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The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

Liezl Human 17 Apr 2024

Nothemba Madumo launches 'Jazz & Beyond'

Marketing & Media

Nothemba Madumo launches 'Jazz & Beyond'

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 10 Apr 2024

Création Africa programme’s shortlist of creative and cultural initiatives announced

Marketing & Media

Création Africa programme’s shortlist of creative and cultural initiatives announced

3 Apr 2024

Renowned jazz aficionado Nothemba Madumo joins Primedia Broadcasting

Marketing & Media

Renowned jazz aficionado Nothemba Madumo joins Primedia Broadcasting

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 26 Mar 2024

Conza's Biscuits named winner of the 2024 702 Small Business Awards with MTN

Marketing & Media

Conza's Biscuits named winner of the 2024 702 Small Business Awards with MTN

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 19 Mar 2024

One of 16 local citizen scientists collects data from Mamelodi in Pretoria. The data collected from each site will help the City of Tshwane develop an effective plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Photos: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane

Jabulile Mbatha 11 Mar 2024

Primedia Broadcasting launches Corporates that Care on World NGO Day

Marketing & Media

Primedia Broadcasting launches Corporates that Care on World NGO Day

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 29 Feb 2024

Andy Rice, a true legend in our industry, passes away

Marketing & Media

Andy Rice, a true legend in our industry, passes away

Danette Breitenbach 7 Feb 2024

Beyond news, beyond time: 25 years of news on e.tv

Marketing & Media

Beyond news, beyond time: 25 years of news on e.tv

Issued by eMedia 18 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Nqobile Ndlovu, chief executive officer of ASLM and Tom Berkovits, senior director of Illumina Africa Middle East and Asia-Pacific during the MoU signing between The African Society for Laboratory Medicine and Illumina at the 6th Biennial ASLM2023 conference in Cape Town.

Healthcare

ASLM and Illumina: Genomics empowers Africa's pandemic readiness

29 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

SA welcomes COP28 agreement global adaptation efforts on climate change

14 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Roger Hislop, energy management systems executive at CBI: energy.

Property

Revitalising commercial real estate through sustainable solutions and innovative energy management

11 Dec 2023

Image: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2023, Reuters/Nyasha Chigono

ESG & Sustainability

Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park

Nyasha Chingono 8 Dec 2023

Remembering Professor Harry Seftel: A legacy of insight and compassion

Marketing & Media

Remembering Professor Harry Seftel: A legacy of insight and compassion

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Dec 2023

Source: Netcare Kingsway Hospital.

Healthcare

Netcare's 10-year sustainability journey: Exceeding targets, saving millions

6 Dec 2023

Joseph Nganga addresses the crowd at the BESS Consortium launch. Source: Supplied.

Energy & Mining

#COP28: African countries commit to battery storage consortium

4 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

Source: © @SARadioAwards All the Telkom Radio Awards winners

Marketing & Media

All the Telkom Radio Award winners

3 Dec 2023

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Healthcare

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

Finance

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

Inaugural Sanedi annual energy conference. Source: Supplied

Energy & Mining

South Africa’s collaborative approach to energy transition

22 Nov 2023

Benjy Mudie 'shoots from the hip' with a new entertainment podcast venture

Lifestyle

Benjy Mudie 'shoots from the hip' with a new entertainment podcast venture

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 20 Nov 2023

ESG & Sustainability

Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

The concrete mixes piloted in Quincy include one with biogenic limestone, one with fly ash and slag that are activated with alkaline soda ash, and a third with both the alkali activated cement and biogenic limestone. Source: Dan DeLong/Microsoft.

Construction & Engineering

Carbon negative home is proof of concept for green concrete

Lindsey Schutters 19 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

The World Bank and the IMF need to keep reforming to become fit for purpose

Danny Bradlow 18 Oct 2023

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Energy & Mining

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Wendell Roelf 17 Oct 2023

26th Basa Awards celebrates symbiotic partnerships

Marketing & Media

26th Basa Awards celebrates symbiotic partnerships

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 17 Oct 2023

PPC opens new Highveld blending plant to secure cement supply

Construction & Engineering

PPC opens new Highveld blending plant to secure cement supply

16 Oct 2023

Legal

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Finance

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

Nedbank Business Ignite announces 2023 winners

Marketing & Media

Nedbank Business Ignite announces 2023 winners

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 3 Oct 2023

Africa is still a top destination for oil and gas exploration. Source: Supplied

Energy & Mining

Oil and gas is still big business in Africa

NJ Ayuk 4 Sep 2023

Load and haul operations at Thungela's thermal coal mining operation, Isibonelo Colliery (formerly Anglo American), in Mpumalanga. Source: Philip Mostert/Anglo American/Handout/Reuters

Energy & Mining

Insurers restrict coal coverage in response to climate concerns

Clara Denina and Sarah McFarlane 1 Sep 2023

File photo: A Somali herdsman walks with his donkey past a rotting carcass in Garbaharey, southern Somalia, 23 January 2006. Reuters/David Mwangi/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change may increase conflict deaths, says IMF

Rachel Savage 30 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

SAB, ESG Africa launch Beyond Awards for sustainability excellence

17 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate-related risks and disclosures - draft guidance notes for banks, insurers published

Garyn Rapson, Kent Davis, Paula-Ann Novotny & Dalit Anstey 18 Aug 2023

IEC leadership meets with Primedia

Marketing & Media

IEC leadership meets with Primedia

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 14 Aug 2023

Nedbank Business Ignite 2023

Marketing & Media

Nedbank Business Ignite 2023

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 3 Aug 2023

Burnt trees and vehicles are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, 25 July 2023. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina

ESG & Sustainability

Deadly fires rage along Algeria coast, spread to Tunisia

Tarek Amara and Michele Kambas 25 Jul 2023

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Legal

Africa: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 Jul 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

702's Walk-the-Talk event returns

Marketing & Media

702's Walk-the-Talk event returns

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards have been announced

Marketing & Media

The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlist announced

5 Jul 2023

Fresh produce conference to transform challenges into opportunities

Agriculture

Fresh produce conference to transform challenges into opportunities

27 Jun 2023

Primedia Broadcasting's annual community radio conference hits the mark

Marketing & Media

Primedia Broadcasting's annual community radio conference hits the mark

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 15 Jun 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

ESG & Sustainability

Saudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

Eusebius McKaiser. Source: 702.

Marketing & Media

Eusebius McKaiser played a transformative role in talk radio in a democratic South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 5 Jun 2023