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Unique beehive construction with Pratliperl

Unique beehive construction with Pratliperl®

The ultra-lightweight, thermally-insulating and fireproof aggregate Pratliperl® from Pratley, traditionally used for plasters and screeds, has now also proven to be a key component...
Stuart Michie Lead Sales and Marketing Manager for Southern Africa Hitachi ABB Power Grids

Hitachi ABB Power Grids helps power South Africa to a greener...

The move towards decentralised power grids and a large-scale adoption of renewable energy will significantly alter the energy market in South Africa. “The introduction...
COVID’s difficult lessons can help reshape European cities

COVID’s difficult lessons can help reshape European cities

A new EU Environment Agency briefing details how COVID is showing urban planners ways to make permanent change in sustainable design. When the COVID-19 pandemic...
What can happen when countries work together - on COVID and climate change

What can happen when countries work together – on COVID and...

Burt Rodrigues CEO of Biodx gives his thoughts on the recently held G7 around Covid and climate change. “This is a crystal-clear example of the...
Great apes in Africa are set to lose most of their current ranges

Great apes in Africa are set to lose most of their...

It’s vital that new conservation areas be set up for all endangered and critically endangered great apes in Africa. Africa’s great apes are set to...
South African youth call on the President to Listen to the Ocean

South African youth call on the President to Listen to the...

Johannesburg, 15 June 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa joined leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and others – in Carbis...
G7 nations must redouble efforts to save Earth

G7 nations must redouble efforts to save Earth

“We know in detail what is happening to our planet, and we know many of the things we need to do during this decade,”...
Norway, the world’s ‘most sustainable country,’ will continue drilling for oil

Norway, the world’s ‘most sustainable country,’ will continue drilling for oil

“We will supply energy to the world as long as the demand exists,” the country’s energy minister says. Norway is considered to be the most...
Aquasky’ PLA eco bottle is a 100% compostable plant-based bottle

The sustainable approach

With millions of South Africans drinking bottled water every day, landfills across the country are brimming with plastic bottles. There needs to be a...
We can still save the planet’s fragile ecosystems

We can still save the planet’s fragile ecosystems

This is “our final chance to avert a climate catastrophe, turn back the deadly tide of pollution and end species loss.” Ecosystems across the planet,...
International Lynx Day: Celebrate the Biggest Wild Cat in Europe

International Lynx Day: Celebrate the Biggest Wild Cat in Europe

Thanks to WWF and its partners, after several decades of low numbers, data shows slow but steady growth and the return of the lynx...
When will every SA citizen be able to trust the water supply?

When will every SA citizen be able to trust the water...

No Water. No Life. No Blue. No Green. – Marine Biologist Sylvia Earle Without regard to whether some place is wealthy or poor, everybody should...