# Ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania is facing a major financial setback. This follows the United States Agency for International Development’s withdrawal of its pledged 548-million-rand funding. Launched in 2023, the Hope Through Action initiative is intended to protect endangered chimpanzees through reforestation and community-led methodology. The overall chimpanzee population […]
# South African farmers are earning millions through climate-friendly practices by trading carbon credits. AgriCarbon, a programme rewarding sustainable farming, has paid out nearly five-million-rand in its first round to farmers reducing emissions through methods like low-till farming and cover cropping. CEO Hermann Oelsner says the initiative helps farmers tackle climate change while boosting income. […]
# Discovery Bank has warned clients about rising scams in South Africa involving criminals impersonating teams fighting fraud. Victims are pressured into revealing card details under the pretext of stopping suspicious transactions. The bank urged users to never share card information and to switch to safer options like virtual cards. A recent survey showed over […]
# The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, led by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, will host a ceremony next Friday to mark 30 years since it was opened by late former president Nelson Mandela in 1995. The event celebrates South Africa’s constitutional democracy and its progress since the dawn of democracy. President Cyril Ramaphosa and international dignitaries, […]
# Roadrunning: This year’s Mandela Day Walk and Run is taking place at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on the 19th of July. Over ten-thousand athletes are expected to participate over three distances. It is inspired by a route the late former president once walked in Houghton. The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s CEO, Mbongiseni Buthelezi, told […]
# Cape Town’s brightest minds has been celebrated at the Western Cape Innovation Awards 2025, hosted by the Cape Chamber of Commerce. Fourteen awards honoured innovators in business, technology, sustainability, and civil society. Highlights included Cubespace’s satellite tech used by NASA, Zerocrete’s low-carbon concrete, and the City of Cape Town’s streamlined business programme. The event […]
# Francois Rossouw has been named the 2025 Agri Western Cape Young Farmer of the Year. He manages a 300-hectare table grape farm in De Doorns, Hex River Valley. The award celebrates leadership and excellence in agriculture. Rossouw will now move on to represent the province at the national competition later this year. The provincial […]
# Cryochem, a tyre recycling plant in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, has received about seven-million-rand in government support. Using pyrolysis, the company converts scrap tyres into fuel, carbon-black, and metals. With over 20 staff, it seeks more machinery to boost production and compete globally. The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s Quality of Life Committee recently visited the company, praising its […]
# Targeted action against invasive alien species could reduce the risk of the extinction of species in the European Union by up to 16-percent. Across the EU, three-thousand-759 species have been assessed as near threatened or threatened with extinction, of which 579 are documented to be threatened species that have been introduced to areas outside their […]
