Planting trees and vegetables are ways in which a youngster from Stellenbosch, Miss Earth SA finalist Victoria Kitley, shares environmental knowledge and helps out in communities this year. This proves again that beauty is worth a lot more when paired with intelligence and a big heart. The pageant aims to empower young South African women with the knowledge and create a … [Read more...]
Tiny Eco-Rangers start early in the Helderberg
Even preschool children are already environmentalists in training in the Helderberg - we salute them during this Youth Week. The Helderberg Eco-Rangers is a childrens group where youngsters meet on regular basis to enjoy environmental activities and outings. Pond plants can become a nuisance and as a result, the Eco-Ranger children are always keen to spend some time … [Read more...]
An avo tree a day keeps the carbon at bay
In a partnership to promote a greener Gauteng, Andiccio24 has joined forces with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) to plant trees. Lots of them. In fact, one a day for a whole year. Andiccio24’s Jerome Kourie, “Our involvement in this initiative will result in many community centres and schools in underdeveloped areas acquiring fruit trees and being taught the skills to … [Read more...]
Schools cut down on waste while helping the needy
The Polystyrene Council is driving a dynamic marketing and awareness campaign of its various charity projects to schools across Gauteng. According to PSPC Director, Adri Spangenberg, twenty new schools have committed themselves during the month of March alone to collecting breadtags and other products made from high impact polystyrene, such as polystyrene take-away trays and … [Read more...]
Women & under-30s most concerned about climate change
Women and the under 30s are more concerned about the potential impacts of climate change than men and older generations. That’s one of the findings of a report published today by the World Economic Forum (WEF), a week ahead of its annual meeting in Davos. It rates environmental crises linked to climate impacts in its top ten global risks of 2014, based on a survey of 700 … [Read more...]
Keeping the ball rolling for youth soccer
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. During 2005, in the build-up to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Spur Foundation identified the need for a platform that would introduce disadvantaged children to the game of soccer, while … [Read more...]
African students to take part in energy challenge
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, is inviting African students to take part in the Go Green in the City global business case challenge, focusing on innovative energy solutions for the city and open to students from across the globe. A total of 217 African students, representing 21 countries, have already signed up for this 2014 edition of Go … [Read more...]
Pretoria school honoured for aerosol recycling initiative
You’ve got to reduce, reuse and recycle every day. That is the message that was chanted passionately by the Silverton Primary School learners yesterday, 07 October 2013 as they received the Aerosol Recycling Initiative (ARI) Gold Can Award at their school in Pretoria. The Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (AMA) of Southern Africa honoured Silverton Primary yesterday, 07 … [Read more...]
Greening steak ranch creates eco warriors
Is it possible for a steak ranch to be greening up? Many vegetarians find this hard to believe, but I think we need to always remain open to receiving new facts, which lead to new insights. ALL industries have to and are indeed greening up. Soon the word ‘green’ will disappear entirely – this is simply educated and informed living and working. Sustainability is the only way … [Read more...]
Keeping the parks clean for the kids
Almost a ton of waste was picked up on Friday, 20 September 2013 during the Moroka North community clean-up in Soweto, which formed part of Recycling Day. As part of the annual Clean-up South Africa (SA) Week, Collect-a-Can and CAN DO! (Nampak Bevcan) hosted Recycling Day activities at Nkanyezi Recreational Sports Centre in Moroka North, Soweto. The City of Joburg, … [Read more...]
Young South Africans take on solar
Some 21 South Africans took part in solar training in Cape Town, jointly organised by Greenpeace Africa, the Youth Support center and Expertise en cuisine Solaire (ExSol) to empower the public with skills on solar energy. The week long training focused on both theoretical and practical exercises, laying the groundwork for future solar careers. The trainees were drawn from a … [Read more...]
City’s youth challenge residents to save electricity
The Awards Ceremony for the YES Environmental Drama Festival took place in the main theatre of the Baxter Theatre Centre on Saturday 27 July 2013. The festival is one of the youth development initiatives of the City of Cape Town’s Youth Environmental School (YES) programme. This year the theme of the Festival was: ‘Smart Living. Smart Saving – Electricity Savings and … [Read more...]
Madiba getting better, SA youth challenges ahead
Former president Nelson Mandela's health has shown sustained improvement, President Jacob Zuma said at a Youth Day celebration in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday. "We are grateful that he continues to get better. Over the last two days, although [his condition] remains serious, his doctors have stated that his improvement has been sustained. He continues to engage with … [Read more...]
