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Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Sustainability

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Apr 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Govt allocates R1.44bn for natural disaster recovery efforts – Hlabisa

31 Mar 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

R2m to address eThekwini water challenges

26 Mar 2025

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

Climate Change

US delays $2.6bn climate finance package to South Africa, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters reporters 20 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Charles Nortje, managing director of Old Mutual Insure.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance costs to rise as South Africa plans VAT increase

Charles Nortje 19 Mar 2025

Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

John Botha, joint-CEO Global Business Solutions

Remuneration & Payroll

BCEA earnings threshold increase: What this means for business

John Botha 10 Mar 2025

Radio & Audio

How radio connects and empowers South African communities

Deputy Minister Morolong 12 Mar 2025

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Climate Change

South African philanthropists unite for climate action with new pledge

Shan Radcliffe 28 Feb 2025

Why the internet's backbone needs urgent protection

Internet

Why the internet's backbone needs urgent protection

Alpheus Mangale, Issued by Stone 28 Feb 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

W Cape unveils key strategies to boost environmental resilience

18 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Brina Biggs

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Data-led insurance product development – the key to the year ahead and beyond

Brina Biggs 4 Feb 2025

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Richard Hoal, Rona Evans, Kajal Mulchandani, Issued by Cox Yeats 27 Jan 2025

Public Health

CDC, FDA, NIH face communication lockdown under Trump

22 Jan 2025

Mental health

Healing trauma and building resilience: The role of art therapy in early childhood education

Nadia Lubowski 21 Jan 2025

Unlock R10m in funding: Transform your business or community project with Lesaka

ESG & Sustainability

Unlock R10m in funding: Transform your business or community project with Lesaka

Issued by Lesaka 20 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Historic climate change advisory: What the case before the International Court of Justice might mean

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala 27 Dec 2024

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Sustainable Development

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG trends and how they are impacting the retail sector

Chandni Gopal and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo 29 Nov 2024

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Climate Change

Spring snow in South Africa: A wake-up call for climate readiness

Karen King and Yolandi Meyer 20 Nov 2024

Key trends defining the future of African hospitality in 2025

Hospitality

Key trends defining the future of African hospitality in 2025

19 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Climate Change

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova 11 Nov 2024

Climate Change

African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist

Carlos Lopes 6 Nov 2024

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Climate Change

Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a reality

Llewellyn Leonard 4 Nov 2024

Now is the time for the property sector to re-think risk

Markets & Investment

Now is the time for the property sector to re-think risk

Jason Griessel, Issued by Catchwords 24 Oct 2024

Source: Land Bank.

Finance

Land Bank kicks off SA's first index insurance

16 Oct 2024

Looking for growth in the hospitality industry?

Hospitality

Looking for growth in the hospitality industry?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Sep 2024

Professor Hassina Mouri, a leading figure in medical geology at the University of Johannesburg, has made history as the first female and the first geoscientist from Africa to be elected President of the International Union of Geological Sciences (Image supplied)

Science & Engineering

UJ’s Prof Hassina Mouri first female geoscientist from Africa to lead global scientific body

26 Sep 2024

Tourism leadership conference tackles inclusive growth, job creation in SA

Tourism

Tourism leadership conference tackles inclusive growth, job creation in SA

23 Sep 2024

Building tomorrow's cities today

Technology

Building tomorrow's cities today

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 18 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf While AI, customer behavioural data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) can personalise customer interactions, they also pose significant security risks

Marketing

Safeguard and grow brand trust through a strong CMO-CISO partnership

26 Aug 2024

A practical path to professional success in risk management

Higher Education

A practical path to professional success in risk management

Issued by Milpark Education 26 Aug 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate Change Act: Improve reporting or face the consequences

29 Jul 2024

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Cloud

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jul 2024

New solutions needed to sustain Africa’s upward trajectory

Higher Education

New solutions needed to sustain Africa’s upward trajectory

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 18 Jul 2024

Property

Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

Navigating the turbulence in South Africa’s higher education

Higher Education

Navigating the turbulence in South Africa’s higher education

Issued by SACAP 15 Jul 2024

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Tourism

Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas

Kaitano Dube 12 Jul 2024

The Western Cape is in the clutches of its second major storm in 2024. Source: Unsplash/Hennie Stander

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape uses #CapeStorm to call for decentralised emergency housing fund

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

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HR & Management

New report reveals risks reshaping South Africa's employee landscape

25 Jun 2024

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Climate Change

Climate related disasters are causing widespread damage as winter approaches

Issued by FoodForward SA 24 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group CEO of FirstEquity Group.

Finance

Weather insurance's evolution on par with rise in adverse climate events

21 Jun 2024