Anglo American signs $100m sustainability-linked loan agreement with IFC

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658670-208x117.jpg?3" alt="Anglo American signs $100m sustainability-linked loan agreement with IFC" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">Anglo American has signed a $100m sustainability-linked loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Linked to the delivery of sustainability goals in the group's Sustainable Mining Plan, the 10-year loan is the IFC's first in the mining sector.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/648/228674.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=648&ct=1&ci=228674">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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How local businesses can help reduce inequality

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658655-208x117.jpg?3" alt="How local businesses can help reduce inequality" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">As a result of Covid-19, the call for businesses to focus on purpose over profit, shifting to a triple bottom line approach has been thrust into the spotlight, and the benefits are clear. When businesses ensure a positive social and environmental impact, in addition to their financial performance, not only will they create a sustainable business strategy, but they can also minimise inequality and improve the communities where we live and operate.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/849/228672.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=849&ct=1&ci=228672">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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UCT’s Mpho Sephelane named national winner of the 35th Corobrik Student Architecture Awards

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658649-208x117.jpg?3" alt="UCT's Mpho Sephelane named national winner of the 35th Corobrik Student Architecture Awards" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">Mpho Sephelane from the School of Architecture at the University of Cape Town was announced the winner of the 2021 Corobrik Student Architecture Awards at a special event in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 8 June. The awards ceremony hosted all seven regional winners and the heads of school from their respective universities, together with leaders from the architectural fraternity, in person for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/492/228669.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=492&ct=1&ci=228669">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Trevor Noah Foundation receives R13.5m grant to support students with learning differences

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658506-208x117.jpg?3" alt="Trevor Noah Foundation receives R13.5m grant to support students with learning differences" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">The Trevor Noah Foundation has received a R13.5m grant to help advance education outcomes in South Africa. The grant, provided by the Oak Foundation, comes as its first donation from its Learning Differences Programme made directly to an organisation in South Africa.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/627/228629.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=627&ct=1&ci=228629">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Educators need help to keep their head in the cloud game

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658416-208x117.jpg?2" alt="Image source: Rungaroon taweeapiradeemunkohg –" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload"><br><span >Image source: Rungaroon taweeapiradeemunkohg – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]&lt;/span>There's no shortage of comment about how the pandemic fast-tracked digitalisation, where companies that may have been delaying the inevitable had their hands forced by the biggest black swan event in living memory. It's no different for education institutions, many of which had to scramble quickly to enable remote and distance learning and faculty management. Education institutions, so long bastions of tradition, now understand that they must innovate to differentiate in a changed world.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/228607.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=228607">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Developing mining skills to meet growing needs

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658271.jpg" alt="Developing mining skills to meet growing needs" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">The University of Pretoria's <a href="https://www.up.ac.za/mining-engineering" target="_blank">Department of Mining Engineering</a> celebrated 60 years of excellence in mining education in 2021. It is undoubtedly appropriate to <b>focus</b> on the department's important role in addressing training needs that contribute to the long-term sustainability of the mining industry.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/228567.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=228567">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Close to 3000 pairs of Bata Toughees for learners affected by KZN floods

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658184.jpg" alt="Close to 3000 pairs of Bata Toughees for learners affected by KZN floods" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">Learners whose lives were uprooted in the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal received some relief this month in the form of new school shoes, donated by Toughees, part of local footwear giant, Bata South Africa.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/627/228548.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=627&ct=1&ci=228548">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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High schools go digital through Telkom Foundation’s virtual classroom initiative

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658198-208x117.jpg?2" alt="Image source: HONGQI ZHANG –" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload"><br><span >Image source: HONGQI ZHANG – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]&lt;/span>Four South African high schools will receive their own virtual classroom solutions this Youth Month, courtesy of the Telkom Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE). This initiative is expected to empower 1,100 learners and 30 teachers with the ICT skills and devices they need to thrive in an increasingly virtual world.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/498/228547.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=498&ct=1&ci=228547">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Wingu Academy’s invite to collaborate with GDE on regulations for homeschool education schools

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658014.jpg" alt="Wingu Academy's invite to collaborate with GDE on regulations for homeschool education schools" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) conducted a meeting with homeschooling and online school providers on 2 June 2022. This is the first meeting where the GDE reached out to service providers in the home education sector as part of stakeholder engagement and relationship building. Chriselda Mosibudi-Makhubela, the director for independent schools at the Gauteng Department of Education, expressed the objective of amplifying the voices of learners that are home educated, as well as those of the key stakeholders to work towards turning around the prior views on home education.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/498/228511.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=498&ct=1&ci=228511">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Attending a top South African university can set graduates up for the future

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/658009.jpg" alt="Attending a top South African university can set graduates up for the future" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">Graduates who received their degrees at the University of Pretoria's (UP) recent autumn graduation ceremonies are among the 12% of students in South Africa who have gained access to higher education over the past decade.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/228510.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=228510">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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