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Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

HR & Management

Climate-proofing workplaces: Prioritising safety and sustainability

Kate Collier 23 May 2024

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Agriculture

Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

Mohan Singh and Prem Bhalla 21 May 2024

SADiLaR funding helps launch the ǂKhomani | Hugh Brody Archive

Education

SADiLaR funding helps launch the ǂKhomani | Hugh Brody Archive

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 25 Apr 2024

An old woman hospitalized for dehydration during the recent record heat wave, receives IV drip while she is being consulted at an hospital in Niamey, Niger, 13 April 2024. Reuters/ Mahamadou Hamidou

ESG & Sustainability

Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come

Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou 18 Apr 2024

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

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

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agriculture

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Agri sector urged to prioritise livestock safety in extreme heat

Agriculture

Agri sector urged to prioritise livestock safety in extreme heat

8 Feb 2024

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Agriculture

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Robin Fredericks 25 May 2023

File photo: Ngagati Namaiduk from the Maasai pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, walks past his emaciated cattle during a dried-hay feeding program at their manyatta (traditional homestead) near Ilbisil settlement of Kajiado, Kenya 17 October 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change - study

Gloria Dickie 28 Apr 2023

Practical ways SMEs in hospitality can navigate ongoing water restrictions

Entrepreneurship

Practical ways SMEs in hospitality can navigate ongoing water restrictions

Issued by Business Partners Limited 7 Dec 2022

What is military-grade testing, and why should you opt for a notebook that's certified?

ICT

What is military-grade testing, and why should you opt for a notebook that's certified?

Issued by ASUS 5 Dec 2022

Marketing & Media

Hosting the World Cup: what Qatar can learn from South Africa about nation branding

Brendon Knott 5 Dec 2022

Practical ways SMEs in hospitality can navigate ongoing water restrictions

Tourism & Travel

Practical ways SMEs in hospitality can navigate ongoing water restrictions

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 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

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

ESG & Sustainability

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Elias Biryabarema 31 May 2022

The lines we dare not cross

ESG & Sustainability

The lines we dare not cross

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 13 May 2022

Labels that weather the elements

Retail

Labels that weather the elements

Issued by Pyrotec 4 May 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

Agriculture

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

ESG & Sustainability

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

Chery to increase all propulsion technologies in the next 3 decades

Automotive

Chery to increase all propulsion technologies in the next 3 decades

30 Sep 2021

5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science

ESG & Sustainability

5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science

Alex Crawford 6 Aug 2021

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

ESG & Sustainability

Hajj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

Maya Gebeily 21 Jul 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

ESG & Sustainability

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Agriculture

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

Cape Town's climate strategy isn't perfect, but every African city should have one

ESG & Sustainability

Cape Town's climate strategy isn't perfect, but every African city should have one

Alanna Rebelo, Karen Joan Esler, Michael Samways, Patricia Holmes, Tony Rebelo 11 Nov 2020

5 leadership lessons from key events during 2019

HR & Management

5 leadership lessons from key events during 2019

Brian Eagar 5 Dec 2019

Rate of global decarbonisation slows to lowest level since 2011

ESG & Sustainability

Rate of global decarbonisation slows to lowest level since 2011

22 Oct 2019

Agriculture

El Nino uncertainty in 2019

29 Jan 2019

We can't save everything from climate change - here's how to make choices

ESG & Sustainability

We can't save everything from climate change - here's how to make choices

Benjamin Preston and Johanna Nalau 24 Jan 2019

From breast implants to ice cube trays: How silicone took over our kitchens

Retail

From breast implants to ice cube trays: How silicone took over our kitchens

Kiersten Muenchinger 31 Aug 2018

Why Africa stands to benefit if rise in global temperatures is kept to 1.5°C

ESG & Sustainability

Why Africa stands to benefit if rise in global temperatures is kept to 1.5°C

Shingirai Nangombe 12 Jun 2018

Mosquitoes are only one problem when it comes to malaria. Fake medicines are another. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Healthcare

Fake drugs are one reason malaria still kills so many

11 Jun 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Agriculture

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

Construction & Engineering

Making cities cooler is a no brainer - so why are we doing so little about it?

Tiziana Susca and Francesco Pomponi 2 May 2018

Agriculture

Smaller table grape crop forecasted

19 Jan 2018

Market-disrupting Dyson Supersonic hair dryer now in SA

Retail

Market-disrupting Dyson Supersonic hair dryer now in SA

1 Nov 2017

Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Construction & Engineering

Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Thaddeus R. Miller and Mikhail Chester 8 Sep 2017

Construction & Engineering

Growing more plants and trees can cut down the heat in Nigerian cities

Olumuyiwa Adegun and Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo 21 Aug 2017

Lourensford harvest 2017

Agriculture

Lourensford 2017 grape harvest promising despite drought, fires

1 Mar 2017

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Agriculture

To discover Africa's biodiversity, look to the soil

Esther Ngumbi 18 Jan 2017

Mine security - as vital today, as always

Energy & Mining

Mine security - as vital today, as always

22 Jun 2016

Image: LEVS architecten

Construction & Engineering

Dutch architects reveal "What a brick can do in Mali"

Kate Walker 20 Jun 2016

#weeklywinewrap: Smart Agri climate change action plan addresses extreme weather events

Lifestyle

#weeklywinewrap: Smart Agri climate change action plan addresses extreme weather events

Anna-Bet Stemmet 27 May 2016

Agriculture

Western Cape needs R88 million to help drought-hit farmers

Jenni Evans, News24 5 Feb 2016

Vodacom becomes World Panel retail partner, sells solar chargers

Retail

Vodacom becomes World Panel retail partner, sells solar chargers

18 Nov 2015

Durban bridge to be assessed after tanker fire

Logistics & Transport

Durban bridge to be assessed after tanker fire

Amanda Khoza and Jeff Wicks 5 Aug 2015

Message in a bottle: the wine industry gives farmers a taste of what to expect from climate change

ESG & Sustainability

Message in a bottle: the wine industry gives farmers a taste of what to expect from climate change

Douglas Bardsley 30 Jul 2015