http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ten_african_nations_pledge_to_transform_their_economies_to_take_nature_into/?source=rss Last 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania 2012-06-14T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/used_shipping_containers_find_new_use_as_classrooms/?source=rss The 39-foot (12-meter) long, shipping container is living a second life as a classroom for 5-6-year old pupils at the Vissershok School, Cape Town, South Africa. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Land, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2012-03-18T07:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ambitious_plans_for_5_gigawatt_solar_plant_in_south_africa/?source=rss Laying claim to “what will be the world’s largest solar power plant” is difficult these days with so many in development, but the Texas-based Fluor corporation is drawing up plans for a five gigawatt (GW) plant in South Africa that would certainly make it amongst the world’s largest. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2010-11-07T18:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sub_saharan_africa_leads_drop_in_new_hiv_infections/?source=rss Sub-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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, Health, Regions, Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe 2010-09-17T15:41:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/south_africa_murder_rate_shows_sharp_fall/?source=rss The murder rate has fallen by 8.6% over the past year in South Africa, latest statistics show. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2010-09-09T15:18:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/green_goals_set_for_world_cup_2010/?source=rss A 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. Environment, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2009-12-01T20:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/zuma_announces_new_aids_policies/?source=rss South Africa's president has announced that testing for Aids will be expanded and all HIV-positive babies will receive treatment. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2009-12-01T20:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sowetos_miracle_from_strife_to_world_cup_glow/?source=rss Having 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. World, General World, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2009-06-16T10:14:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hiv_in_south_africa_levels_off/?source=rss 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. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2009-06-09T16:02:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/not_on_our_watch_donates_cash_for_programs_supporting_zimbabwean_refugee_ch/?source=rss Not 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. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, North America, United States, California 2009-06-04T12:38:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/stylish_t_shirts_designed_by_orphans_in_africa_to_help_feed_orphans/?source=rss How many t-shirts in your closet are feeding malnourished children? World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2009-05-17T11:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/satellite_internet_accelerated_access_for_africa_and_middle_east/?source=rss New satellite internet access for Africa is now available due to the new satellite capacities allocated by Lamit Company, to all kind of users along the entire continent. Top Headlines, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Europe, United Kingdom 2009-03-12T13:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/executive_pledges_100m_to_hospital_for_aids_research/?source=rss A businessman is pledging $100 million to create a new institute that will search for an AIDS vaccine. 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World, Politics, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, Africa, South Africa 2009-01-05T10:52:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/renowned_swedish_retailer_donates_proceeds_from_toy_sales_to_unicef_project/?source=rss This holiday season, scores of projects aimed at improving the education of school children around the world are set to profit from an IKEA initiative to the tune of €5 million (almost $7 million), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today. 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News with Video, World, General World, Regions, Africa, South Africa, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-10-04T19:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/over_2000_trapped_miners_rescued_in_south_africa/?source=rss Over 2,000 of some 3,200 miners trapped about 2,200 meters underground at a South African gold mine since Wednesday have been rescued, gold mining company Harmony Gold said on Thursday. Regions, Africa, South Africa, Top Stories 2007-10-04T13:38:01+00:00