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Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport has been awarded the Net Zero Waste certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), becoming the only hotel in South Africa to hold this title. Exceeding the required 90% landfill diversion benchmark, Hotel Verde achieved a 93% diversion rate for operational waste between 1 March 2023 and […]

The  Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter  (OGDC) today published its Baseline Report, setting a foundation to help prioritize and track progress on emissions reductions made by the 54 oil and gas companies – representing almost 45 % of the global oil production,  that have signed up to the Charter’s ambitions. These ambitions include to work toward 

Dance is an essential part of Georgian history and culture, and the locals are proud to perform traditional routines whose origins date back decades. ADVERTISEMENT Little Virtuoso is a community dance group dedicated to preserving Georgian dance and inspires young people to embrace the country’s age-old tradition. Instructors Gia and Natia inspire young people to

PHOENIX — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a state that was reliably Republican for those seats until Donald Trump was elected president in 2016.

South Africans are demonstrating resilience and adaptability in response to inflationary pressures, but this has led to a decline in alcohol and fast food purchases. Source: © 123rf 123rf South Africans are demonstrating resilience and adaptability in response to inflationary pressures, but this has led to a decline in alcohol and fast food purchases The

Widely dubbed the “finance COP”, COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November, 2024. At this COP, a new climate finance target must amount to at least 1 trillion dollars in public finance, be based on grants, as well as on the financial, climate and social needs of developing nations in the Global South. Rich

The Great Finger Shortage of 2024: French consumers are (unsurprisingly) angry after the British chocolate biscuits vanish from supermarket shelves. ADVERTISEMENT The French don’t like to admit it, but no one does chocolate treats like the British. Consider the evidence: Maltesers; Bourbon biscuits; Terry’s Chocolate Orange; McVitie’s Penguin bars; everything Cadbury ever released. Case closed.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the collapse on rampant corruption and sloppy renovation work on the

Johannesburg — Ahead of World Children’s Day 2024, data from multiple countries reveal children’s awareness of their rights, but significant barriers to education persist A new survey, conducted by UNICEF in collaboration with national governments and partners, reveals both encouraging awareness and pressing challenges faced by children across Eastern and Southern Africa. Collected from over

French pilots are calling for a strike over rising taxes. But what do air passenger taxes mean for your wallet? ADVERTISEMENT In France this week, the national union of airline pilots (‘Syndicat national des pilotes de ligne’ or ‘SNPL’) is calling a strike to protest the rise in air taxes. Concerns have been voiced that