The Nigerian Activist Trying to Sell Plants to the Oil Company That Destroyed Them
By Ruth Maclean YAATAAH, Nigeria — When the women arrived in the quiet, waterside village of Yaataah on an afternoon in May, some local young...
Turning the Covid-19 pandemic calamity into fortune
Thabo Mohlala While the Covid-19 pandemic has cost lives, collapsed health infrastructures and ruined economies of countries across the globe, it has also created...
Carmen Stevens – powerhouse in the wine industry
Alex Rose-Innes There are very few all-male industries where women are not making their mark. This is especially true in the journey of Carmen...
Ghanaian college unveils a machine to help cocoa farmers
Thabo Mohlala The department of mechanical engineering of the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has manufactured...
Quitting her well-paying job to feed the nation
Thabo Mohlala Agriculture is not a preferred career among the youth in most African countries. This is despite the worrying record levels of high...
CSIR developed a cutting-edge green tech to address single-use plastic
Thabo Mohlala The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is living up to one of its objectives of becoming a leader in conducting...
A reminder of our individual and collective responsibility to nature and the environment
Dr Inocent Moyo There is significant research that shows that environmental change leading to climate change is real and anthropogenic activities have played no...
Brighten the corner where you are’, says soil health expert
Thabo Mohlala Dr Pholosho Kgopa, a senior lecturer in soil biology at the University of Limpopo (UL) is a highly decorated academic with three...
African innovators positioned to showcase green initiatives
Alex Rose-Innes Apart from showcasing the Trillion Trees Challenge for the Sahel and the Great Green Wall Project in Africa, 12 African innovators from...
SANParks FNB Business Incubation Programme Graduation Celebrates Excellence
South African National Parks (SANParks) in partnership with FNB has completed the first part of the SANParks FNB Business Incubation Programme with 43 entrepreneurs...