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Dr Judy Dlamini, executive chairperson, Mbekani Group; Phuti Mahanyele, CEO, Sigma Capital; and Glenda Grey, president of the South African Medical Research Council.
#SBTopWomen: Gender equality by 2030
[Danette Breitenbach] For gender equality to be achieved by 2030, women will have to overcome many challenges... read
CSI & Sustainability
2017 BPC Conference reveals its guest speakers
2017 BPC Conference reveals its guest speakers
The 2017 Beyond Painting Classrooms (BPC) Conference aims to create opportunities for dialogue and engagement in the employee volunteering community... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: Women need to stand together in driving the gender equality agenda
#WomensMonth: Women need to stand together in driving the gender equality agenda

Sindy Peters

Meet Nana Madikane, a qualified chartered accountant with over 15 years' experience and a partner at PwC South Africa... read
Mellony Ramalho, African Bank's group executive: sales, branch network
#WomensMonth: Investing in women will make a difference
Africa Bank's Mellony Ramalho believes young women, need to be shown that there are possibilities and taught that through hard work they too can succeed... read
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Climate Change
Greenland: how rapid climate change on world's largest island will affect us all
Greenland: how rapid climate change on world's largest island will affect us all

Kathryn Adamson

The largest wildfire ever recorded in Greenland was recently spotted close to the west coast town of Sisimiut... read
It's time to start thinking about our digital carbon footprint
It's time to start thinking about our digital carbon footprint

Pietari Kaapa

The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues... read
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How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them
Here are three novel ways African farmers are using adaptive strategies to thrive... read
Belvedere Vodka wins gold at international CSR awards
Belvedere Vodka wins gold at international CSR awards
For the third year running, Belvedere Vodka was awarded a gold medal in sustainability at the 2017 International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Excellence Awards in London... read
Education & Training
The Clothing Bank exhibition features women leading the journey out of poverty
The Clothing Bank exhibition features women leading the journey out of poverty
Since 2010 The Clothing Bank has been using excess stock donated by South Africa's largest clothing retailers and manufacturers to transform lives... read
Environment & Natural Resources
South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction
South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction
A South African court on Sunday, 20 August, gave the go-ahead for an online auction of rhino horns that has outraged conservationists... read
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Leopard killer faces charges for shooting predator on reserve

Gareth Wilson

The man who shot dead a leopard in what was claimed to be self-defence on a hunting farm outside Grahamstown will be criminally charged for allegedly hunting the animal... read
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New study: Pesticides increase extinction risk for bumblebee populations

Mark Brown

Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that are used on agricultural crops to control insect pests. Unfortunately, numerous studies have shown that they can also damage beneficial insects like bumblebees... read
Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint
Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

Martina Doblin

While it's an essential part of international trade, shipping also poses serious risks to the environment. There are some immediate solutions to this problem that use existing technology... read
Garden Route women show their mettle
Garden Route women show their mettle
Two women in the Garden Route National park, in pursuit of organisational objectives post tragedies, prove Eleanor Roosevelt right - a woman is like a teabag... read
Food, Water & Energy Security
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Heavy rain brings some hope for dam levels

Riaan Marais

Nelson Mandela Bay supply dam levels could see a slight increase as heavy rain brought relief to some of the worst-affected catchment areas in the drought-stricken Eastern Cape and Garden Route... read
Tap shuts on Cape water wastrels
Tap shuts on Cape water wastrels

Dave Chambers

Two of Cape Town's worst water wasters became the first to have their supply restricted on Wednesday, 16 August... read
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School gets water - out of thin air!

Siyamtanda Capa

Farm schools without clean drinking water in Nelson Mandela Bay are set to benefit from a partnership with a water management rentals company that has a device that turns air into water... read
Health & Welfare
Catholic bishops concerned about retrenchment crisis
Catholic bishops concerned about retrenchment crisis

Issued by SACBC Justice and Peace Commission

We have taken note of the recent unemployment figures by Statistics South Africa, as well as the recent research findings on unemployment by the University of South Africa and Momentum... read
Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce
End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp

Anglo American and Gold Fields may settle with miners and their families... read
Inclusion & Equality
Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa
Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa
Influential women from across Africa shared their findings on land policy initiatives, including women's rights to own land... read
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#SBTopWomen Awards: A celebration of women

Danette Breitenbach

It's not often you attend an awards event where the recipient of the Lifetime Award breaks out into song... read
Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence
Micro-finance, education reduces women's vulnerability to gender-based violence
Tackling gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS which plagues South African women, the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) programme works to improve the economic well-being and financial independence of rural women... read
Study finds women in gender-equal countries have better cognitive skills - here's how to understand it
Study finds women in gender-equal countries have better cognitive skills - here's how to understand it

Magdalena Zawisza

Let's try you. Read the title above once, then cover it and write down word for word what you remember. Having difficulties? How well you do may be down to which country you live in... read
Pollution & Waste Management
Waste bosses appear over pong
Waste bosses appear over pong

Jeff Wicks

Four senior managers at embattled waste management firm EnviroServ have been charged in their personal capacity over the odour emanating from the Shongweni landfill site outside Durban... read
Africa
15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize
15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize
Fifteen emerging young African entrepreneurs will put their talent to work on the continent after being chosen as finalists in the Anzisha Prize 2017... read
Tanzania Women of Achievement.
Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa
Tanzania Women of Achievement (TWA) launches Twaa - a mentorship and learning on the go platform for girls and women in Africa.... read
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Invisible and ignored: air pollution inside the homes of Nairobi's residents

Kanyiva Muindi and Blessing Mberu

Air pollution is a visible problem in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The city's poor air quality is evident in its congested streets... read
Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory
Zambia makes HIV testing compulsory
HIV testing, counselling and treatment is now compulsory for patients at Zambia's public healthcare facilities... read
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Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo

Nigeria is regarded as a hot country. Average maximum temperature can reach 38? - one of the hottest in sub-Saharan Africa... read
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Business
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom has been quick to defend the reinstatement of two senior managers just a couple of days after their suspension... read
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Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line - 24 Aug 2017, Johannesburg
Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line. SA's most comprehensive leadership book! By Dr Andrew J.Johnson, Dr Theo H.Veldsmann & Nadiem Soloman. Read more >>



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