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The late Kader Asmal, South African liberation struggle veteran, human rights activist, academic and politician, was "a great African patriot who devoted his life to the fight against human oppression," Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said at a memorial service on Thursday.

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

Traditions may have existed for hundreds of years, or may be just a few decades old - two recent art exhibitions in Johannesburg challenge viewers to re-think their assumptions about what tradition implies.
• Kentridge gets 2010 Kyoto Prize

South African restaurants in New York are finding no shortage of patrons eager to sample the country’s vibrant cuisine.
• SA restaurants are world's best

Bultfontein, a small town in the Free State province, was put on the map recently when President Jacob Zuma stopped by for the annual Boertjie Kontreifees, which in Afrikaans means the Young Farmer Community Festival.
• Food security starts at home

Green-minded Capetonians and visitors can now rest assured that their impact on the environment will be minimal, thanks to the new Cape Town green map, a 2010 Fifa World Cup legacy project.

Kulula.com, one of South Africa’s successful low-cost airlines, is not only green in livery but green in purpose, as it launches Project Green, its environmental greening initiative.

Cape Town-based company Surepure is perfecting a method of wine purification that will, they say, eliminate that dreaded morning-after feeling.

South African company Du Roi IPM is pioneering the commercial supply of predatory insects to control pests in grape and citrus farming, in the process creating the biggest bug-breeding programme in Africa.