Articles, Civil Society, Environment, Health
Protected areas, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, are clearly defined geographical spaces set aside to conserve nature, ecosystem services and cultural values. They are important to reduce biodiversity loss and protect sources of food,...
Articles, Information and Communication Technologies
Artificial intelligence (AI) was once the stuff of science fiction. But it’s becoming widespread. It is used in mobile phone technology and motor vehicles. It powers tools for agriculture and healthcare. But concerns have emerged about the accountability of AI and...
Articles, Civil Society, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Environment
Partnership between the private, public and civil society organisations is key towards bringing local and international investors to invest in water infrastructure development, says Water and Sanitation deputy minister Dikeledi Magadzi. The deputy minister was giving...
Bursaries and Sponsorships, Opportunities, Youth
The Gibela Rail Transport Consortium is calling for applications for 200 bursaries in 2022 in engineering, manufacturing, computer science, supply chain and logistics, and various trade fields – for both universities and technical and vocational education and...
Articles, Civil Society, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Environment
The COP26 global climate summit, which recently took place in Glasgow, Scotland, is a stark reminder that climate change is a reality confronting all humanity. It will usher in major changes affecting our lives and those of future generations. Such developments will...
Articles, Civil Society, Environment, Health
MAJOR crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, do not only change human behaviour, but also transform our cities and the way we live. In 1837, the typhoid outbreak in Croydon (part of Surrey and now part of London) killed numerous people. When the cases were mapped out...
Articles, Corporate Social Investment and Donors
TONGAAT Hulett plans a rights offer of at least R2 billion, partially underwritten by shareholder and strategic partner Magister Investments, to put the sugar and property group on a sustainable trajectory through its turnaround process. The amount of equity capital...
Articles, Civil Society, Environment, Health
Currently, children’s access to alcohol is not sufficiently monitored and is contributing to increased social disintegration. Girls and Boys Town South Africa (GBTSA) welcomes the call by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Developments for...
Articles, Corporate Social Investment and Donors, Education
Universal Children’s Day is a global initiative held annually on 20 November. With its key focus on ‘investing in our future means investing in our children’, it serves to promote togetherness around the world, awareness of the problems children face...
