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Jason Drew and AgriProtien win United Nations Award

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 7 May 2013 – With global population expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and more than 900 million people … Read More

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Urban Bee Keeping

It is counter intuitive to think that honey from hives in our cities is often cleaner than from hives situated around agricultural lands, but this … Read More

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Get bike wise

Wits University campus in Johannesburg is to become a very different place, if the people who have formed Cycle Wits get their way. It is … Read More

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SA chefs practice safe seafood

The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) has launched the SASSI Seafood Circle, which recognises restaurants and chefs that are actively championing sustainable seafood practices … Read More

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Poisoning horns to save rhinos

The latest attempt to counter the thriving crime of rhino poaching comes in the form of a poisonous substance with which a game reserve is … Read More

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Findalift fills car seats, saves fuel, relieves environment

After returning from a six year stint in London, 24 year-old Daniel Claassen, intending to study further, stayed much longer than he expected. A serious … Read More

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SPAR goes extra mile for river

In the wake of another successful River Mile, SPAR Eastern Cape has committed almost a quarter of a million rand over a three-year period to … Read More

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Building blocks of hope

The New Jerusalem Children’s Home in Midrand, Gauteng, combines sustainability with aesthetics through the inspired installation of 28 shipping containers that serve as accommodation for … Read More

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South African NGO and Millennium Challenge Account Namibia set to diversify tourism

South African NGO, Open Africa and Grant Thornton Consulting have been contracted by the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia (MCA-N) Compact to assist the Namibia Tourism … Read More

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World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant

Bringing you innovation from around the world: “Shams 1” the single largest concentrating solar plant in the world, harnessing the abundance of the sun in. Scroll right … Read More

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Baby Elephant Rescued

Bringing you inspiring stories from Africa: A baby elephant falls into a well and gets rescued. Watch until the end. It’s a heartwarming moment that … Read More

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New Life for Old Billboards Innovates ‘Back To School’ Kit

The school year is starting in style for hundreds of Western Cape pupils whose anxious parents, who are unable to equip them with appropriate kit, … Read More

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The solar debate goes beyond subsidized programmes

To improve its sustainability, the South African solar industry needs to go beyond subsidized government-managed and monitored programs. That is one of the agenda topics … Read More

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Recyclable living for all by 2016

South Africa aims to have all households in the country’s large centres separating their own waste into recyclable and non-recyclable material by 2016. Separating recyclables … Read More

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WWF drives sustainability practice in retail sector

In a first for African retail, the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) and Woolworths have announced a broad-based, multifaceted partnership to drive … Read More

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