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The SEED Initiative, a UN Environmental Programme project, has rewarded six South African entrepreneurs and development organisations for their contribution to building a viable green economy.

Six South African entrepreneurs and development organisations have received international recognition from the SEED Initiative for helping to build a green economy.
• SA store shows new way to farm

South Africa, which builds BMWs and Mercedes Benzes for the US market, is in the thick of the race to deliver a truly practical - and stylish - electric car. Meet the Joule.

South Africa, which builds BMWs and Mercedes Benzes for the US market, is in the thick of the race to deliver a truly practical – and stylish – electric car. Meet the Joule.
• SA market hungry for the Joule

Thanks to South African consumers, the demand for over-exploited fish stocks is declining.

The South African market looks ready to buy into the Joule, the country’s first stylish electric car.
• Model ‘green’ car in South Africa for World Cup

New York-based business ethics and social responsibility think tank, the Ethisphere Institute, has voted Cape Town as one of the 10 cities in the world that are most likely to become a global sustainability centre by 2020.

Work has begun on South Africa's first aerospace supplier park. Centurion Aerospace Village will place smaller companies in close proximity to large suppliers like Denel and Aerosud, helping to increase their participation in the high value sector.