Janis Theron
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Banking on the future
Energy-saving measures saw Absa Bank save more than 55-million kWH of energy last year, said head of corporate sustainability Miguel Martins.
A party in the green zone
"The motto is, ‘party hard, tread lightly’," said Stacey Fulton, client services manager for the Rocking the Daisies Music & Lifestyle Festival.
Saving with free energy audits
Michelangelo is one of the partners in a joint non-profit venture that conducts free green audits on businesses, schools, hotels, factories and more.
Wetland headache now a plus
Eskom managed to mitigate the controversy by forming the Ingula partnership with BirdLife South Africa and the Middelpunt Wetlands Trust.
Sowing seeds of rehabilitation in the Karoo
The Renu-Karoo Veld Restoration project in Prince Albert has set up a model of how to resuscitate a degraded environment using sustainable practices.
Ensuring the river sustains it
Trying to save the rabbit means we are developing an ecosystem for other plants and animals that will have socioeconomic benefits for communities.
Independent energy producers raring to go
Getting a licence to generate electricity can take as long as three years and several companies are competing for the opportunity.
‘Adapt or die’ is new message
Climate change is a fact and needed now are ways to deal with it that can coexist with development.
SABC’s report raises only more questions
The South African Broadcasting Corporation released its annual report and financial results earlier this month, raising more questions than answers.
Towards a fertile future
The construction of a R46m plant at the Omnia Group’s Sasolburg fertiliser facility will reduce its nitrous oxide and nitrogen oxides emissions.
Small efforts yield big results
Many of the energy-saving initiatives introduced by management at Backsberg Estate Cellars cc have been small but significant.
As busy as bees
Makana Meadery in Grahamstown combines local knowledge and scientific know-how to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint.
A highway among trees and seedlings
The South African National Roads Agency decided to save a giant Outeniqua yellowwood tree during major road construction.
Changing perceptions
Landowners require guidance with wildlife conflict as part of their overall environmental management plans.
Getting rich at all costs
In a nutshell, the South Africa Environment Outlook report warns that the environment is deteriorating while poor people still face unemployment and poverty and the rich ensure…