The word’s largest of its kind, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, has taken the initiative and involved a nearby rural community in a conservation project. The Dube community comprises approximately 7 500 of the poorest people in KZN.
Whoever wins in the bid for the New Africa Investments Limited (Nail) assets, consolidation of the media sector looks imminent, writes <i>Media Weekly</i>’s Kevin Bloom.
Berg River Textiles in Paarl, one of the largest cotton mills in South Africa, has shown how environmental improvement can go hand in hand with increased profits.
We cannot say that the remarkable temperatures in Europe last week or the drought in Southern Africa this winter are the result of global warming. What we can say is that they correspond to the predictions made by climate scientists. Humans are relentlessly destroying conditions for life on Earth.
The winners of Greening the Future 2003 Awards are projects or initiatives that make a difference — both within the companies or organisations submitting the entries and to the lives of people they have a relationship with outside the company. Read who came in with flying green colours.
Swaziland’s largest minority group by 2010 will be children under 15 who will have lost both their parents to Aids. The kingdom faces a boom of parentless children as more adults succumb to HIV/Aids.
Whereas Greening the Future focuses on environmental best practice and investment in sustainable development, Investing in the Future concentrates on corporate social investment and socio-economic development.
”Well, let’s be grateful. At least we don’t still have each other!” I joked to my ex-boyfriend of six and a half years. It was just the other day, as we clinked friendly beers in a bar. ”Yes, pity we’re the only ones who realise it,” he laughed grimly.
New Zealand rugby star Jonah Lomu has not given up hope of forcing his way into the All Blacks’ World Cup squad despite another injury setback, his manager said on Thursday.
Formula one roars back into action this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix with five-time world champion Michael Schumacher desperate to silence the critics.