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Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores

Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores

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Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Jenny McArthur and Tim Moonen 12 Apr 2019

Sun Exchange to solar power several Western Cape schools

Sun Exchange to solar power several Western Cape schools

11 Apr 2019

#InspiringFiftySA 2019 opens for nominations

#InspiringFiftySA 2019 opens for nominations

11 Apr 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

10 Apr 2019

Sweden-funded clean energy programme benefits 500,000 Zambians

Sweden-funded clean energy programme benefits 500,000 Zambians

10 Apr 2019

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

Franck Kuwonu 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

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Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

Channing Arndt and Claudia Ringler 5 Apr 2019

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019

Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends.

Brands, pay attention to these new urban tribes

Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019

Photo: United Nations

#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

3 Apr 2019

Second Regional Learning Forum on Climate Finance under way in Botswana

Second Regional Learning Forum on Climate Finance under way in Botswana

3 Apr 2019

Why more retailers are going green

Why more retailers are going green

Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019

2019 Rhino Conservation Awards open for nominations

2019 Rhino Conservation Awards open for nominations

3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

Winners of the 2019 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship revealed

Winners of the 2019 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship revealed

2 Apr 2019

The Great Migration river crossing. Image source:

People are taking a huge toll on the plains of the Serengeti-Mara

Joseph Ogutu 2 Apr 2019

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

An idea of what you'll find in the #ShowUs image library.

#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

Mark Eddo, Yonov Agah, Paul Holthus and David Luke at ABEF2018.

Tunis to host 2019 Africa Blue Economy Forum

1 Apr 2019

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

29 Mar 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
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Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2019

Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres

Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres

27 Mar 2019

Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast

David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Ruth Waruhiu 25 Mar 2019

Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this - here's how they can make amends

Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this - here's how they can make amends

Michael Mikulewicz and Tahseen Jafry 25 Mar 2019

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Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

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Franck Kuwonu 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

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Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

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Channing Arndt and Claudia Ringler 5 Apr 2019

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Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019

Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends.

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Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019

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#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

3 Apr 2019

Second Regional Learning Forum on Climate Finance under way in Botswana

Second Regional Learning Forum on Climate Finance under way in Botswana

3 Apr 2019

Why more retailers are going green

Why more retailers are going green

Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019

2019 Rhino Conservation Awards open for nominations

2019 Rhino Conservation Awards open for nominations

3 Apr 2019

Winners of the 2019 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship revealed

Winners of the 2019 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship revealed

2 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

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The Great Migration river crossing. Image source:

People are taking a huge toll on the plains of the Serengeti-Mara

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New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

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1 Apr 2019

Mark Eddo, Yonov Agah, Paul Holthus and David Luke at ABEF2018.

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1 Apr 2019

An idea of what you'll find in the #ShowUs image library.

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Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

29 Mar 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
IPSS Medical Rescue, South Africa.

Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2019

Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres

Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres

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Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

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David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Ruth Waruhiu 25 Mar 2019

Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this - here's how they can make amends

Cyclone Idai: Rich countries are to blame for disasters like this - here's how they can make amends

Michael Mikulewicz and Tahseen Jafry 25 Mar 2019

Climate change: Africa confronts global warming

Climate change: Africa confronts global warming

Dan Shepard 22 Mar 2019

SA's Dr Jackie King wins 2019 Stockholm Water Prize

SA's Dr Jackie King wins 2019 Stockholm Water Prize

22 Mar 2019

Radical new housing deal proposed to break apartheid barriers

Radical new housing deal proposed to break apartheid barriers

Steve Kretzmann 22 Mar 2019

African Development Bank doubles its commitment to climate finance

African Development Bank doubles its commitment to climate finance

19 Mar 2019

Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Andrew Novak 19 Mar 2019

Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust chair of social justice in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU)

Thuli Madonsela leads dialogue on social justice and sustainable economic practices

18 Mar 2019

#GlobalRecyclingDay: Coca-Cola's plan to tackle the plastic waste problem in Africa

#GlobalRecyclingDay: Coca-Cola's plan to tackle the plastic waste problem in Africa

18 Mar 2019

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AGT Foods to sponsor Greenpop tree planting festivals

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Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019

#FutureFit Yourself: Why diversity inclusion requires a restoration strategy

#FutureFit Yourself: Why diversity inclusion requires a restoration strategy

Carmen Murray 14 Mar 2019

YPO member James Barty - also ACA chairperson and CEO of King James Group.

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Leigh Andrews 14 Mar 2019

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

#SeamlessSA: How Ramona Kasavan is taking Mimi Women to the rest of Africa

Maroefah Smith 14 Mar 2019

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

Port Louis remains Africa's top city in Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking

14 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019