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Straight talk: Cope’s Mosiuoa Lekota is willing to risk being unpopular for his views on land expropriation.

Opening spaces for new dancers

Mamela Nyamza is heading for the arts festival but after that plans to hang up her dancing shoes

Volunteers clean the busy 8th Lane in Eldorado Park.

Filth to football

Community Conservation Award – Runner-up: Go Green and Clean

A love of nature is instilled in primary school learners.

Opening young eyes

Skills for Sustainability Award – Runner-up: Amakhala Foundation

The college is the anti-poaching training provider for the Kruger Park.

Skills for nature’s guardians

Skills for Sustainability Award – Winner: Southern African Wildlife College

Enviro Champs monitor environmental problems in the river system.

Communities champion river clean-ups

Community Conservation Award – Winner: Duzi Umgeni Conservation Trust

Mos Def.

Yasiin Bey: Cape Town is crazy

Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, says he came to live in Cape Town to spend some time to sort out his life and because SA is "crazy".

A fashion show at the Design Indaba in Cape Town.

Design Indaba: In the business of fashion

The rise in fashion sales at the Design Indaba over the years shows the importance of the expo as a retail space and the expo’s ever changing face.

‘Savings to the customer is Pick n Pay’s one and only selling point.’

Turning lights off switches on savings

By reducing electricity usage across its operations by 20%, for example, has resulted in savings of up to R130-million for Pick n Pay.

The Cape Town International Convention Centre has been judged as ‘streets ahead’ in meeting its greening targets.

Where green ideas meet

Environmental responsibility drives the CTICC’s business model with its internal green attitude that affects external business relations.

Web programme is best practice

Anglo American has implemented a web-based framework for understanding sustainable development and integrating it into operations at Mogalakwena mine.

The racial composition of teachers and governing bodies don’t reflect the demographics of the learners and the culture, traditions and ethos is from a white perspective

‘Ecopreneur’ model creates jobs

The municipality kick-started a number of green initiatives to offset the impact of last year’s COP17 climate change conference hosted in Durban.

Anecdotes emerging from the Competition Commission’s findings this week include gung-ho traders swapping chocolate bars for trades on the market. It’s like a whole country’s fortunes were reduced to a playground game.

Jo’burg colours the mine dumps

Limited open space and mining legacies has meant that Johannesburg City Parks needed to take new approaches to urban park development.

Safe to fly: Site selection is crucial to ensure that birdlife is least affected by turbines

Death-free wind farms

The impact of wind turbines on birdlife is not fully known, but studies in other parts of the world indicate they are vulnerable at these sites.

Nampak is South Africa’s largest packaging company.

Coke adds life in eco-friendly bottles

As one of the largest companies in the world,Coca-Cola has acknowledged it needs to be responsible about its role in contributing to climate change.

Riding the climate train

Riding the climate train

With a focus on "mobilisation, dialogue and climate justice", the Climate Train traversed South African cities to raise environmental awareness.

Six-star solutions: The Vodafone group’s research hub is a sterling example of a highly efficient green building.

Monument to innovation

GLH designed the Vodafone Site Solution Innovation Centre in a former parking lot in Midrand.

Vulnerable get a second chance

The judges commended Ndlovu Care Group for its many achievements so far and encouraged the group to find ways to expand its healthcare programmes.

A political pioneer

A political pioneer

Dr Theo-Ben Gurirab was instrumental in securing Namibia’s independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

Nurturing rural youth

Nurturing rural youth

Umthombo’s director, Gavin MacGregor believes the best way to address healthcare staff shortages is to invest in rural youth.

LoveLife’s goGos get kudos

LoveLife’s goGos get kudos

GoGogetters encourage community awareness and solidarity with the orphans and vulnerable children who have to overcome many challenges.