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Mandi Smallhorne

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Mandi Smallhorne

Dump community: The small community next to the Randfontein Waste Disposal Site goes into surrounding suburbs to reclaim recyclables.

A voice for the waste-picker

A new organisation provides muscle to the people who trawl your waste for recyclables

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Not so sweet, please

Sugar-sweetened drinks are pushing up diabetes levels

Out of the tax loop: Coca-Cola holds R33-billion in undistributed income offshore that is not taxed.

Tighten legal looting loopholes

Multinationals, crooks and terrorists ‘steal’ trillions of dollars in illicit financial flows

Vama Jele

Supporting miners’ families

Accessing social benefits is life-changing for impoverished families

Discovery Bank and FlySafair announced improvements that enable consumers to book flights using a banking app and pay for flight extras through Whatsapp.

Baby steps to securing mineworker’s benefits

There is a lot of money outstanding to mineworkers and their families, but some strategies are now in place to remedy this

Koo Govender: Candidates are assessed by their ‘passion for giving back to women’.

Tomorrow’s leaders on the rise

Koo Govender focuses on fast-tracking young women’s acquisition of skills in order to propel them into leadership positions

Kershnee Govender: Women are taking their places alongside their male counterparts.

A deeper understanding of injustice

Nwokedi’s history has informed her conscience

Mexico’s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Reaping rural rewards

Zodwa Lubisi is dealing with real issues women and children face in rural Mpumulanga

Excessive insulin is driving obesity, diabetes

Insulin resistance is caused by the body adjusting to the presence of too much insulin over extended periods and is one of the causes of obesity.

Zabibu Athumani and her son Abirai Mbaraka rest under a sponsored

More blessed to give than to receive?

Benevolence and justice for the vulnerable are not always mutually inclusive concepts

Finding the next generation

Workforce planning is vital for countries and well as companies

Women could feed the world – if we let them

The strengths of Southern Africa’s female farmers are many, but obstacles to development remain

Streamer lines flap to scare the birds away.

Simple solution takes wings

Green Technology Innovations Award – Winner: Albatross Task Force

The GigaBite Guardian app helps improve food security.

App helps rural farmers

Green Technology Innovations Award – Runner-up: African Conservation Trust: GigaBite Guardian

EcoStandard is assessing the Novatop construction system from HWZ International SA.

Setting standards for green building

Green Economy Modelling Award – Winner: EcoStandard South Africa

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Lift-sharing portal changes transport habits

Green Technology Innovations Award – Runner-up: FindaLift

The programme has provided solid seating for 48 000 school children.

Industry grows from alien trees

Green Economy Modelling Award – Runner-up: Eco-Furniture Programme – SANParks BSP Unit

The carpenter’s tale

How hard work and a willingness to learn, plus a bit of luck, transformed a life.

Choose your partners with care

What does a “good” black economic empowerment partnership look like?

The firearms case was dropped when a prosecutor at Bronkhorstspruit decided not to prosecute without giving an explanation.

Think local to save rhino

Research shows that communities are eager to be involved in fighting poaching.