Vulnerable People

A 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.

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A crucial vote in the Duma (Russian parliament) tomorrow could see the end of legal proceedings against the Arctic 30.

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The 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.

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Inter-connectedness facilitates peace

Thursday, 12 December 2013 16:48

To 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

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Keeping the ball rolling for youth soccer

Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:05

Learners 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.

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Nelson Mandela had a complicated relationship with Cape Town. This week mourners gathered to grieve and celebrate.

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Ecuador Shuts Down Environmental NGO

Monday, 09 December 2013 15:59

Ecuador has closed a non-governmental environmental organization who were protesting against an Oil License Round after accusing it of interfering in political events.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges all to support Gift of the Givers on their relief mission in the Philippines.

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Call for boycott over Botswana Bushmen

Sunday, 01 December 2013 08:30

Survival 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.

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The 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.

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SA comes last on development index

Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:24

The Standard Chartered Development Index (SCDI) was recently launched as part of a new report entitled ‘Measuring sustainable development’.

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Housing for Christmas in the Philippines

Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:15

To 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.

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South 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.

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11 yr old to Kenya police: rape is a crime

Wednesday, 20 November 2013 11:59

Kaia 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.

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Cape Town leads provision of sanitation in SA

Tuesday, 19 November 2013 13:14

The 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.

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Walking with Paul the Bushman

Friday, 15 November 2013 11:33

One 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.

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Stand with the Philippines

Friday, 15 November 2013 12:12

It's the worst storm on record, but it's just the beginning, unless we act.

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Pulling together to brighten up lives

Thursday, 14 November 2013 14:54

Corporate social investment is one of the most effective ways to promote change and growth in our society.

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Philippine typhoon kills estimated 10,000

Sunday, 10 November 2013 19:46

One 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.

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This past week, the city centre saw a protest to ostensibly raise concerns about service delivery in the province.

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Making every day an Earth Day

Friday, 18 October 2013 12:22

Famed 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.

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