Many things contributed to the end of the South African apartheid – the racial segregation system that, after decades of pressure, was eventually abandoned. But one...
Doug Balfour, CEO of philanthropic consulting firm Geneva Global, writes about the power of collective action in tackling key international development challenges. You can’t travel around the...
Investment in Africa that focuses on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can bring both financial returns for investors and improvements for local communities, a new...
The South African Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) will look at responsible investment in property, after signing up to a sustainable real estate organisation. GEPF, the...
Denmark has signed agreements with Indonesia and South Africa, to help them promote sustainable development and investment in green technologies. Following its plan to become oil-free...
Ban Ki-moon has played up the role of tourism in tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges, including climate change and a global shift to...
Today, June 20, is the summer solstice. Supposedly, we should see more sun today than on another other day of 2012. No doubt the perennially unpredictable...
The recent spate of innovative solar power projects show that the sector is well and truly on the up. And it doesn’t stop there. We’ve got...
Durban, the fourth largest city in South Africa, has made plans to become a world leader in ocean current energy as it endeavours to put an...