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A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet saysNyasha Chingono

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

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Neal Froneman spoke to Bizcommunity at the Webber Wentzel 'Reimagining Mining' panel discussion.

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Photo: Namibian Sun

Lüderitz wind project nears completion

13 Jul 2017

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Elsa Ordway 13 Jul 2017

Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

Susan Onyango 11 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

Humanitarian response eases famine in South Sudan

Humanitarian response eases famine in South Sudan

29 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Is southern Africa facing a food security disaster?

Alex Porter and Stellah Kwasi 29 Jun 2017

Legacy of trailblazing

Kristy Jooste 29 Jun 2017

The internet of everything water

The internet of everything water

Ihuoma Atanga 28 Jun 2017

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

26 Jun 2017

FAO distributes seeds and fertilisers to a million people in north-east Nigeria

22 Jun 2017

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

21 Jun 2017

BRICS countries have an important role to play in achieving SDGs

BRICS countries have an important role to play in achieving SDGs

20 Jun 2017

Climate imperils Ethiopia's coffee output: study

Climate imperils Ethiopia's coffee output: study

20 Jun 2017

Zambia hotels winning at sustainability with agricultural and entrepreneurship projects

Zambia hotels winning at sustainability with agricultural and entrepreneurship projects

20 Jun 2017

Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change - here's why

Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change - here's why

Hakim Abdi 14 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Disrupted agriculture, high food prices deepens food insecurity in Africa

12 Jun 2017

Africa feeling the heat of climate change

Dan Shepard 2 Jun 2017

Dinesh Buldoo, director, transmission and distribution, WSP, Africa

Namibia is all set to power up on wind

31 May 2017

MarvinBikolano via

Highly contagious disease can decimate tilapia populations

29 May 2017

Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee 24 May 2017

Marius Oosthuizen, lecturer: strategic foresight (leadership, strategy & ethics) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 23 May 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

Sindy Peters 17 May 2017

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

16 May 2017

Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

16 May 2017

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Mariola Acosta Francés, Edidah Lubega Ampaire and 16 May 2017

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

9 May 2017

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Fred McBagonluri 5 May 2017

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

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Photo: Namibian Sun

Lüderitz wind project nears completion

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Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

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Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

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Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

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Humanitarian response eases famine in South Sudan

Humanitarian response eases famine in South Sudan

29 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Is southern Africa facing a food security disaster?

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Legacy of trailblazing

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The internet of everything water

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Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

Drought and jobless, hopeless youth, fertile grounds for extremism

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FAO distributes seeds and fertilisers to a million people in north-east Nigeria

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2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open

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BRICS countries have an important role to play in achieving SDGs

BRICS countries have an important role to play in achieving SDGs

20 Jun 2017

Climate imperils Ethiopia's coffee output: study

Climate imperils Ethiopia's coffee output: study

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Zambia hotels winning at sustainability with agricultural and entrepreneurship projects

Zambia hotels winning at sustainability with agricultural and entrepreneurship projects

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Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change - here's why

Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change - here's why

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Kate HoltAusAID via

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Namibia is all set to power up on wind

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Howard Blight, Agricolleges international

#AfricaMonth: Quality agricultural education essential to increase productivity in Africa

Howard Blight 29 May 2017

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

New head leads Fairtrade Label SA in achieving 2017 goals

Cari Coetzee 24 May 2017

Marius Oosthuizen, lecturer: strategic foresight (leadership, strategy & ethics) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

#AUW2017: Trends shaping the future of utilities

Sindy Peters 23 May 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

#AUW2017: Innovative water management in Africa requires collaboration

Sindy Peters 17 May 2017

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

eWater, Eseye roll out efficient clean water system in Gambia

16 May 2017

Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

16 May 2017

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies

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PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

PAUWES masters programmes open for admissions

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Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Startups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

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The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?

Sally Matthews 26 Apr 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

Rwanda to export fortified foods

Rwanda to export fortified foods

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute. Image source:

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Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

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Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

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