Positive news from South Africa
Ten African nations pledge to transform their economies to take nature into accountLast month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate 'natural capital' into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development.
"We leave this Summit with a strong and robust commitment to give life to the good ideas that came from the debates, and to scale up the commitments contained in the Gaborone Declaration across the whole African continent and indeed the wider world,"
- Ian Khama, President of Botswana |
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Ten African nations pledge to transform their economies to take nature into accountLast month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate 'natural capital' into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development. |
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Used shipping containers find new use as classrooms
Source: GizMag, Sun March 18, 2012 |
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Ambitious plans for 5 gigawatt solar plant in South Africa
Source: GizMag, Sun November 07, 2010 |
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Sub-Saharan Africa leads drop in new HIV infectionsSub-Saharan Africa, the region worst affected by AIDS, is leading a decline in new HIV infections, UNAIDS said Friday, with new infections in the area declining by over a quarter in the last decade. |
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South Africa murder rate shows sharp fallThe murder rate has fallen by 8.6% over the past year in South Africa, latest statistics show. |
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Green goals set for world cup 2010A new Green Goal 2010 programme has been launched in South Africa to make sure that next year's World Cup event is as environmentally-friendly as possible. |
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Zuma announces new Aids policiesSouth Africa's president has announced that testing for Aids will be expanded and all HIV-positive babies will receive treatment. |
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Soweto’s miracle: From strife to World Cup glowHaving seen one impossible dream come true — the death of apartheid — Soweto is getting ready for another: the arrival of soccer's World Cup, the most-watched sporting event on the planet. |
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HIV in South Africa ‘levels off’South Africa's HIV epidemic has levelled off at an infection rate of 10.9% for those aged two or older, according to a new study. |
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‘Not On Our Watch’ Donates Cash For Programs Supporting Zimbabwean Refugee ChildrenNot On Our Watch, the international advocacy and aid organization founded by actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, producer Jerry Weintraub and human rights lawyer David Pressman, has awarded the U.S. Fund for UNICEF a grant of $438,000 to assist at-risk Zimbabwean refugee children living on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border. |
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