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LET’S RECAP: MAKE SMTHNG WEEK 2022
I’ll be honest, not until one month ago did I have any knowledge of, or idea about, MAKE SMTHNG week. This is an event that inspires such fervent creativity, joyous fun, incredible ingenuity, inspired pieces of art… I could go on but I may be getting too excited here looking back at the event over…
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Conscious Consumerism: Make SMTHNG Week at a Glance
It's about that festive time, and like the rest of the world, consumption is at its peak in Kenya. During this period, almost everything revolves around celebrations, which then revolves around consumption- because we are buying into the festivity idea, which means choosing on impulse instead on a needs basis.
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Creativity in the Making; Nothing is a Waste!
Deep in ourselves there is a talent that needs to be identified, ignited and nurtured into something unique and amazing; that’s what Make Smthng week was all about at Ubunifu Hub.
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Leave to appeal granted – applicants confident in Supreme Court win to save the Wild Coast
13 December 2022, Gqeberha: This morning, the Eastern Cape High Court handed down judgment granting Shell, Impact Africa and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy leave to appeal to…
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How to Practice Conscious Consumerism
The current market is full of beautiful and attractive items, some of which are essential to our daily lives, and some for aesthetics. Sometimes we consume to satisfy an insatiable urge to buy new things.
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Global Indigenous leaders gather in Montreal to call for Indigenous-led nature protection ahead of COP15
Today, Indigenous leaders from around the world, including Brazil, Canada, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Indonesia, gathered in Montreal (Tiohtià:ke) to voice their expectations for the decade-defining negotiations on nature protection that kick off tomorrow.
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Greenpeace calls on PepsiCo to set ambitious reuse targets
“As one of the top global plastic polluters, PepsiCo’s announcement is a small step to tackle the plastic and climate crisis."
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Governments drag their feet on first Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
As the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty concluded today, Greenpeace called on governments to step up for people and climate and stop delaying meaningful negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty.
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Civil society and community organisations to challenge Sasol over insufficient decarbonisation plans and ongoing pollution
On Friday 2 December, Sasol Limited will be hosting its 43rd Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM). The hybrid meeting will be attended both virtually and in person by shareholders.…
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Cameroon: Four years, at least four landslides, Greenpeace calls on the government to act
A landslide occurred on Sunday, November 27, 2022 in the Damas district of Yaounde, killing more than a dozen people. Victims were taking part in a funeral ceremony. Greenpeace Africa sends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the entire Cameroonian population.