World Water Day: Business as usual will not guarantee running taps to communities
South Africa has experienced significant water shortages since 2014, with heavy restrictions still in place in many parts of the country. IOL, 22 March 2020.
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South Africa: WBCSD Vision 2050 Dialogues hosted by The National Business Initiative
The National Business Initiative (NBI) hosted a dialogue on Vision 2050, diving into roles and opportunities for business to help unlock the transformations that are needed to allow over 9 billion people to live well, within planetary boundaries by mid-century. WBCSD, 12 March 2020.
ANALYSIS | Young and unemployed in SA: What’s being done, what’s working, and what’s still a barrier
Zyaan Davids Anter looks at pockets of progress being made in creating jobs for young people.
Head Topics, 19 February 2020.
Minister Barbara Creecy Leads South Africa’s Delegation To UNFCCC COP25 In Spain, 2 to 13 Dec
Minister Barbara Creecy leads South Africa’s delegation during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP25 in Spain. All Africa, 8 December 2019.
SSHAP Moves Forward – Swiss South African Apprenticeship Programme
H.E. Swiss Ambassador to South Africa, Dr. Nicolas Bruehl, presented the HTMi Certificates to the first cohort of Apprentices, who successfully completed the dual system apprenticeship programme in leading hotels in Johannesburg. HTMi, November 2019. HTMi, November 2019.
Establishing a Road-Map for Integrated Assessment Modeling in Africa
Establishing the best methods to tackle climate change is one of the key challenges facing South Africa today. To inform these decisions, a suite of tools have been developed known as ‘Integrated assessment models’ (IAMs). These models are used to answer central questions about climate change, from how the world could avoid 1.5C of global warming at the lowest cost, through to the implications of countries’ current pledges to cut emissions. Read more about this initiative here.
GSB Collaboration ‘A Champion of Change’
| The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Graduate School of Business (GSB), through its involvement in the Embedding Project, has been recognised in the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International’s (AACSB) annual 2019 Innovations That Inspire challenge. UCT News, 4 July 2019. |
SA’s Water: how to stop a runaway problem
| Water availability is one of the biggest threats facing South Africa’s people and businesses. 46% of municipalities cannot fulfill their water and waste mandate. To fix SA’s water crisis – this is where we need to start. Listen to NBI’s Alex McNamara discussing strategies on how to fix SA’s water crisis. Daily Maverick, 13 June 2019. |
SA needs innovative approaches to job creation
The landmark Framework Agreement signed at the Presidential Jobs Summit during October last year has the potential to turn the tide of youth unemployment. IT-ONLINE, 14 February 2019.
