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Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

ESG & Sustainability

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Issued by Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

Kokstad to receive reliable water supply with increased dam capacity

Construction & Engineering

Kokstad to receive reliable water supply with increased dam capacity

12 Mar 2024

One of 16 local citizen scientists collects data from Mamelodi in Pretoria. The data collected from each site will help the City of Tshwane develop an effective plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Photos: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane

Jabulile Mbatha 11 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Santam Group chief executive officer, Tavaziva Madzinga.

Finance

Santam's 2023 performance highlights: Resilience, growth, and strategic interventions

1 Mar 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Agriculture

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Finance

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

#COP28: Unpacking Africa’s emboldened agenda

Charles Douglas 29 Nov 2023

A view shows destroyed buildings, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya - 18 September 2023. Reuters/Ahmed Elumami

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change made Libya's deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely - study

Riham Alkousaa 19 Sep 2023

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

ESG & Sustainability

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023

Construction industry needs to decarbonise. Source: C Dustin/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Decarbonising construction sector is key to reaching climate targets

23 Aug 2023

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Legal

#AfricaMonth: 11 reasons to celebrate Africa's bright future

Baker McKenzie Africa Team 24 May 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

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

Nomava Zanazo 31 Mar 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Ireland, Austria donate €3m to Africa Climate Change Fund

9 Feb 2023

With $1m in grant funding, ACCF launches entrepreneurship project for women, youth

ESG & Sustainability

With $1m in grant funding, ACCF launches entrepreneurship project for women, youth

12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

Alistair Smout 25 Nov 2022

Climate change is already hitting Africa's livestock - here's how to address the risks

Agriculture

Climate change is already hitting Africa's livestock - here's how to address the risks

Polly Ericksen and Laura Cramer 4 Nov 2022

Report: Developing 'future-fit' South African cities and engaging in a just transition

Construction & Engineering

Report: Developing 'future-fit' South African cities and engaging in a just transition

3 Dec 2021

Social enterprises could hold the key to a prosperous, equitable future for Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Social enterprises could hold the key to a prosperous, equitable future for Africa

Cathy Smith 12 Nov 2021

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Dion Shango 3 Nov 2021

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

ESG & Sustainability

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

Georgia Savvidou and Christopher Trisos 25 Oct 2021

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Energy & Mining

Mining sector can decarbonise - and benefit

22 Oct 2021

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Agriculture

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Sophia Carodenuto 8 Jul 2021

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

Agriculture

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

27 May 2021

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

Agriculture

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

Nita Bhalla 18 May 2021

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, CEO, Groupe Filatex.

Energy & Mining

Here's to a modern Africa of continental free trade and energy access

Hasnaine Yavarhoussen 27 Oct 2020

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

13 Dec 2019

South Africa’s agriculture and food production industries are exempt from the carbon tax - for now. Shutterstock

Energy & Mining

South Africa's carbon tax matters - for the economy and tackling climate change

Mmatlou Kalaba & Heinrich Bohlmann 19 Jul 2019

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

ESG & Sustainability

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019

Private sector funding essential to combat climate change in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Private sector funding essential to combat climate change in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

Nairobi ready to welcome One Planet Summit to Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Nairobi ready to welcome One Planet Summit to Africa

13 Mar 2019

Improving African research capacity a key ingredient for sustainable development

ESG & Sustainability

Improving African research capacity a key ingredient for sustainable development

21 Feb 2019

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

ESG & Sustainability

Africa could lose more than half its bird and mammal species by 2100

16 Nov 2018

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Energy & Mining

South Africa's new energy plan is imminent. What to look out for

Hartmut Winkler 20 Aug 2018

Kofi Annan calls for action in final Africa Progress Panel report

ESG & Sustainability

Kofi Annan calls for action in final Africa Progress Panel report

19 Dec 2017

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Agriculture

The immense challenge of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa

Nabil Ben Khatra, Maud Loireau 9 Oct 2017

Agriculture

ICRAF presents the role of evidence and improved soil management for land restoration in sub-Saharan Africa

Susan Onyango 12 Jul 2017

Impact on food security in Africa

Marketing & Media

Impact on food security in Africa

26 May 2017

Legal

Climate change case in court

24 Feb 2017

Marketing & Media

Africa Day at COP22: moving forward on climate change commitment

21 Nov 2016

Marketing & Media

African leaders in Morocco to unify stance on global warming

18 Nov 2016

Marketing & Media

Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science

18 Nov 2016

Marketing & Media

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

Marketing & Media

Research funding for African scientists for climate change solutions

5 Sep 2016

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Agriculture

Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security

2 Sep 2016

The nexus between water, energy, food and the macro-environment

ESG & Sustainability

The nexus between water, energy, food and the macro-environment

Zamanzima Mazibuko 15 Jun 2016

Agriculture

Climate smart agriculture key to development

11 Dec 2015

UK to fund research on climate change in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

UK to fund research on climate change in Africa

30 Oct 2015