Cape watering hole dry

Farren Collins and Dave Chambers

Water demand in the Western Cape is now projected to outstrip supply by 2019... read
A better way to harvest water from air
A better way to harvest water from air

Jamie Matroos

Tested in the arid regions of Morocco, the CloudFisher claims to be the next generation in fog collecting... read
Health & Welfare
Organ Donor Foundation of SA receives R28K cheque from Profmed
Organ Donor Foundation of SA receives R28K cheque from Profmed
Profmed has presented The Organ Donor Foundation of South Africa with a cheque for R28,000. This is following the commitment it made to donate R5 for each member who participated in the third annual Profmed Stress Index Survey... read
South Africa isn't budgeting for its care economy. What can be done about it
South Africa isn't budgeting for its care economy. What can be done about it

Lisa Vetten

The South African government pays dedicated care workers less than anyone else in its employ - as little as R500 (US$39) a month... read
Inclusion & Equality
Amanda Clack, president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is one of the speakers at the RICS Africa Summit.
RICS Africa Summit to host mentoring workshop with Women's Property Network
The annual RICS Africa Summit, taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg, 22-23 February, will place a stronger focus on the empowerment of women in the built environment... read
Evashin Naidoo from Garden Court Marine Parade
Tsogo Sun's Deaf Chef programme changing lives
Tsogo Sun introduced a Deaf Chef programme in March 2010, to change the lives of many aspiring deaf or hard of hearing chefs in KwaZulu-Natal... read
Professor Barry Dwolatzky, director of the JCSE
Wits launches CEFF Digital Innovation Challenge
Wits has launched its Campus Personal Navigator Challenge which aims to develop innovative systems to assist students with visual and physical disabilities to independently navigate Wits' vast campus... read
Infrastructure and Technology
2016 GCIP-SA runner-up Martin Ackermann of Thevia
SA entrepreneurs honoured at Cleantech Week
Yolandi Schoeman of Baoberry and Martin Ackermann of Thevia were recently honoured at the Global Forum during the 2017 Cleantech Week in San Francisco... read
Weaning off oil, Scottish islands eye renewable future
Weaning off oil, Scottish islands eye renewable future
Strong winds and stormy seas have helped turn the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic into a European renewable energy giant, producing more power than it knows what to do with... read
Developer installs bicycle parking system on Sea Point Promenade
Developer installs bicycle parking system on Sea Point Promenade
Urban property developer, Blok, in partnership with Future Cape Town and the City of Cape Town, has now enhanced the Sea Point Promenade cycling experience with the installation of the Blade bicycle parking system... read
The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building
The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

Heinz Schandl and Fridolin Krausmann

The volume of natural resources used in buildings and transport infrastructure increased 23-fold between 1900 and 2010, according to our research... read
Eskom looks set to drag feet on signing PPAs - SAREC
Eskom looks set to drag feet on signing PPAs - SAREC
According to the SA Renewable Energy Council (SAREC), signs are already emerging that Eskom will drag its feet wherever possible to resist signing outstanding power purchase agreements with renewable producers... read
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies
Sub-Saharan Africa lags in sustainable energy policies
Sub-Saharan Africa trails the world in government policies that promote sustainable energy... read
Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution
Breathing cities: China's first vertical forest to combat pollution

Lolita Pukwana

Stefano Boeri Architetti is building another vertical forest to curb the pollution problem... read
Pollution & Waste Management
'Strange black soot' blankets Nigeria's oil hub
'Strange black soot' blankets Nigeria's oil hub
The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as "The Garden City" because of its soaring palm trees and green open spaces... read
Business
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say... read
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS

Madelein Grobler

Introducing tax on interest-free or low-interest rate loan, advance or credit to a trust by a connected person may entitle the SARS to a windfall... read
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