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Gwede Mantashe has been given the mineral resources portfolio for another term.

Energy & Mining

Mineral Council pledges full support of Mantashe

2 Jul 2024

Source: @GovernmentZA/X. SA's continued finance minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

Godongwana holds onto Finance Ministry in new Cabinet

Katja Hamilton 1 Jul 2024

Source: Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

Finance

NCOP introduces economic and finance clusters

28 Jun 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Public comment sought on rhino management plan

20 Jun 2024

Seychelles advocates for sustainable tourism at SIDS4 conference

Tourism & Travel

Seychelles advocates for sustainable tourism at SIDS4 conference

14 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Agriculture

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

Agriculture

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

11 Jun 2024

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

Agriculture

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

What do you do with your end-of-use appliances?

Retail

What do you do with your end-of-use appliances?

10 Jun 2024

Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

Issued by Sappi 7 Jun 2024

A government proposal to drop some statutory safeguards for the Kruger National Park has raised the alarm among some experts. Photos: John Yeld

ESG & Sustainability

New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards 'at risk'

John Yeld 31 May 2024

Source: © Global African Network The DFFE and DPWI have entered into a MOA on the preferential access for small-scale fisheries co-operatives to public works facilities

Agriculture

DFFE and DPWI preferential access for small scale fisheries MOA

16 May 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Sectoral emission targets: What it means for business

Garyn Rapson, Nonhlanhla Mnengi, Sabeeha Loonat & Sinalo Matubatuba 13 May 2024

South Africa's energy and construction industry under heavy scrutiny in Draft Sectoral Emissions Target Report. Source: Meta AI

Construction & Engineering

Draft report shows emissions dip, but energy and construction pivotal to deeper cuts

Lindsey Schutters 29 Apr 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Call for a National Register of Polluters

15 Apr 2024

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

ESG & Sustainability

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

SA first: Liberty Two Degrees' retail portfolio achieves Net Zero waste certification

3 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Agriculture

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister

ESG & Sustainability

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

Emma Farge 22 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Easter snoek shortage fears rise amidst tightened fishing regulations

19 Mar 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Agriculture

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

File photo: Black rhinos, one of the world's endangered animals, are seen at a farm outside Klerksdorp, in the north west province, South Africa, 24 February 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023

Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya 27 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

ESG & Sustainability

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

SanParks: Public consultation opens for Robben Island Marine Protected Area

Tourism & Travel

SanParks: Public consultation opens for Robben Island Marine Protected Area

8 Feb 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legal

Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

ESG & Sustainability

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

2 Feb 2024

South African De Rustica Estate wins top award at International EVOO Awards

Agriculture

South African De Rustica Estate wins top award at International EVOO Awards

5 Feb 2024

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Legal

Deadline for comments on review of Coastal Waters Discharge Permit extended

19 Jan 2024

Rui Lopes, animal welfare specialist and Equity Principal & Head of Africa Relations at Lopes Attorneys

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Animal welfare laws and regulation - what we can expect in 2024

Rui Lopes and Michael Jenkins 16 Jan 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

2,000 new waste management job opportunities in Mbombela

12 Jan 2024

South African Plastics Pact’s members are leading investment in SA’s transition towards a circular economy

ESG & Sustainability

South African Plastics Pact’s members are leading investment in SA’s transition towards a circular economy

Issued by GreenCape 10 Jan 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

SA welcomes COP28 agreement global adaptation efforts on climate change

14 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

ESG & Sustainability

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

#COP28: South Africa's climate change regime and just energy transition "stocktake"

5 Dec 2023

SanParks to enhance visitor experiences with R700m boost

Tourism & Travel

SanParks to enhance visitor experiences with R700m boost

28 Nov 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Agriculture

Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Liezl Human 16 Nov 2023

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

ESG & Sustainability

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

15 Nov 2023

Creecy publishes Game Meat Strategy for SA

Agriculture

Creecy publishes Game Meat Strategy for SA

13 Nov 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Govt to tackle plastic pollution with labour, plastic sector

8 Nov 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Energy & Mining

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Environmental activists came together to picket outside Parliament to oppose TotalEnergies’ offshore drilling for oil and gas. Photo: Qaqamba Falintenjwa | GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Qaqamba Falithenjwa 6 Nov 2023

Logistics industry urged to play a role in addressing food waste

Logistics & Transport

Logistics industry urged to play a role in addressing food waste

Marietjie Brown 2 Nov 2023