Fertile future for emerging female farmers
Rampant teenage pregnancy is a significant challenge for parents and teachers amongst Grade 11 and 12 learners in South Africa. Numbers are so high that...
Category : Greening And Environment
Bill Gates backs startup with a carbon- free solution to climate change
A new energy startup backed by Bill Gates has just announced a new technology that uses concentrated solar energy to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000...
UN Chief calls for ‘green and clean’ development in message for Africa industrialization day
As African countries gear up to implement an historic free trade agreement, the UN Secretary-General is urging leaders to pursue economic growth that benefits both...
New campaign wants 1 million South Africans to commit to recycling their plastic packaging
The Million+ Plastic Recycling Revolution is a bold new campaign that aims to mobilise more than one million South Africans to commit to recycling their...
Campaign to raise $10 million for anti-poaching technology to protect rhinos
South Africa is home to nearly 80% of the world’s rhino population and has, therefore, been hardest hit by poachers with more than 1,000 rhinos...
Food manufacturers can ensure waste products are disposed of responsibly
The 2018 listeriosis outbreak in South Africa highlighted the importance of food safety in the production value chain. Since then, the government has cracked down...
Plastic Atlas highlights scale of global plastic pollution crisis
The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the movement Break Free From Plastic have published the international English edition of the Plastic Atlas, a document that contains...
The EWT and Gorongosa celebrate the continent’s largest African Wild Dog reintroduction
Thanks to a huge restoration effort implemented after Mozambique’s brutal civil war that destroyed most of the country’s wildlife, Gorongosa National Park is now an...
“Move-on-up” aims to decrease unemployment and improve the enviroment in Kimberely
Environmentally sustainable waste management can help address a number of challenges faced by residents of Kimberley and the surrounding communities. Currently about 75% of the...
Bluewater,I-Drop collaborate to provide purified water
Global water technology company based in Sweden, Bluewater has partnered with I-Drop to provide better access to clean drinking water and reduce single-use plastic bottle...