The land and its people
Investing in a clean future
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- 03 October 2008
Recently-launched equity fund Evolution One is to invest R1-billion in the development of sustainable technology for clean energy generation, water purification and waste management for South Africa.
Looking out for SA’s sea life
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- 22 September 2008
South Africa is no less of a culprit when it comes to threatening the survival of marine species by overfishing. To curb this, the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative aims to educate consumers on their choice of seafood and its impact on marine life.
SA pilots bring air aid to Africa
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- 19 September 2008
South Africa’s highly skilled and experienced pilots are crucial to flying UN-sponsored humanitarian assistance across Africa – sometimes paying the ultimate price.
Mandela Rhodes Trust turns five
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- 12 September 2008
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation recently celebrated its fifth year, marking the festivity with achievements that its namesakes would be proud of.
Long walk immortalised in bronze
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- 27 August 2008
A three-metre-high bronze statue of Nelson Mandela, world statesman and South Africa's first democratically elected president, has been erected outside Victor Verster prison, where he took the last steps of his long walk to freedom.
Terry Pheto is worth it
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- 25 August 2008
Terry Pheto, the star of the South African Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi, has been named as the new face of international cosmetics house L'Oreal, marketing a new skincare collection developed for dark complexions.
SA still upbeat about the future
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- 15 July 2008
The FutureFact 2007 survey has revealed that South Africans are in general positive about their futures and that of the country.
