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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Amazeballs tackles growing sustainability crisis - padel ball waste

27 Mar 2025

The future of printing: AI-powered, sustainable, and reliable

Hardware

The future of printing: AI-powered, sustainable, and reliable

Issued by HP 18 Dec 2024

10 startups receive R1.1m funding to boost Africa's blue, green economy

Entrepreneurship

10 startups receive R1.1m funding to boost Africa's blue, green economy

1 Jul 2024

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

Awards

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

24 Apr 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 Apr 2024

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

Packaging

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

29 Feb 2024

New Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance CEO Dorah Modise. Source: Supplied

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Dorah Modise takes the helm at Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance

31 Mar 2023

The war on waste needs strong partnerships

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The war on waste needs strong partnerships

Issued by KAP Limited 6 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Markets & Investment

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's fuel crisis: Smaller, more flexible refineries aren't the full answer

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, Chukwumerije Okereke, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 14 Mar 2022

Environmental duty of care: realities for the real estate sector

Property

Environmental duty of care: realities for the real estate sector

23 Sep 2021

Local study finds ships a major source of litter on SA beaches

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Local study finds ships a major source of litter on SA beaches

14 Jul 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Agriculture

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

Agriculture

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

Ghana's road traffic problems have deep and spreading roots

Logistics & Transport

Ghana's road traffic problems have deep and spreading roots

Festival Godwin Boateng 14 May 2021

The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi

Environment & Natural Resources

The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi

17 Dec 2020

Lagos only gets about 10% of its electricity needs, leaving its 20-million inhabitants to their own devices. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Sustainability

What Nigeria's poor power supply really costs and how a hybrid system could work for business

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 23 Sep 2020

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Agriculture

Raising a red flag on the privatisation of communal land

16 Jul 2020

Oil smeared fishboats on oily mud in the river during low tide at K-Dere, near Bodo in the Niger Delta region Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Coal, Oil & Gas

How oil and water create a complex conflict in the Niger Delta

Abosede Omowumi Babatunde 23 Apr 2020

#FreshOnTheShelf: New from Copeland Distillery, Boland Cellar and An Dúlamán Gin

FMCG

#FreshOnTheShelf: New from Copeland Distillery, Boland Cellar and An Dúlamán Gin

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Feb 2020

10 reasons to attend the 2020 Investec Cape Town Art Fair

Art

10 reasons to attend the 2020 Investec Cape Town Art Fair

29 Jan 2020

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Research

The most challenged brands in 2019 and issues impacting brand perception [infographic]

7 Jan 2020

New report: Tanzania's development goals at risk due to environmental degradation

Environment & Natural Resources

New report: Tanzania's development goals at risk due to environmental degradation

10 May 2019

Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores

12 Apr 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

The case for coal as the most secure energy fuel for emerging market economies

Energy

The case for coal as the most secure energy fuel for emerging market economies

Alan M Clegg 5 Apr 2019

10 biggest threats to global health

Public Health

10 biggest threats to global health

15 Jan 2019

Xolobeni community members celebrated at the North Gauteng High Court after Judge Annali Basson ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources has to obtain consent from mining communities before granting a mining right to a company. Photo:Zoe Postman

Mining

Government and companies must obtain "full and informed" consent from communities before granting mining rights, says judge

Zoe Postman 23 Nov 2018

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Shipping

Use of drones in the shipping sector set to take-off

22 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

Circular Economy & Waste Management

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018

Maybe she's born with it... or is it good skincare?

Research

Maybe she's born with it... or is it good skincare?

Issued by Insight Survey 4 Jun 2018

Robot cities: three urban prototypes for future living

Smart Buildings & Cities

Robot cities: three urban prototypes for future living

Mateja Kovacic 11 Apr 2018

Joburg plans to clear the air

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Joburg plans to clear the air

Kate Ferreira 26 Mar 2018

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FMCG

SodaStream joins petition calling for Coca-Cola to reveal Cape water sources

14 Feb 2018

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Social Media

Social media companies should ditch clickbait, and compete over trustworthiness

Barbara Romzek and Aram Sinnreich 3 Jan 2018

Top scientists recognised at Women in Science Awards

Higher Education

Top scientists recognised at Women in Science Awards

23 Aug 2017

Ulze van Wyk, MD of Africa e-Waste Solutions

Circular Economy & Waste Management

CUT community learns more about e-waste

27 Mar 2017

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development

Food, Water & Energy Security

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development

Tamara Avellán 22 Mar 2017

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Agri Tech

GE technology helps power Cameroon poultry hatchery

22 Feb 2017

East Africa cement consumption on the rise

Construction & Engineering

East Africa cement consumption on the rise

5 Sep 2016

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Sustainable Farming

How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm

Tawanda Marandure and Kennedy Dzama 2 Sep 2016

Green efficiency key to sustainable global trade

Shipping

Green efficiency key to sustainable global trade

Signe Bruun Jensen 5 Jan 2016

[Earth Focus] The future of food

Food, Water & Energy Security

[Earth Focus] The future of food

Roger Metcalfe 17 Dec 2015

Maritime sector must reduce its environmental impact

Environment & Natural Resources

Maritime sector must reduce its environmental impact

Signe Bruun Jensen 17 Dec 2015

Green efficiency optimises sustainable global trade

Shipping

Green efficiency optimises sustainable global trade

Signe Bruun Jensen 15 Dec 2015