World Wilderness Congress calls for ‘no-go’ areas for extraction
Monday, 06 January 2014 11:19A Resolution from the World Wilderness Congress, released on 16th December, affirms that World Heritage Sites, Protected Areas, Community Conserved Areas, Indigenous Territories and Sacred Natural Sites, must be respected as “No Go Areas” and protected against mining and extractive industries.
Eyes turn to Russian parliament on eve of amnesty vote
Tuesday, 17 December 2013 19:07A crucial vote in the Duma (Russian parliament) tomorrow could see the end of legal proceedings against the Arctic 30.
New project aims to capture oral Bushman traditions
Tuesday, 17 December 2013 14:49The Cape Bush Doctors (CBD) are currently trying to raise funds for a project that will use digital technology to record the threatened and vastly disappearing oral traditions of the San healers and 'shamans' in their own words.
Inter-connectedness facilitates peace
Thursday, 12 December 2013 16:48To do justice means to live in a way that generates a strong community where humans flourish. Peace is not simply the absence of conflict but also the presence of justice.
-ADR Network SA
Keeping the ball rolling for youth soccer
Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:05Learners aged 10 to 12 have enjoyed the annual Masidlale soccer clinics designed to integrate children from all walks of life through a fun-filled, interactive sporting experience.
Cape Town: City where Mandela was imprisoned mourns
Wednesday, 11 December 2013 16:00Nelson Mandela had a complicated relationship with Cape Town. This week mourners gathered to grieve and celebrate.
Ecuador Shuts Down Environmental NGO
Monday, 09 December 2013 15:59Ecuador has closed a non-governmental environmental organization who were protesting against an Oil License Round after accusing it of interfering in political events.
Archbishop Tutu appeals for Philippines aid as more teams arrive
Tuesday, 03 December 2013 17:20Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges all to support Gift of the Givers on their relief mission in the Philippines.
Call for boycott over Botswana Bushmen
Sunday, 01 December 2013 08:30Survival International says Botswana is still trying to force the Bushmen off their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, while promoting the reserve as a tourist destination.
Holiday season brings opportunities for skills development
Thursday, 28 November 2013 16:00The City of Cape Town runs a volunteer programme over the festive season which seeks to equip residents from across the city with useful skills, while offering them valuable work experience.
SA comes last on development index
Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:24The Standard Chartered Development Index (SCDI) was recently launched as part of a new report entitled ‘Measuring sustainable development’.
Housing for Christmas in the Philippines
Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:15To assist the people of the Philippines who have suffered unimaginable destruction and great personal loss Gift of the Givers has added a further dimension to their highly successful mission to this region.
SA relief team first to help Philippino typhoon victims
Thursday, 21 November 2013 15:38South Africa was the first nation this week to reach out with aid after Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, displaced an estimated four million people in the Philippines.
11 yr old to Kenya police: rape is a crime
Wednesday, 20 November 2013 11:59Kaia was eleven years old when she was assaulted and raped on the way to school. A teacher took her to the hospital, but the police demanded bribes for even taking down a statement.
Cape Town leads provision of sanitation in SA
Tuesday, 19 November 2013 13:14The City of Cape Town’s achievement of 100% access to adequate sanitation in informal areas, as assessed by the National Department of Water Affairs in 2012, remains unparalleled in South Africa. This has been achieved despite a population growth of more than 30% over the past decade.
Walking with Paul the Bushman
Friday, 15 November 2013 11:33One of the greatest blessings of my work is to meet fellow travellers whose passion for this planet and her creatures compel them towards unique action, transcending the norm as we know it.
Stand with the Philippines
Friday, 15 November 2013 12:12It's the worst storm on record, but it's just the beginning, unless we act.
Pulling together to brighten up lives
Thursday, 14 November 2013 14:54Corporate social investment is one of the most effective ways to promote change and growth in our society.
Philippine typhoon kills estimated 10,000
Sunday, 10 November 2013 19:46One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the region.
The poor are being used as weapons in the fight for Cape Town
Tuesday, 05 November 2013 12:40This past week, the city centre saw a protest to ostensibly raise concerns about service delivery in the province.
Making every day an Earth Day
Friday, 18 October 2013 12:22Famed South Africa horticulturalists, Ludwig’s Roses unveiled the Miss Earth South Africa Rose at their Pretoria farm. The rose is a specially developed hybrid, designed by the team at Lugwig’s Roses to honour the environmental organisation, now in its 11th year of greening communities, empowering young women and educating the children of South Africa.