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China is sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest trade partner, which seems to have clear benefits for the region. As time goes on, however, some real sustainability risks are emerging.

While treasury looks at the implementing a carbon tax in 2016, let’s examine another environmental tax, the plastic bag levy. How has it fared since its introduction back in 2004, and are there lessons to be learnt?

The French government has passed a law that every commercial building in the country needs to develop their rooftops into gardens and/or solar panels. This seems like an emerging global trend, but would it make sense in South Africa?

In an effort to curb waste across the food supply chain, France has introduced a new law that now makes it illegal for supermarkets to throw away edible food.

The IMF just released a report revealing that the fossil fuel industry is still benefitting from direct and indirect subsidies from world governments, to the tune of $5.3 trillion.

Toyota this month launched the Toyota Mirai, the world’s first mass-market, hydrogen-cell powered electric vehicle. The competition is heating up in the alternative vehicle market…

Listen to the Interview Michael Avery had with Raldu Nel (CEO of BCI) on Classic Business on 7 May. Learn more about the exciting topics of this year’s Sustainability Summit 2015 and how industry and academia can participate in the conversation.

The concept of a solar road emerged last year, and now one has been piloted in the Netherlands that is producing more energy than expected. Will solar roads become the way of the future?

A fly farming facility in the Western Cape is recycling food waste into animal feed. This is a game changing business, home grown by local entrepreneurial brothers, Jason and David Drew. They have been doing research and development over the last five years at their Stellenbosch test facility, where they were processing 10 tonnes of food waste a week into animal feed.

The 200 biggest oil, coal and gas companies seem to be finding more coal, gas and oil reserves ready for extraction. In contrast to tech companies, the fossil fuel sector is pursuing the same growth model rather than innovating for a sustainable future.

Energy storage remains one of our biggest challenges in the modern age. But tech companies are responding positively to what could be one of the biggest commercial opportunities of our time.

An outbreak of foulbrood disease has killed 40% of the Western Cape's bee population this year, threatening food production. There have been reports that the disease could spread to other provinces. How do we fix this problem?

In the latest round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme, the South African Department of Energy announced that 13 of 77 projects were accepted. But this is equal to only 1 121 MW out of the 5 800 MW that applied. What happened?

There are positive plans for the Sun International group in addressing climate change, more specifically the transformation of Sun City into a carbon-neutral resort.

Minister Rob Davies from The Department of Trade and Industry has launched Africa’s first ever 100-kilowatt fuel cell that runs on platinum and natural gas, at the Chamber of Mines offices in Johannesburg.

South Africa forced to import maize, worst drought since 1992 - Radio 2000 - 1 April 2015 by GCXAfrica