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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

#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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Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

20 Nov 2024

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How gender balance boosts business, raises global GDP

How gender balance boosts business, raises global GDP

Tiffany Kelly 5 Aug 2019

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

2 Aug 2019

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

2 Aug 2019

Southern Africa needs better health care for women and girls on the move

Southern Africa needs better health care for women and girls on the move

Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey 2 Aug 2019

Ambitious plans under way for homegrown South African climate change model

Ambitious plans under way for homegrown South African climate change model

Tony Carnie 2 Aug 2019

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

31 Jul 2019

How AI and machine learning can help combat rhino poaching

How AI and machine learning can help combat rhino poaching

30 Jul 2019

Xolisa Dyeshana at the One Club for Creativity boot camps in SA. All images provided. © Kontent Park.

#CSIMonth: How creative boot camps add a fresh dynamic to the SA advertising landscape

Leigh Andrews 30 Jul 2019

Rhino Momma Project in desperate need of donations

Rhino Momma Project in desperate need of donations

Sindy Peters 29 Jul 2019

Carolina Minio-Paluello, global head of solutions, Lombard Odier

Green bonds are helping investors take action against climate change

Carolina Minio-Paluello 29 Jul 2019

Image credit: Coca-Cola Company.

Fortune favours brave(r) brands

Arisha Saroop 26 Jul 2019

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Baishali Bakshi 24 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things

Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things

Martyn Dade-Robertson 23 Jul 2019

#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

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How gender balance boosts business, raises global GDP

How gender balance boosts business, raises global GDP

Tiffany Kelly 5 Aug 2019

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

2 Aug 2019

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

Broll report details plastic usage trends in SA retail industry

2 Aug 2019

Southern Africa needs better health care for women and girls on the move

Southern Africa needs better health care for women and girls on the move

Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey 2 Aug 2019

Ambitious plans under way for homegrown South African climate change model

Ambitious plans under way for homegrown South African climate change model

Tony Carnie 2 Aug 2019

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

31 Jul 2019

How AI and machine learning can help combat rhino poaching

How AI and machine learning can help combat rhino poaching

30 Jul 2019

Xolisa Dyeshana at the One Club for Creativity boot camps in SA. All images provided. © Kontent Park.

#CSIMonth: How creative boot camps add a fresh dynamic to the SA advertising landscape

Leigh Andrews 30 Jul 2019

Rhino Momma Project in desperate need of donations

Rhino Momma Project in desperate need of donations

Sindy Peters 29 Jul 2019

Carolina Minio-Paluello, global head of solutions, Lombard Odier

Green bonds are helping investors take action against climate change

Carolina Minio-Paluello 29 Jul 2019

Image credit: Coca-Cola Company.

Fortune favours brave(r) brands

Arisha Saroop 26 Jul 2019

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Baishali Bakshi 24 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things

Five ways buildings of the future will use biotech to become living things

Martyn Dade-Robertson 23 Jul 2019

#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