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Western Cape calls for urgent reform in emergency housing funding

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

ESG & Sustainability

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

Matthew Hirsch 12 Jul 2024

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

Tourism & Travel

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

Construction & Engineering

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

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jul 2024

Pick n Pay donates R100k to aid communities affected by WCape storms

Retail

Pick n Pay donates R100k to aid communities affected by WCape storms

11 Jul 2024

Images by Aa-isha Hassiem

Automotive

Driven: The new Defender 90,110 and 130

Aa-isha Hassiem 1 Jul 2024

Staying ahead of unpredictable weather conditions

Finance

Staying ahead of unpredictable weather conditions

Issued by AfriGIS 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

Three Must-dos for Successful Strategic Execution

HR & Management

Three Must-dos for Successful Strategic Execution

Issued by CONTRACT 7 Nov 2023

Small businesses are optimistic about SA’s democratic future post-2024 elections – Q1 SME Index

Entrepreneurship

Small businesses are optimistic about SA’s democratic future post-2024 elections – Q1 SME Index

David Morobe, Issued by Business Partners Limited 11 Jun 2024

Logistics & Transport

How fleet management can improve road safety

Justin Manson 11 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Schroders' Kondi Nkosi, country head in South Africa.

Finance

A big year for local and global elections – what this means for investors

30 May 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting

HR & Management

How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty 23 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Dean Baker is the squad lead of BFSI from Infobip.

Finance

Banks must embrace next-generation solutions to satisfy data-driven demands

Dean Baker 23 Apr 2024

Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

Marketing & Media

South African digital publishers make clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024

16 Apr 2024

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Retail

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2024

Marketing & Media

The role of AI in PR: A cautionary tale from Sports Illustrated

Judith Middleton 5 Apr 2024

Marketing & Media

Influencer marketing: The key to resilience in uncertain economic times

Albert Makoeng 28 Feb 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Marketing & Media

#WorldRadioDay: Celebrating a century of informing, entertaining and educating

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

Business continuity: How to navigate an unpredictable 2024

HR & Management

Business continuity: How to navigate an unpredictable 2024

Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Jan 2024

Insurance companies weather the storm with threat alerts from AfriGIS

Marketing & Media

Insurance companies weather the storm with threat alerts from AfriGIS

Issued by AfriGIS 16 Jan 2024

South32 youth farming graduates boost local food security

Agriculture

South32 youth farming graduates boost local food security

2 Jan 2024

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Logistics & Transport

Overwhelmed African ports grapple with surging ship traffic amid Red Sea crisis

Wendell Roelf 27 Dec 2023

Building JP Markets: A founder's perspective on risk, innovation, and success

Finance

Building JP Markets: A founder's perspective on risk, innovation, and success

Justin Paulsen, Issued by JP Markets 19 Dec 2023

Promising outlook for SA wine as 2024 grape crop predicted to rebound

Agriculture

Promising outlook for SA wine as 2024 grape crop predicted to rebound

7 Dec 2023

#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

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

ESG & Sustainability

Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

Sandvlei in Cape Town was flooded during last week’s storm. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

ESG & Sustainability

Western Cape floods: Is climate change to blame?

Jess Vujovic 6 Oct 2023

Ensuring payroll security: 3 strategies for SA SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Ensuring payroll security: 3 strategies for SA SMEs

4 Oct 2023

ESG & Sustainability

Overstrand Municipality's taps run dry

29 Sep 2023

Over 20 schools in Western Cape closed after severe storm

Education

Over 20 schools in Western Cape closed after severe storm

27 Sep 2023

Public-private collaboration key to expanding Eskom's transmission, says Minister

Energy & Mining

Public-private collaboration key to expanding Eskom's transmission, says Minister

27 Sep 2023

ESG & Sustainability

Downpours and gales wreak havoc across Western Cape over the heritage weekend

26 Sep 2023

Healthcare

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 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

Source: © Little Black Book

Marketing & Media

Former FCB strategy chief and Publicis UK boss, Nigel Jones, dies

1 Sep 2023

Come rain or shine

Finance

Come rain or shine

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 29 Aug 2023

File photo: A police officer walks next to an electric mass transit bus assembled by electric vehicle manufacturer Roam at the Green Park Terminus in Nairobi, Kenya 19 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Large investments expected at first Africa climate summit

Duncan Miriri 22 Aug 2023

Tunisian environmental activist, Radhia Haddad, stands on the dried-out Ariana lagoon, in Ariana, Tunisia 11 August 2023. Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

ESG & Sustainability

Changing climate pushes migrating birds from parched Tunisian wetlands

Jihed Abidellaoui 15 Aug 2023

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Agriculture

At the helm of natural and financial storms: El Niño and self-assurance fundamentals

Carin Venter 28 Jul 2023

Rooibos fields weather storms, production on track

Agriculture

Rooibos fields weather storms, production on track

20 Jul 2023

Save today, succeed tomorrow: 3 effective saving strategies for small businesses

Entrepreneurship

Save today, succeed tomorrow: 3 effective saving strategies for small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Jul 2023

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

ESG & Sustainability

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Agriculture

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Protecting Paradise

ESG & Sustainability

Protecting Paradise

Issued by Irvine Partners 15 Jun 2023