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Caretakers secure their future by saving Hout Bay dunes

Ten local residents from Imizamo Yethu and Hangberg who have dedicated themselves to rehabilitating the Hout Bay dunes, have received Ornamental Horticulture learnership certificates...

Converting waste into warmth this winter for Mandela Day

TGRC staff help make sleeping bags for the homeless July 18, 2019 - On Madiba Day, The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) team spent...

Ammonia And Why It Presents an Urgent Problem

Ammonia is presenting a big new problem in Asia at the moment, specifically China and India. China has plans to cut ammonia emissions that...

Wavescape Festival rides an environmental wave at uShaka during the Durban...

The 15th Wavescape Surf Film Festival will once again be heading down to uShaka Marine World Beach Arena (adjacent to Moyo). Prepare for a worldwide...
SPAR Eastern Cape's Angelo Swartz, who will soon take over as managing director, outlined the way forward for Phase II of the STOP Plastic campaign at the Boardwalk Hotel in Port Elizabeth on Monday. Photo: Leon Hugo

SPAR EC takes Plastic campaign to the next level

The next stage of SPAR Eastern Cape's STOP Plastic campaign was launched this week as the biggest food retailer in the region aims to...

DiCaprio, Jobs, Sheth Join Forces in ‘Earth Alliance’

Philanthropic Alliance to Address Urgent Threats to Life on Earth Leonardo DiCaprio and billionaire investors and philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth have created...

Suqia Extends Deadline to Apply for 2nd Mohammed bin Rashid Al...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates—(AETOSWire) The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) extended the deadline to enter the second Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water...

Dubai achieves 19% reduction in net CO2 emissions

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, -Sunday 30 June 2019 In conjunction with the convening of the preparatory conference for the UN 2019 Climate Summit (COP...

How did elephants evolve such a large brain? Climate change is...

Elephants have long captivated our attention, partly because of their sheer size and majesty. But we’re also struck by their complex behaviour. In some...
A walk through the SPAR maze which will illustrate alternative uses for plastic will be one of the options on offer for festival-goers at the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees from June 28 to 30. Photo: Ed Richardson

Take a walk on the ‘waste’ side at SPAR Wildsfees maze

SPAR Eastern Cape will continue to raise awareness of its STOP Plastic campaign with an innovative introduction to the SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees in the...