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Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at riskLesego Khomo

Green cement would be a climate win for the globe. Source: Engin Akyurt/Pexels

Cambridge researchers break new ground in green cement

By Lindsey Schutters 24 May 2024

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

17 May 2024

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Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

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Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

5 May 2023

Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa at VFS Global

5 steps to embedding sustainability in your business

Hariprasad Viswanathan 25 Apr 2023

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

Alice Aedy, Andrew Burgess, Jade Roche and Luke Jaque-Rodney. Source: Supplied

New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

Join Starbucks and Daily Peach for Earth Day 2023 beach clean-up

Join Starbucks and Daily Peach for Earth Day 2023 beach clean-up

17 Apr 2023

Mathe Group and Van Dyck pump millions into KZN operations

Mathe Group and Van Dyck pump millions into KZN operations

13 Apr 2023

Get to know the minds behind luxury fashion rental boutique Closet Runway

Get to know the minds behind luxury fashion rental boutique Closet Runway

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Apr 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

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Hi-Tec One highlights outdoor brand's sustainability drive

6 Apr 2023

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

4 Apr 2023

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African consumers are ready to take climate action: How can corporates help them?

Nomava Zanazo 31 Mar 2023

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

Dorah Modise takes the helm at Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance

31 Mar 2023

Nordex sets sights on offering fully recyclable wind turbine blades by 2032

Nordex sets sights on offering fully recyclable wind turbine blades by 2032

31 Mar 2023

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3 steps to meeting your waste management targets

28 Mar 2023

Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

SA retailers and brands making headway in cutting plastic waste

23 Mar 2023

Kenya’s Chemolex, creators of Biopactic, a biodegradable alternative to plastic made from invasive water hyacinths that grow aggressively in Lake Victoria. Image source: .

Winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge 2023

20 Mar 2023

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Afri-Plastics Summit 2023: Ensuring gender empowerment for women in waste management

Shan Radcliffe 16 Mar 2023

Image: SuppliedManfred Braune, Director of Environmental Sustainability at UCT, Cllr Van Reenen, Grant Smith, Senior Research Officer in the Energy Systems Research Group at UCT, and Professor of Chemical Engineering Harro von Blottnitz

New CoCT, UCT climate app challenges Capetonians to act neutral

15 Mar 2023

Safripol announces bottle-to-bottle product

Safripol announces bottle-to-bottle product

KAP Limited 14 Mar 2023

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Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Plastic producers warned against making unverified environmental claims

3 Mar 2023

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Corruseal-Neopak merger denied: When proposed remedies aren't enough

Angelo Tzarevski 3 Mar 2023

Intellidex MD, Dr Graunt Kruger

Africa Impact Investment Awards: Interview with Dr Graunt Kruger, MD of Intellidex

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

Image: South Beach in Durban earlier this February after heavy rains. Much of it comes from rivers that empty into the sea. Photos: Lucas Nowicki | GroundUp

Call for government to save Durban's contaminated rivers

Lucas Nowicki 27 Feb 2023

Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century

Businesses, beware of greenwashing away your future

20 Feb 2023

2023 Pressure Pipe Conference: Safripol emphasises significance of sustainability

2023 Pressure Pipe Conference: Safripol emphasises significance of sustainability

Sindy Peters 20 Feb 2023

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Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

Image source: Anna Shvets from

Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

5 May 2023

Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa at VFS Global

5 steps to embedding sustainability in your business

Hariprasad Viswanathan 25 Apr 2023

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

Alice Aedy, Andrew Burgess, Jade Roche and Luke Jaque-Rodney. Source: Supplied

New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

Join Starbucks and Daily Peach for Earth Day 2023 beach clean-up

Join Starbucks and Daily Peach for Earth Day 2023 beach clean-up

17 Apr 2023

Mathe Group and Van Dyck pump millions into KZN operations

Mathe Group and Van Dyck pump millions into KZN operations

13 Apr 2023

Get to know the minds behind luxury fashion rental boutique Closet Runway

Get to know the minds behind luxury fashion rental boutique Closet Runway

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Apr 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied

Hi-Tec One highlights outdoor brand's sustainability drive

6 Apr 2023

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

4 Apr 2023

Image source: Pop Nukoonrat –

African consumers are ready to take climate action: How can corporates help them?

Nomava Zanazo 31 Mar 2023

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

Dorah Modise takes the helm at Paper and Packaging PRO Alliance

31 Mar 2023

Nordex sets sights on offering fully recyclable wind turbine blades by 2032

Nordex sets sights on offering fully recyclable wind turbine blades by 2032

31 Mar 2023

Image source: mali maeder from

3 steps to meeting your waste management targets

28 Mar 2023

Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

SA retailers and brands making headway in cutting plastic waste

23 Mar 2023

Kenya’s Chemolex, creators of Biopactic, a biodegradable alternative to plastic made from invasive water hyacinths that grow aggressively in Lake Victoria. Image source: .

Winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge 2023

20 Mar 2023

Image source: Mumtahina Tanni from

Afri-Plastics Summit 2023: Ensuring gender empowerment for women in waste management

Shan Radcliffe 16 Mar 2023

Image: SuppliedManfred Braune, Director of Environmental Sustainability at UCT, Cllr Van Reenen, Grant Smith, Senior Research Officer in the Energy Systems Research Group at UCT, and Professor of Chemical Engineering Harro von Blottnitz

New CoCT, UCT climate app challenges Capetonians to act neutral

15 Mar 2023

Safripol announces bottle-to-bottle product

Safripol announces bottle-to-bottle product

KAP Limited 14 Mar 2023

Image source: Pop Nukoonrat –

Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Plastic producers warned against making unverified environmental claims

3 Mar 2023

Image source: rawpixel –

Corruseal-Neopak merger denied: When proposed remedies aren't enough

Angelo Tzarevski 3 Mar 2023

Intellidex MD, Dr Graunt Kruger

Africa Impact Investment Awards: Interview with Dr Graunt Kruger, MD of Intellidex

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

Image: South Beach in Durban earlier this February after heavy rains. Much of it comes from rivers that empty into the sea. Photos: Lucas Nowicki | GroundUp

Call for government to save Durban's contaminated rivers

Lucas Nowicki 27 Feb 2023

Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century

Businesses, beware of greenwashing away your future

20 Feb 2023

2023 Pressure Pipe Conference: Safripol emphasises significance of sustainability

2023 Pressure Pipe Conference: Safripol emphasises significance of sustainability

Sindy Peters 20 Feb 2023

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What small business can do to stop organic waste from reaching the landfill

17 Feb 2023

Pick n Pay removes plastic barrier bags from till points

Pick n Pay removes plastic barrier bags from till points

14 Feb 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles

Coca-Cola Beverages expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles

13 Feb 2023

How the creative economy can respond to the climate crisis

How the creative economy can respond to the climate crisis

Evan-Lee Courie 10 Feb 2023

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Environmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

7 Feb 2023

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

6 Feb 2023

Second-hand markets are on the up (and even Zara has jumped on the bandwagon)

Teresa Sádaba 6 Feb 2023

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Joburg water deemed safe for consumption after 'blue water' incident

3 Feb 2023

Image: Nigerian artist Eugene Komboye creates artworks using discarded plastic flip-flop sandals in his studio in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria, 21 January 2023. Reuters/Seun Sanni

Eco-friendly Nigerian artist turns plastic flip-flops into portraits

Seun Sanni and MacDonald Dzirutwe 3 Feb 2023

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Reconfiguration of entities aims to improve water provision

2 Feb 2023

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