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Source: Supplied. Zen Dlamini, Standard Bank’s executive head for Infrastructure and Public Sector.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Bridging the water gap: How South Africa plans to secure its future

Zen Dlamini 18 hours

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 17 Nov 2025

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CSI & Philanthropy

Team Gift: Gift of the Givers and BackaBuddy’s new giving initiative

12 Nov 2025

Bees essential for SA’s agriculture and economy, minister says

Agriculture

Bees essential for SA’s agriculture and economy, minister says

12 Nov 2025

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

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Insurance & Actuarial

Parametric insurance for smallholder farmers launches in South Africa

Elias Sekoboane 31 Oct 2025

Farmers advised to prepare for hot, variable summer conditions

Agriculture

Farmers advised to prepare for hot, variable summer conditions

29 Oct 2025

Finance

Empowering insurers—Old Mutual Insure and ASSA launch climate tracking tool

24 Oct 2025

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Agriculture

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 20 Oct 2025

East Africa's dairy sector receives $358m for climate-resilient transformation

Agro-processing

East Africa's dairy sector receives $358m for climate-resilient transformation

17 Oct 2025

Emira champions biodiversity with non-toxic eco pest control initiative

Facilities & Property Management

Emira champions biodiversity with non-toxic eco pest control initiative

Issued by Catchwords 15 Oct 2025

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

FMCG

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

Issued by AMIE 7 Oct 2025

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Climate Change

How African companies are setting the stage for sustainable growth

30 Sep 2025

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Energy

Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial

John Mukum Mbaku 12 Sep 2025

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Climate Change

Colonialism and climate risk are connected: evidence from Ghana and Senegal

Nick Bernards 9 Sep 2025

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Sustainability

How climate change impacts South African mining water management strategies

4 Sep 2025

Better data strengthens food supplies in West Africa

Food Security

Better data strengthens food supplies in West Africa

25 Aug 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

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Climate Change

African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

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Agribusiness

New area-yield index insurance helps farmers tackle climate risks

13 Aug 2025

Agriculture’s tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates

Agribusiness

Agriculture’s tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates

Paul Makube 31 Jul 2025

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Mental health

Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us

Cyprian M. Mostert 1 Aug 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

From farm to table: How ButtaNutt is reshaping South Africa’s food landscape

Agriculture

From farm to table: How ButtaNutt is reshaping South Africa’s food landscape

Robin Fredericks 29 Jul 2025

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Agriculture

New irrigation plots expand climate-smart farming in Chisumbanje

23 Jul 2025

#MandelaMonth: Rising temperatures, rising to the challenge

Food, Water & Energy Security

#MandelaMonth: Rising temperatures, rising to the challenge

Nicole Biondi 16 Jul 2025

A facility manager’s guide to measuring water savings

Facilities & Property Management

A facility manager’s guide to measuring water savings

Issued by Propelair SA 3 Jul 2025

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Mining

Water reuse and recovery - a lifeline for SA’s mining sector

Issued by ITP Communications 30 Jun 2025

Image credit: Bhautik Patel on Unsplash

CSI & Philanthropy

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation joins the Climate Philanthropy Pledge

23 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Yolanda Maphalala champions agri-tech innovation

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Yolanda Maphalala champions agri-tech innovation

Robin Fredericks 19 Jun 2025

Finance

OPEC Fund commits $1bn in new financing for developing nations

Duncan Miriri and Marc Jones 19 Jun 2025

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

ESG

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

9 Jun 2025

Agriculture GDP outperforms after surging 15.8% in Q1 2025

Agribusiness

Agriculture GDP outperforms after surging 15.8% in Q1 2025

Paul Makube 9 Jun 2025

A group of elephants walk near a solar panel at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, 23 October 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Zimbabwe issues permits for cull of at least 50 elephants

Nelson Banya and Alessandro Parodi 4 Jun 2025

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

Issued by Propelair SA 2 Jun 2025

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Agribusiness

Agriculture profitability outlook boosted after a surprise rate cut, the first for 2025

Paul Makube 2 Jun 2025

FAO's geospatial initiative in Zimbabwe honoured with global award

Agriculture

FAO's geospatial initiative in Zimbabwe honoured with global award

8 May 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: April food prices climb as cereals and meat costs rise

2 May 2025

Source: Theewaterskloof Municipality. Theewaterskloof Dam.

Infrastructure & Utilities

"Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised"

17 Apr 2025

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

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Climate Change

SA to partake in Petersberg Climate Dialogue

24 Mar 2025

The disease is hard to catch because it looks similar to other crop diseases. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Goss’s Wilt and Leaf Blight: A new threat to South African maize production

Dr. Rikus Kloppers 19 Mar 2025

Food, Water & Energy Security

Mondi commits R13 million to water stewardship over 3 years

Issued by WWF South Africa 3 Jun 2024

Food, Water & Energy Security

Water security ever more important this World Rivers Day

Issued by WWF South Africa 28 Sep 2023

People walk through water at a flooded area affected by rising sea levels and land subsidence in North Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 November 2024. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Climate Change

Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns

David Stanway 12 Mar 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices rise in February

10 Mar 2025

How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

ESG & Sustainability

How plastic shade cloth is revolutionising sustainable agriculture and boosting crop yields

Issued by Safripol 5 Mar 2025

Agriculture

How do we ensure that record agricultural exports translate to strong agricultural GDP?

John Hudson 5 Mar 2025

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

ESG

Shoprite and Checkers offer purified water at just R1 per litre

4 Mar 2025

Don’t overlook the potential of up-and-coming artists

Art

Don’t overlook the potential of up-and-coming artists

Marelize van Zyl 20 Feb 2025