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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WorldEnvironmentDay: New recycling initiative to minimise SA's impact on Antarctica

6 Jun 2025

Team Nexus, the event winners, proposed Vital-Vaults

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Youth energy innovations shine at TCS Sustainathon

7 May 2025

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Feb 2025

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Issued by MultiChoice 30 Oct 2024

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

SMEs

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 15 Oct 2024

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

Agro-processing

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

25 Sep 2024

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

Awards

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

24 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa’s municipalities cannot modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill unless there is public-private sector investment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

Sustainable recycling and bio-degradable solutions on show at Propak Cape

Exhibitions & Events

Sustainable recycling and bio-degradable solutions on show at Propak Cape

Issued by Propak Cape 2026 23 Oct 2023

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

ESG

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

5 Oct 2023

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

Agri Tech

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

5 May 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

3 steps to meeting your waste management targets

28 Mar 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG windfall with expanded renewable energy tax incentive

Tsanga Mukumba and Jordan Moonsamy 13 Mar 2023

Roland Adjovi, a producer of Ecolo coal, transforms plant waste into bio charcoal at his workshop in Cotonou, Benin, 27 January 2023. Reuters/Charles Placide Tossou

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Benin entrepreneur transforms plant waste into charcoal

Pulcherie Adjoha and Seraphin Zounyekpe 22 Feb 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

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

17 Feb 2023

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Energy

Power cuts: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

Hartmut Winkler 25 Jan 2023

Funding puts insect protein maker ahead of food security fight

Food Security

Funding puts insect protein maker ahead of food security fight

30 Jan 2023

African cities: Climate action plans could help address injustice, inequity

Climate Change

African cities: Climate action plans could help address injustice, inequity

Gina Ziervogel 24 Oct 2022

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

3 Jun 2022

How Shoprite uses AI, machine learning to tackle food waste

ESG

How Shoprite uses AI, machine learning to tackle food waste

6 May 2022

City of Cape Town commits to diverting organic waste from landfills

Circular Economy & Waste Management

City of Cape Town commits to diverting organic waste from landfills

11 Apr 2022

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Agriculture

Has organic wine reached its tippling point?

11 Mar 2022

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

1 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Brian Kusel 5 Jan 2022

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

Research & Development

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

18 Oct 2021

Food wastage in SA: Why it harms the planet and what you can do to help

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food wastage in SA: Why it harms the planet and what you can do to help

12 Oct 2021

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

1 Sep 2021

Seed Awards winners announced

Social Entrepreneurship

Seed Awards winners announced

14 Jul 2021

A thirst for transformation and sustainability within the energy sector

Energy

A thirst for transformation and sustainability within the energy sector

Kelly Sin Hidge, Issued by SAICA 12 Jul 2021

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Chidi Nzeadibe et al. 13 Jan 2021

Reimagining the ocean economy with Ocean Innovation Africa

Social Entrepreneurship

Reimagining the ocean economy with Ocean Innovation Africa

21 Dec 2020

How chicken waste is helping South Africa keep the lights on

Sustainable Farming

How chicken waste is helping South Africa keep the lights on

17 Dec 2020

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

Food, Water & Energy Security

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

Andy Du Plessis 17 Nov 2020

Green, integrated approaches could address food security challenges

Sustainable Farming

Green, integrated approaches could address food security challenges

15 Oct 2020

ESG

South African Food Loss and Waste Voluntary Agreement launches

29 Sep 2020

5 ways to be self-sufficient during the Covid-19 pandemic

Wellness

5 ways to be self-sufficient during the Covid-19 pandemic

28 May 2020

Spier's ethical business approach wins gold

Responsible Tourism

Spier's ethical business approach wins gold

22 Apr 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertiliser on crops

Agriculture

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertiliser on crops

Gang Chen 15 Jan 2020

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Trends

#BizTrends2020: Waste management in the hospitality sector in 2020

Sharmila Ragunanan 13 Jan 2020

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Agriculture

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Karen Rial-Lovera 24 Dec 2019

Sowing the seeds of entrepreneurial growth

Community

Sowing the seeds of entrepreneurial growth

19 Dec 2019

Sandton Gate awarded 4-star Sustainable Precincts certification

Sustainable Development

Sandton Gate awarded 4-star Sustainable Precincts certification

30 Oct 2019

#StartupStory: Go green with Sneaker LAB

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Go green with Sneaker LAB

Evan-Lee Courie 4 Oct 2019

What you need to know about the new draft laws for Organic Waste Composting

Environmental Law

What you need to know about the new draft laws for Organic Waste Composting

16 Sep 2019

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Hospital Groups

Medical waste and duty of care

10 Sep 2019