According to the National Water Resource Strategy, South Africa will face a deficit of -17% of demand by 2030 under current efficiency levels. SAB expects this picture to change considerably with domestic water use increasing by 2025 as the population rises.
It is widely-known that being overweight or obese can result in serious health issues such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and stroke, just to list a few. But is being overweight bad for the environment?
Garikai Samaita, 36, from Goto village in rural Wedza, about 100km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, has discovered how to take the sting out of bees and use them to sweeten his life.
An anti-poaching campaign will see South African television stars jumping out of a plane in the North West town of Rustenburg on the last weekend of July. The aim is to raise R10-million (US$1.2-million) for the protection of the country’s rhinos.
While Woolworths have a reputation of high quality and good ethics, what are they actually doing to ensure a responsible supply chain? The Good Business Journey (GBJ) was created to formalise Woolworths’ environmental and social standards as well as improve public understanding. Now in its first target year…
Green banking group Nedbank, a leader in sustainable business practices, has opened its new green star-rated regional head office in Pretoria. The building is located in Menlyn Maine, the country’s first mixed-use green precinct situated in the thriving suburb of Menlyn Park, east of the Pretoria CBD.
Nedbank has developed a new investment product for green-minded South Africans who want to take responsibility for their financial security, but also make a contribution towards protecting the environment. The dual-purpose Green Savings Bond, a first for the country, encourages people to save more, and at the same time participate in funding renewable energy products in the country.
To encourage more environmentally responsible living, Heinz Ketchup has launched the “Join the Growing Movement” campaign on its restaurant bottles in the U.S., featuring PlantBottle technology.
Reducing your impact on the environment is an increasingly important part of bidding to host international events like the Olympics. WWF, for example, has been assessing the Olympics games since the Sydney 2000 Olympics and the NGO rates everything…
Cape Town joined an exclusive club of four when it signed the official host city agreement for World Design Capital 2014. Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille and Soon-in Lee, the president of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), did the honours on Friday, 28 June.