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Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa

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Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 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

Source: G20 South Africa - @g20org

South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20

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#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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#CSIMonth: How Room 13 and TBWA inspire kids with the arts

#CSIMonth: How Room 13 and TBWA inspire kids with the arts

Maroefah Smith 22 Jul 2019

Nominations open for African women advancing peace and security in Africa

Nominations open for African women advancing peace and security in Africa

22 Jul 2019

#CSIMonth: Education initiatives can transform CSI into social justice

#CSIMonth: Education initiatives can transform CSI into social justice

Dion Reddy 17 Jul 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, Alexandra Crosby, Clare Cooper, Jesse Adams Stein and Katherine Scardifield 17 Jul 2019

Refilwe Maluleke, MD Yellowwood on stage. © .

#ApexAwards2019: Creating a sustainable future

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jul 2019

Screen grab from Nike's 'Never Stop Winning' ad.

#FairnessFirst: Nike just does it again - this time standing strong for equal pay

Leigh Andrews 15 Jul 2019

Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse

Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse

Nerilie Abram, Matthew England, and Matt King 15 Jul 2019

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Kate Stubbs 12 Jul 2019

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

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

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#CSIMonth: Education initiatives can transform CSI into social justice

#CSIMonth: Education initiatives can transform CSI into social justice

Dion Reddy 17 Jul 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, Alexandra Crosby, Clare Cooper, Jesse Adams Stein and Katherine Scardifield 17 Jul 2019

Refilwe Maluleke, MD Yellowwood on stage. © .

#ApexAwards2019: Creating a sustainable future

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jul 2019

Screen grab from Nike's 'Never Stop Winning' ad.

#FairnessFirst: Nike just does it again - this time standing strong for equal pay

Leigh Andrews 15 Jul 2019

Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse

Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse

Nerilie Abram, Matthew England, and Matt King 15 Jul 2019

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Kate Stubbs 12 Jul 2019

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

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

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Some softer solutions to Nairobi's traffic pollution problem

Fiona Rajé 10 Jun 2019

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Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

Tim Frankish, managing director, Solar Saver

Solar power makes strides in innovation

6 Jun 2019

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Emirates upcycles SA billboards into school bags

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Emirates upcycles SA billboards into school bags

4 Jun 2019