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Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

Agriculture

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

12 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Property

Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

Luxury fashion's sustainable future: How pre-owned items are paving the way

Retail

Luxury fashion's sustainable future: How pre-owned items are paving the way

28 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

#BudgetSpeech2024: Govt raises $3.3bn to support climate change initiatives

22 Feb 2024

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Marketing & Media

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Issued by AfriGIS 23 Jan 2024

Insurance companies weather the storm with threat alerts from AfriGIS

Marketing & Media

Insurance companies weather the storm with threat alerts from AfriGIS

Issued by AfriGIS 16 Jan 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Pamela Hellig, the consulting actuary at Insight Life Solutions.

Finance

#BizTrends2024: New risk on the block

Pamela Hellig 8 Jan 2024

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

ESG & Sustainability

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Issued by Propelair SA 1 Dec 2023

A view shows a part of Sidi El Barrak dam at low water levels, in Nafza, west of the capital Tunis, Tunisia, 7 January 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa's disease boss

30 Nov 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

ESG & Sustainability

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Agriculture

Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 2023

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

ESG & Sustainability

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023

Come rain or shine

Finance

Come rain or shine

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 29 Aug 2023

Leveraging technology and innovation to address climate change risks

ESG & Sustainability

Leveraging technology and innovation to address climate change risks

Gregor Pecnik, Issued by ESG Africa Conference 20 Jul 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Agriculture

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Protecting Paradise

ESG & Sustainability

Protecting Paradise

Issued by Irvine Partners 15 Jun 2023

Climate change, supply chain disruptions top agenda for Sapics conference

Logistics & Transport

Climate change, supply chain disruptions top agenda for Sapics conference

7 Jun 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Retail

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Marketing & Media

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Astrid Ricketts, Issued by Kantar 25 May 2023

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Construction & Engineering

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Bunny Bala 3 Feb 2023

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

ESG & Sustainability

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Saskia Werners and Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 5 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Pamela Hellig, the consulting actuary at Insight Life Solutions.

Healthcare

#BizTrends2023: Climate change will affect healthcare and provision of services

Pamela Hellig 9 Jan 2023

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

Issued by FoodForward SA 9 Dec 2022

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Agriculture

Global food prices hold steady in November

8 Dec 2022

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

ESG & Sustainability

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

Thabiso Rulashe 23 Nov 2022

#COP27: Increasing climate finance crucial to bring about sustainable transformation of agrifood systems

Agriculture

#COP27: Increasing climate finance crucial to bring about sustainable transformation of agrifood systems

14 Nov 2022

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

ESG & Sustainability

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Lisa Vanhala 9 Nov 2022

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

ESG & Sustainability

Egypt eyes diplomatic payoff from hosting COP27 climate summit

Aidan Lewis 7 Nov 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

ESG & Sustainability

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

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Marketing & Media

Jung von Matt wins 2022 Genius 100 Inspiration Award

22 Sep 2022

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

ESG & Sustainability

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

Tom Walker 16 Sep 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Agriculture

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

How a proactive approach can help build resilience against natural disasters

Construction & Engineering

How a proactive approach can help build resilience against natural disasters

24 Aug 2022

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Agriculture

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Abdul Salam 16 Aug 2022

#FOS22: Strategic partnerships critical to solving climate change, achieving just transition

ESG & Sustainability

#FOS22: Strategic partnerships critical to solving climate change, achieving just transition

13 Jul 2022

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Marketing & Media

2nd Grand Prix for The Unfiltered History Tour at Cannes 2022

23 Jun 2022

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

ESG & Sustainability

New €6.7m Southern Africa biodiversity knowledge-building project commences

1 Jun 2022

Pandemics, civil unrest, floods: Managing staff in times of crisis

Legal

Pandemics, civil unrest, floods: Managing staff in times of crisis

Issued by LexisNexis 31 May 2022

Sanral fast-tracks Zutari contract related to settlement repair of N2 in KZN

Construction & Engineering

Sanral fast-tracks Zutari contract related to settlement repair of N2 in KZN

11 May 2022

AI tech to predict climate change - possible solution for future floods

ESG & Sustainability

AI tech to predict climate change - possible solution for future floods

Junaid Kleinschmidt 10 May 2022

Expert opinion: Flooding events in KZN and Eastern Cape and implications for disaster management in SA

Education

Expert opinion: Flooding events in KZN and Eastern Cape and implications for disaster management in SA

Professor Kaitano Dube, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 29 Apr 2022

#KZNflooding: Integrated planning, resilient infrastructure key to future urban development

Construction & Engineering

#KZNflooding: Integrated planning, resilient infrastructure key to future urban development

22 Apr 2022

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

16 Mar 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022