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The Department of Social Development’s Annemie Van Reenen with hundreds of files in the registry at the department’s Langa office. A new app is designed to cut down on paperwork and filing for social workers. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

New app to help Western Cape social workersMarecia Damons

Source: Supplied.

#MandelaMonth: 15 companies unite to transform youth services centre in Alexandra

Limpopo Central Hospital scheduled for grand opening in 2026

19 Jul 2023

Stellenbosch medical students use tech to turn the tide on organ donor shortage

12 Jul 2023

, , via Wikimedia Commons

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Source: Hanson Robotics.

AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes

Emma Farge 7 Jul 2023

Image source: Leonard Zhukovsky –

Take action to change lives this Mandela Month

3 Jul 2023

Image source: Gregory Alekhine –

ZEP termination decision invalid and unconstitutional

Hedda Schensema and Taryn York 30 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Pushpender Singla, VZI executive director and chief financial officer.

Zinc mine injects R14.2m into Namakwa chemotherapy unit

30 Jun 2023

Source: Advin Healthcare.

Tuberculosis risk skyrockets in global prisoners

30 Jun 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Exposed: Audits reveal misuse of R17.5bn in Covid-19 Ters payments

29 Jun 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Hans Croukamp, bioLytical Laboratories' chief operating officer.

#HIVToday: The company that's empowering South African youth with rapid HIV self testing

Katja Hamilton 21 Jun 2023

Isabella Makhura, candidate attorney at Adams and Adams

#YouthMonth: Isabella Makhura is a voice for her people

Shan Radcliffe 20 Jun 2023

The Nature Park on the corner of Fenton Road and Pope Street in Salt River was the first garden started by Neighbourhood Gardens. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Matthew Hirsch 15 Jun 2023

Source: twitter/@jpmorgan

JPMorgan Chase reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victims

12 Jun 2023

Hot 102.7FM's Hot Cares throws weight behind 67 Blankets campaign

Hot 102.7FM's Hot Cares throws weight behind 67 Blankets campaign

HOT 102.7FM 8 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. MG Health, chief executive officer, Andre Bothma.

MG Health to triple production amid surging global demand for medical cannabis

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

RSSA, GE HealthCare unite; enhance SA cardiac imaging capabilities

31 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

UN gets $2.4bn in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

Michelle Nichols 26 May 2023

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

24 May 2023

Winning NPOs of the inaugural Nedbank Green Economy Competition

Winning NPOs: Nedbank Green Economy Competition 2023

23 May 2023

BetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations

22 May 2023

SA receives prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award

18 May 2023

SA gears up for World Hypertension Day

16 May 2023

Karen Muller, global client service advisor at Top Employers Institute

Humanity is at the heart of 2023 workplace trends - new report reveals top priorities for business

12 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Tom Kariuki, SFA Foundation executive director at the Deltas Africa ll launch event in Nairobi, Kenya.

Science for Africa Foundation launches $70m research programme

11 May 2023

"Change the name. End the stigma": Why it's time to rename HIV

10 May 2023

The Al-Imdaad Foundation joins forces with Rescue SA to provide hands-on support during emergency situations

The Al-Imdaad Foundation joins forces with Rescue SA to provide hands-on support during emergency situations

Clockwork 9 May 2023

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Stellenbosch medical students use tech to turn the tide on organ donor shortage

12 Jul 2023

, , via Wikimedia Commons

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Source: Hanson Robotics.

AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes

Emma Farge 7 Jul 2023

Image source: Leonard Zhukovsky –

Take action to change lives this Mandela Month

3 Jul 2023

Image source: Gregory Alekhine –

ZEP termination decision invalid and unconstitutional

Hedda Schensema and Taryn York 30 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Pushpender Singla, VZI executive director and chief financial officer.

Zinc mine injects R14.2m into Namakwa chemotherapy unit

30 Jun 2023

Source: Advin Healthcare.

Tuberculosis risk skyrockets in global prisoners

30 Jun 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Exposed: Audits reveal misuse of R17.5bn in Covid-19 Ters payments

29 Jun 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Hans Croukamp, bioLytical Laboratories' chief operating officer.

#HIVToday: The company that's empowering South African youth with rapid HIV self testing

Katja Hamilton 21 Jun 2023

Isabella Makhura, candidate attorney at Adams and Adams

#YouthMonth: Isabella Makhura is a voice for her people

Shan Radcliffe 20 Jun 2023

The Nature Park on the corner of Fenton Road and Pope Street in Salt River was the first garden started by Neighbourhood Gardens. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Matthew Hirsch 15 Jun 2023

Source: twitter/@jpmorgan

JPMorgan Chase reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victims

12 Jun 2023

Hot 102.7FM's Hot Cares throws weight behind 67 Blankets campaign

Hot 102.7FM's Hot Cares throws weight behind 67 Blankets campaign

HOT 102.7FM 8 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. MG Health, chief executive officer, Andre Bothma.

MG Health to triple production amid surging global demand for medical cannabis

5 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

RSSA, GE HealthCare unite; enhance SA cardiac imaging capabilities

31 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

UN gets $2.4bn in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

Michelle Nichols 26 May 2023

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

24 May 2023

Winning NPOs of the inaugural Nedbank Green Economy Competition

Winning NPOs: Nedbank Green Economy Competition 2023

23 May 2023

BetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations

22 May 2023

SA receives prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award

18 May 2023

SA gears up for World Hypertension Day

16 May 2023

Karen Muller, global client service advisor at Top Employers Institute

Humanity is at the heart of 2023 workplace trends - new report reveals top priorities for business

12 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Tom Kariuki, SFA Foundation executive director at the Deltas Africa ll launch event in Nairobi, Kenya.

Science for Africa Foundation launches $70m research programme

11 May 2023

"Change the name. End the stigma": Why it's time to rename HIV

10 May 2023

The Al-Imdaad Foundation joins forces with Rescue SA to provide hands-on support during emergency situations

The Al-Imdaad Foundation joins forces with Rescue SA to provide hands-on support during emergency situations

Clockwork 9 May 2023

Source: Pixabay.

South Africa still far from providing equitable healthcare for all, summit reveals

Katja Hamilton 4 May 2023

Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

Image source: Gratisography from

Slipper up this Slipper Day 2023

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa at VFS Global

5 steps to embedding sustainability in your business

Hariprasad Viswanathan 25 Apr 2023

Image source: Scott Betts –

Just energy transition will need collaborative leadership to bring power to the people

Brian Eagar 25 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied.

UK social investment firm launches BrightFlag Healthcare

24 Apr 2023

Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

Image source: Alex Green from

What the new domestic violence laws mean for GBV prevention

Dakalo Singo 20 Apr 2023

Ask Afrika supports SAHARA's efforts at preventing substance abuse

Ask Afrika supports SAHARA's efforts at preventing substance abuse

Ask Afrika 19 Apr 2023

Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023