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SANParks buys Foxbat light aircraft to combat rhino poaching in KNP

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Pick n Pay trials recycling vending machines in V&A Waterfront

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Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

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Massmart rolls out its sixth solar plant

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14 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

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13 Sep 2018

Nespresso's plans to boost coffee production in Zimbabwe

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10 Sep 2018

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

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4 Sep 2018

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Burberry burns £28.6m worth of unsold products to be more exclusive

23 Jul 2018

UJ's Enactus project uses co-op system to empower women in the textile sector

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20 Jul 2018

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

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4 Jul 2018

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