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15
Mar

SupPlant Raises $27M To Help South African Farmers Fight Climate Change

March 15, 2022
Tel Aviv, March 14, 2022 – Today SupPlant, the AgTech company recently chosen as one of TIME’s Best Inventions, is excited to announce its recent funding round, raising $27M to accelerate its intention to digitally inform every irrigation recommendation on earth. The round is led by Red Dot Capital Partners with participation from Menomadin Foundation, Smart-Agro Fund,...
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25
Jan

60% of South Africans Optimistic that a Climate Change Disaster Can be Avoided

January 25, 2022
Almost 60% of South Africans are confident that a climate disaster will be averted in their lifetime 20 January 2022 – Epson has released the results of its global Climate Reality Barometer, which found that almost sixty percent (58.9%) of South Africans surveyed are optimistic that the country will avert a climate crisis in their lifetime....
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20
Aug

Critically Endangered Black Rhino returned to Gonarezhou after 27 years

August 20, 2021
  19  August 2021 – Critically endangered southern black rhino were recently relocated to Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) in the south-eastern region of Zimbabwe.   This groundbreaking relocation was conducted by the non-profit Malilangwe Trust, in partnership with the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, and is another critical conservation intervention to re-establish a new viable population in the...
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28
May

The Atrocity of Rhino Poaching and What Princess Charlene of Monaco is Doing about it

May 28, 2021
Imagine if we had to wake up on a planet that no longer had any rhinos. Will we tell our children that we did nothing as these magnificent creatures were hunted into extinction? What a tragic day that will be! This is exactly the scenario Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco wants to avoid....
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21
Apr

EARTH DAY 2021 | Keep Recycling – South Africa’s Paper Recycling Rate is On the Up

April 21, 2021
Johannesburg, April 21, 2021 – During 2020, South Africans recycled 1.1 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging, putting the country’s latest paper recovery rate at 73%, up from 68.5% in 2019.   This is according to RecyclePaperZA, the paper recycling association, which states that South Africa has kept 19 million tonnes of paper out...
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09
Mar

Drive to Increase Recycling of Food and Beverage Cartons

March 9, 2021
South Africa is ahead of the curve for paper recycling – 68.4% of paper we use is recovered for recycling, against a global average of 59.3%. However, only a small percentage of that includes food and beverage cartons – which, if included, could increase the country’s paper recovery and recycling rate significantly. Francois Marais, manager...
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13
Oct

Durban Company Revolutionizes Physical Retail

October 13, 2020
The future of retail is here – and it’s more cost-effective, more sustainable and proudly South African  Barrows Global launches the world’s first circular retail display, which is up to 20% more cost effective for brands and has a 37% carbon saving  Barrows Global, a leading retail design and manufacturer, has launched the first promotional...
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16
Sep

Plastic Bans in Africa – A Reality Check

September 16, 2020
by Greenpeace Africa  Africa has come a long way on the journey to creating a single-use plastic-free world with many victorious milestones to celebrate across the continent. We’ve been said to be leading the way in the fight against single-use plastic. But our steps are heavy as we move forward, with the world under lockdown and the...
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31
Jul

Celebrating Our Unsung Heroes – Rangers

July 31, 2020
Rangers and Community Wildlife Scouts from Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe to Provide First-Hand Testimony About the Growing Challenges and Risks of Protecting Africa’s wildlife during COVID-19. NAIROBI, KENYA///News Advisory/// On World Ranger Day 2020, increased illegal activity and violence threaten the lives of men and women working on the front lines to preserve endangered species and...
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20
May

Celebrating World BEE day, is This for Real?

May 20, 2020
No, but celebrating bees, and what they do for us, is! Forget about honey, pollen and royal jelly. Just think of a world without beans, tomatoes, onions and carrots, not to mention the hundreds of other vegetables, oilseeds and fruits that are dependent upon bees for pollination. And the livestock that are dependent upon bee...
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Steuart as a speaker

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Steuart has done some 500 talks on South Africa’s progress since 1994 and SA’s prospects for the future

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