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Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

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Inside Verto's strategy to streamline African trade with a 2030 vision

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#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

From L-R: Alberto Giménez (Technical Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa); Brendan Epstein (Marketing Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & Founder of Collab Advertising); Andrés Muntaner Borrajo (Director of the Real Madrid Foundation EFP); Jevron Epstein (President of the Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & CEO of Generation Schools); Kerryn Ackermann (Senior Management at Generation Schools); Sandra De Abreu (Senior Management at Generation Schools); Jac Vos (Financial Director at Real Madrid Foundation EFP South Africa & Financial Director at Generation Schools), Kyle Savile (Senior Management at Generation Schools).

Real Madrid's 3rd SA youth football programme kicks off in Joburg

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Not just another caretaker: Why ECD educators need specialised trainingSigamoney Naicker

Tshego Bokaba, CSI Manager at the Momentum Group Foundation

From dependency to empowerment: Why we need to transform CSI in AfricaTshego Bokaba

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèchesJoseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservationWWF South Africa

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Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewageTim Cocks

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SanParks launches Biodiversity Offset Bank

Initiatives in Ennerdale highlights Air Products’ commitment to make a difference

Initiatives in Ennerdale highlights Air Products’ commitment to make a difference

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Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

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Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

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CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

WWF South Africa CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

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Provantage leads the way in community empowerment with SocioTech partnership

Provantage Provantage leads the way in community empowerment with SocioTech partnership

23 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

COHSASA Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

22 May 2025

DStv Diski Challenge underpins South Africa’s U-20 AFCON triumph

MultiChoice DStv Diski Challenge underpins South Africa’s U-20 AFCON triumph

22 May 2025

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

Bizcommunity.com All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

20 May 2025

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

HOT 102.7FM From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

20 May 2025

Thousands step out for the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2025!

East Coast Radio Thousands step out for the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2025!

20 May 2025

Beneficiaries selected for the 2025 Algoa Cares Charity Golf Days

Algoa FM Beneficiaries selected for the 2025 Algoa Cares Charity Golf Days

19 May 2025

Mall of Africa builds new assembly area for local school

Mall of Africa Mall of Africa builds new assembly area for local school

16 May 2025

More global companies seek assurance on sustainability reporting, study by IFAC, AICPA & CIMA shows

AICPA & CIMA More global companies seek assurance on sustainability reporting, study by IFAC, AICPA & CIMA shows

16 May 2025

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Source: © 123rf Justin Bott, CEO at Interwaste, examines business practices to address food packaging waste business practices for a more circular and responsible economy

Business practices to address food packaging waste

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Not just another caretaker: Why ECD educators need specialised training

Sigamoney Naicker 1 day

This winter the Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA initiative encourages customers to donate a packet of soup costing just R5, aiming to collect over one million packs of soup (Image supplied)

Pick n Pay Hypermarket Soup for SA to collect one million packets of soup

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Tshego Bokaba, CSI Manager at the Momentum Group Foundation

From dependency to empowerment: Why we need to transform CSI in Africa

Tshego Bokaba 1 day

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 2 days

community initiative in the lead up to Mandela Day 2025, Heroes Among Us by Mitchell’s Plain’s Liberty Promenade Mall aims to identify and celebrate unsung heroes and grassroots contributors who reflect the spirit of Mandela Day through ongoing acts of service. Pictured: Last year's campaign (Image supplied)

#MandelaDay2025: Heroes Among Us campaign celebrates heart of Mitchell’s Plain

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Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

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SanParks launches Biodiversity Offset Bank

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Tributes pour in for Brad Bing, champion of youth sports in South Africa

26 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

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EC school wins big in glass recycling challenge; entries open for 2025

26 May 2025

Manzi Water debuts automated refill store, Skubu

Manzi Water debuts automated refill store, Skubu

26 May 2025

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Suburban teaching methods are failing township children, discouraging teachers: What needs to change

Professor Sigamoney Manicka Naicker 23 May 2025

GE Next Engineers learners tasked to develop wind-powered energy

Why the future of climate change solutions hinges on Stem careers

Balan Moodley 22 May 2025

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#Budget3.0: Social grant increases remain in place

22 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Adidas will no longer use kangaroo leather in its shoes

Adidas will no longer use kangaroo leather in its shoes

21 May 2025

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Public Works buildings to be turned into GBV shelters

21 May 2025

Shoprite Group rolls out fully recyclable potato bags

Shoprite Group rolls out fully recyclable potato bags

20 May 2025

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

SA Harvest expands national fleet with new trucks

SA Harvest expands national fleet with new trucks

20 May 2025

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Morongoa Ramaboa 20 May 2025

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How in-home sanitation is revolutionising life in South Africa's informal settlements

Robert Erasmus 19 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025

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3 tips for a more sustainable workplace

19 May 2025

Africa's future in food security relies on cooling infrastructure

Africa's future in food security relies on cooling infrastructure

Samuel Jacobs 16 May 2025

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie 13 May 2025

Source: © Impact SRK Consulting considers the risk that illegal artisanal miners pose in the management of tailings dams in many parts of Africa

Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Source: © Genesis Water Tech The Clean Technology Fund, has recently launched and secured an initial commitment of R2,4 Billion ($120 million) under Airnergize Capital Fund I, which aims to drive and advance sustainable clean technology investments across Southern and broader Africa

First close of Airnergize Capital at R2.4bn in support of sustainable infrastructure for Africa

14 Apr 2025

AfriGIS launches 'Resolve Water' - A game-changing digital platform to help navigate Africa’s water and climate future

AfriGIS launches 'Resolve Water' - A game-changing digital platform to help navigate Africa’s water and climate future

AfriGIS 15 May 2025

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Empowering digital futures: Netstar donates R500k to Redtank ICT Academy

15 May 2025

Urgent appeal: Help feed the homeless in Johannesburg's inner city

Urgent appeal: Help feed the homeless in Johannesburg's inner city

The Noise Factory 14 May 2025

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