China spends $1.5 billion to create new panda reserve
The Chinese government is preparing to allocate a massive budget for the formation of Giant Panda Nature Reserve. The park is set to span 10,476...
Category : Greening And Environment
Nedbank #TeamUp4KZN campaign stands behind Durban flood relief efforts
Nedbank has pledged its support to the flood ravaged areas of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The bank is challenging football supporters to #TeamUp4KZN ahead of the Nedbank...
Siemens eHighway may prevent 6 million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere
Germany has just launched its first public test system for using overhead lines to power electric trucks. The 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) stretch of overhead lines, which...
Icelandic facility captures CO2 emissions to turn into stone
For the last four years, the CarbFix project in Reykjavik has been turning greenhouse gas emissions from a nearby power plant into stone. Due to the...
Little Shop, Little Garden and now…Little Checkers
Checkers customers who loved its highly popular Little Shop and Little Garden promotions are in for a treat when Little Checkers launches on Monday, 6...
Secretary-General calls for climate action as new cyclone devastates Mozambique
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has expressed her profound sadness at the devastation caused by Cyclone Kenneth which has ravaged Mozambique today. She said: “Our...
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge goes global
Over 1 million homeowners and gardeners from around the world have joined the fight to save dwindling pollinator populations – and you can join the team...
Vodacom bans plastic bags across its stores
Vodacom on Tuesday, 9 April, announced that it will no longer be issuing plastic bags to customers at its stores, replacing them with brown paper...
PICK N PAY seeks to help shift plastic bag usage with 20 000 free reusable bags
Over the next two weeks Pick n Pay will give 20 000 customers a free reusable bag every day in stores across the country. Customers...
Transforming the energy sector through scholarship funding
A study undertaken by the Department of Energy’s IPP office shows that 25% of renewable energy funded-scholarships fall to the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), which launched in...