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Marizeth 8 August 2024 Uncategorized

CIRCULAR INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2024

With the support of the V&A Waterfront, SOLVE@Waterfront and the Vikāra Institute, we are calling for innovative solutions to address waste challenges in Southern Africa through circular principles. The Circular Innovation Challenge 2024 seeks to promote the circular economy, thus…

Heather 17 April 2024 Ocean Cluster

LET US MESMERISE YOU

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” – Albert Einstein, from “The World as I See It.” There’s a collaborative exhibition…

nicktf 5 April 2024 Featured Posts, Ocean Cluster

EVERY MOUTHFUL COUNTS

The scale of what we waste is eye-watering. Globally, an estimated 1,3bn tonnes of food is wasted each year. Every bit of every plant and protein that comes into our kitchens represents resources: all have taken energy, and water, and…

nicktf 3 April 2024 Featured Posts, General, Ocean Cluster

THE FASHION CONUNDRUM

Jackie May, editor of Twyg, wrestles with the complex issues surrounding our love for fashion, the price the planet pays, and the human consequences of where we are at now. A few Sundays ago, I visited a large secondhand clothing…

nicktf 27 March 2024 Featured Posts, Food Cluster

Beating the SMME odds

When Adri Williams bought a heavily indebted business for one rand 10 years ago, it was clearly a heart-over-head decision. But – she’s still going. Here are her pointers for how SMMEs can beat the odds. One of the reasons…

nicktf 27 March 2024 Featured Posts, General, Ocean Cluster

Keeping waste out of landfill

A landfill crisis is looming in Cape Town, as it is in every urban centre. The municipality has drawn a line in the sand in a number of ways , including banning organic waste from landfill by 2027. It’s not…