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Keeping the ball rolling for youth soccer

December 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

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Learners aged 10 to 12 have enjoyed the annual Masidlale soccer clinics designed to integrate children from all walks of life through a fun-filled, interactive sporting experience. During 2005, in the build-up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Spur Foundation identified the need for a platform that would introduce disadvantaged children to the game of soccer, while … [Read more...]

Pulling together to brighten up lives

November 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

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Corporate social investment is one of the most effective ways to promote change and growth in our society. Spur Foundation, supported by Spur Group, collaborates with a variety of charities to drive home their core value of generosity and make a difference in the lives of less fortunate individuals and communities. One of the charities they support is Sisanda … [Read more...]

Creating change with shovels and elbow grease

October 29, 2013 Leave a Comment

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When business and civil society join hands for positive change that is when the real magic happens in this country. During a recent collaboration between Spur Group and Creating Change, a non-profit company, a team of passionate youngsters and eco-conscious mentors descended on Kleinberg Primary School in Ocean View (close to Fish Hoek) with shovels and plenty of elbow … [Read more...]

Greening steak ranch creates eco warriors

September 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

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Is it possible for a steak ranch to be greening up? Many vegetarians find this hard to believe, but I think we need to always remain open to receiving new facts, which lead to new insights. ALL industries have to and are indeed greening up. Soon the word ‘green’ will disappear entirely – this is simply educated and informed living and working. Sustainability is the only way … [Read more...]

Greening restaurant sets a great pace

August 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

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One thing that I have learnt in the green industry is to not judge a book by its cover – not to make any assumptions about how “green” or not anybody is. You simply have no idea until you have sat down and engaged with that person and listened to the full story. Nobody has the moratorium on sustainability and we all need to learn from each other. Let’s listen to the journey … [Read more...]

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Removing alien plants can save water: we measured how much

Clearing alien trees from mountain catchments is a more cost-effective approach to providing water than building and maintaining desalination plants.

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South Africa ranks green hydrogen high on its economic agenda

Four projects including the Platinum Valley Initiative are expected to contribute at least $5 billion to the green hydrogen economy by 2050.

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Natural building collective courses for 2022

Our course is comprehensive and covers a range of materials and techniques based on Peter McIntosh's professional and personal experience working with these approaches and from having lived off-grid since 1999. You will be empowered to be successful and make rational choices whatever your given situ...

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Meet the students who marched 400 km across Portugal for climate justice

"Activism is a way for us to leave our footprint on the planet and in history too. To make our own history and not just let it be told for us."

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Academy for Environmental Leadership SA receives NQF level 5 accreditation - AEL

The Academy for Environmental Leadership South Africa (AEL) has been successful in its application to accredit its year-long course Higher Certificate status. AEL was notified in September by the Department of Higher Education and Training that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) had approved its....

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