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Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid

By Jennifer Rigby 6 Feb 2025

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

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World's largest single-site solar project begins commercial operations

World's largest single-site solar project begins commercial operations

12 Jul 2019

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

11 Jul 2019

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

11 Jul 2019

Twyg Awards to spotlight conscious Southern African fashion brands

Twyg Awards to spotlight conscious Southern African fashion brands

10 Jul 2019

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

10 Jul 2019

Spotlight on the 5050 by 2020 initiative and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's insights at the Women Deliver conference.

#FairnessFirst: Are we on track for 50/50 by 2020?

Leigh Andrews 8 Jul 2019

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SCA halts fracking exploration in the Eastern Cape

5 Jul 2019

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

5 Jul 2019

International, pan-African organisations commit to collaboration on blue economy

International, pan-African organisations commit to collaboration on blue economy

4 Jul 2019

Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia wins 2019 Ashden Award

Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia wins 2019 Ashden Award

4 Jul 2019

Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu talks intimate scenes and LGBTQ+ rights

Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu talks intimate scenes and LGBTQ+ rights

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jul 2019

Advertising can lead the charge on climate change. Here's how

Advertising can lead the charge on climate change. Here's how

Andrew MacKenzie 3 Jul 2019

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Bouwer Serfontein 3 Jul 2019

A worker makes coal chips for combustion in Calcutta. India’s demand for energy is growing fast. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY

Retire all existing and planned fossil fuel power plants to limit warming to 1.5°C

Marcelle McManus 3 Jul 2019

SA's green tech startups rebooting the green economy

SA's green tech startups rebooting the green economy

Terry Billson 2 Jul 2019

Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock

Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

Moina Spooner 2 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

Emirates commits to reducing single-use plastic

Emirates commits to reducing single-use plastic

1 Jul 2019

African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst

African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst

Corey J. A. Bradshaw and Enrico Di Minin 28 Jun 2019

Zambia halts construction plans for hydropower dam on Luangwa River

Zambia halts construction plans for hydropower dam on Luangwa River

27 Jun 2019

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 set to #futureproofAfrica

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 set to #futureproofAfrica

25 Jun 2019

African cities unite in Tshwane to promote climate resilience

African cities unite in Tshwane to promote climate resilience

25 Jun 2019

Understanding the landscape of philanthropy in Africa

Understanding the landscape of philanthropy in Africa

Emmanuel Akyeampong and Bhekinkosi Moyo 20 Jun 2019

Who will take home this year's Cannes Lions Glass: The Lion for Change awards?

#FairnessFirst: #CannesLions2019 roars for gender equality

Leigh Andrews 17 Jun 2019

New social commerce app launched focusing on saving the oceans

New social commerce app launched focusing on saving the oceans

14 Jun 2019

Circular economy: Driving sustainable economic development

Circular economy: Driving sustainable economic development

Kate Stubbs 13 Jun 2019

Prof Hester Klopper, deputy vice-chancellor: strategy and internationalisation represented SU at the inaugural executive meeting of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) in Beijing.

SU to represent Africa in Global Alliance of Universities on Climate

13 Jun 2019

Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase

Seychelles floating solar energy project moves into next phase

13 Jun 2019

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

12 Jun 2019

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019