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19th Oct 2020

What Does the Future of Preorders Look Like In A World Where Instant Gratification Is The Norm?

In Cape Town, a start up company delivering zero-waste vegan sushi has taken on a preorder system as a means of reducing food waste.

NewsEnergy

13th Oct 2020

South Africa’s Energy Struggle: Why A Country With Some Of The Best Renewable Resource Potential Still Has Coal In Its Future

South Africa has historically been a coal rich country, meaning coal was cheap and burning it was a cheap energy source. I

News

9th Oct 2020

Singer Akon Is Building A Wakanda-Inspired Green City In Senegal

The 6 billion dollar green city project is being launched in Mbodième, West Senegal, with work scheduled to begin early 2021and finish in 2029.

NewsShareEnergy

10th Sep 2020

Cooking Up Social Change: Our Chat With Wonderbag Founder Sarah Collins

We sat down with Sarah Collins, owner of Wonderbag and co-partner of Feeding the Future to discuss time poverty, female economic empowerment, and the future of aid organisations.

NewsClothes

8th Sep 2020

The Mauritian Oil Spill Highlighted Huge Flaws In How We Ship. Here Are Some Things We Can Do About It

How do we prevent this industry from doing more harm in the future?

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26th Aug 2020

From Dicaprio’s Eco-Resort To The Green Climate Fund: ‘Where Are They Now’ Of Big Climate Projects

We’ve compiled a short list of climate initiatives, celebrity funds, and well-publicised climate projects that you may have heard of and wondered: What happened with that?

MoneyNews

10th Aug 2020

Does Any Single Person Need $1,000,000,000? It’s Time We Talked About Billionaires

The call to abolish billionaires embodies a criticism of the existence of the incredibly wealthy while extreme poverty exists.

FoodNewsEnergy

24th Jul 2020

While The World Grappled With Covid-19, Climate Policies Have Been Rolled Back

Here's what's happened and how we can fight back.

15th Jul 2020

Why Planting A Native Garden Is A Great Idea For You And The Planet!

Here are some more reasons why you should consider planting a native garden