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Cape Town waterway pollution: turning despair into repair

September 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Anyone who takes a walk along our Cape Town beaches and rivers can testify: we are drowning Mother Nature in waste – whether from individual consumers or household products, industrial waste and even medical waste. If you have not seen this, then it is due to volunteer groups cleaning up these sections for us. One area that is especially vulnerable to such pollution is where … [Read more...]

Using theatre to teach SA’s youth the importance of recycling

November 21, 2017 1 Comment

What was the world like when the astronauts went to the moon in ’69? If they went again today would they see loads of litter on the little blue dot we call home? Are we being devoured by the diabolical Waste Monster we have created and grown to a disproportionate degree? Lunchbox Theatre’s ‘What a Waste Show’ teaches children about responsible waste management, recycling and … [Read more...]

East Rand hospital the latest to take on zero waste challenge

August 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Bertha Gxowa Hospital is the latest health care facility to join the internationally recognised Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) initiative, which serves to create a global network of hospitals and health systems seeking to improve environmental performance, while sharing best practices and finding solutions to the common challenges they share. The hospital has … [Read more...]

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Namibia stakes its future on the green hydrogen market

Namibia, a country of abundant wind and sun, has ambitions to be one of Africa's first green hydrogen export hubs.

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In South Africa, we are seeing environmental struggles being fought every day. Activists, communities, lawyers, school children and many others are fighting to protect the ecosystems that sustain u…

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The humphead wrasse continues to be threatened by illegal fishing. Learn what's being done to help save this reef fish species and why they're so important.

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