An urban micro-farming project with 3000 home and community gardens on the Cape Flats offers a food security model for the country.

As South Africa struggles with the policy challenges of meeting the ever-growing demand by business and consumers for energy to fuel development and economic growth, households are faced with the increasing cost of electricity and other forms of energy, as well as the ongoing possibility of disruptive load shedding.

Exploring and exposing environmentally-sound solutions and giving visitors the know-how to go home and make their houses more ecologically friendly is the focus of Grand Designs Live, coming to the Coca-Cola Dome from 21 to 23 May.

Congratulations to Hotelstuff/Greenstuff for taking top honours at this year`s Decorex Joburg exhibition. As curators and creators of The Plascon Living Green House the online directory service created what many hailed as an `enlightening journey of environmental responsibility meets trendsetting style`. As the ultimate accolade at this year`s show, the win for the Hotelstuff/Greenstuff team further proves that green products no longer have to take the backseat when it comes to the style stakes.