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 | Speaking at the Inyathelo Philanthropy Forum in Cape Town on Thursday, 9 November, Professor William Gumede, noted that we need to focus on resilience in order to survive and prosper in the current context of state failure and lack of trust in democratic institutions... read |
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 | Nick Hedley MTN's $1bn fine in Nigeria contributed to a slashed corporate social investment budget for the MTN SA Foundation in the 2017 financial year... read |
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 | Industry heavyweights such as ABInbev, Coca-Cola Southern Africa, Nampak Bevcan and Hulamin, have invested more than $94m (R1.258bn) since 2013 in converting the beverage can industry from steel to aluminium... read |
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 | Simon Wilde Banking giant HSBC has pledged $100bn (£76bn) to "fight climate change", to be spent on sustainable finance and investment over the next eight years... read |
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 | Climate-smart agriculture is one of the approaches to steer the needed transformation in the world's agriculture and food systems in ways that are both productive and sustainable... read |
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 | The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the rollout of a landmark treaty... read |
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 | Drawing attention to the impact that climate change is having on rural communities in developing countries, British artist Silas Birtwistle unveiled his Biomimic Tree... read |
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 | Tom van Laer and Ross Gordon The latest UN Climate Change Conference since the 2015 Paris Agreement is taking place in Bonn between November 6-17 - and the world will be watching... read |
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 | Issued by Trialogue Leading global organisations in corporate giving are hosting an international webinar on Thursday, 19 November, from 3pm-4pm - which stakeholders can access free by registering online... read |
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 | Global healthcare company GSK's longstanding commitment to its partnership with local non-profit organisation The Just Footprints Foundation has resulted in 3662 children having benefited so far by attending camps hosted in different venues in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape... read |
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 | Barclays Africa is celebrating Africa's indomitable spirit through a series of films in a new brand campaign... read |
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 | The V&A Waterfront recently announced the launch of its annual Ocean Life Festival - a new endeavour focused on fostering an appreciation and understanding of South Africa's ocean assets... read |
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 | Elaine Clara Mah Wild animals should always be in the wild and not made to do our bidding. The pursuit of travel can be done responsibly, with an awareness of the environment and its inhabitants... read |
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 | Big corporates have stepped in to help schools in the drought-stricken Western Cape save a million litres of water a day... read |
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 | David W. Olivier One of South Africa's biggest cities, Cape Town, is gripped by a rising panic... read |
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 | It is critical to ensure that tobacco production is as environmentally sustainable as possible as it supports the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale farmers in Africa... read |
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 | Andrea Freidus Volunteer tourism, or voluntourism, is an emerging trend of travel linked to "doing good". Yet these efforts to help people and the environment have come under heavy criticism... read |
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 | A renovated clinic will assist in the reduction of the cataract backlog at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital... read |
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 | Acumen's first agricultural investments were focused on solutions that improved yields by providing quality inputs to the farmers. In the light of new challenges facing small farmers, it has evolved its strategy... read |
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 | 14 young female scientists were recognised at the 2017 edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa ceremony... read |
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 | According to Future Cape Town, affordable housing entails housing units that are affordable to a section of society whose income is below the neighbourhood's median or average household income... read |
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 | The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has recognised the Belhar Gardens social housing development for its water and energy saving design... read |
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 | Tariro Washinyira Residents abandoned by landlord. Now Public Works wants to evict them... read |
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 | CT-based property developer Blok has selected its Forty on L development to unveil its new Blok Raw product and to pilot an 80:20 inclusionary housing model... read |
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 | Calestous Juma Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the rapid adoption of robots across diverse industries are stalking the fear of jobless growth... read |
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 | The EnergyDrive truck, a custom-built vehicle, recently took to the Eastern Cape to teach learners about the benefits and uses of renewable energy technologies... read |
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 | Estelle Ellis After more than a decade of deliberations and red tape, a second highly hazardous landfill for Nelson Mandela Bay has been approved by the Department of Environmental Affairs... read |
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 | The Department of Water and Sanitation will today brief the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on new developments in the department... read |
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 | Fred Kockott MSC says it has "taken over the clean-up of the harbour in recent days in order to expedite the process"... read |
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 | The EU struck a deal on Thursday, 9 November, to overhaul Europe's carbon market after 2021, hailing it as a key step toward meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gases under the Paris climate agreement... read |
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 | Dozens of live pangolins were seized from suspected traffickers close to Malaysia's border with Thailand... read |
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 | Lauren Crabb, Anna Laing, Bronwen Whitney, Carlos The Pantanal in central South America may not be as globally famous as the Amazon rainforest, but it has the continent's highest concentration of wildlife... read |
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 | Gruelling talks are unfolding in Bonn for implementing the UN's Paris Agreement on climate change, but many kilometres away, there are fears that any progress may be wiped out by a lurking carbon threat... read |
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 | South Africa's 9th annual Top 20 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Award winners have been announced by the NSBC, in association with World Famous Events... read |
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