Mar 22, 2024
With only three of the 10 undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world still in operation, it is quite remarkable that the region remains as well connected as it is. This is the view of Edward Lawrence of the Workonline Group, who says: “The cable...
Mar 22, 2024
A report by the Schwab Foundation’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship outlines a series of social innovation solutions for integrating racial and ethnic equity into business practices and unlocking economic growth worldwide. The report, Innovating for...
Mar 22, 2024
WWF South Africa wants all South Africans to come together for this year’s Earth Hour celebration – and, no, it doesn’t involve turning off the lights. Over the years, Earth Hour has shone the spotlight on issues of climate change, nature loss and...
Mar 22, 2024
South Africa is facing the prospect of a critical water crisis that threatens the nation’s social, economic, and environmental well-being. By Poovandran Pillay, executive at Nedbank CSI The challenges are multifaceted, stemming from a combination of factors such...
Mar 22, 2024
Climate change policymakers should be addressing droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin, rather than separate phenomena. By Karen King, climate resilience director, and Pepijn van Ravesteyn, climate resilience specialist at Royal HaskoningDHV As changes to...
Mar 22, 2024
South Africa’s National Water Week (20-26 March), and World Water Day (22 March), coincide this year with uproar in Johannesburg as large swathes of the city have been facing recurrent water outages or low supply – not for days, but for months. The...
