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Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

10 Jul 2024

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Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024

HASA welcomes GNU, commits to healthcare reforms

2 Jul 2024

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Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

Source: @DIRCO_ZA/X

Navigating healthcare reforms in South Africa’s GNU

27 Jun 2024

Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

Marecia Damons 27 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Lee Callakoppen, Bonitas Medical Fund; Themba Hadebe, Bonitas Medical Fund; Imtiaz Sooliman, Gift of The Givers; Priya Soma Pillay, University of Pretoria and Hope Mpshe of Kalafong Hospital.

Bonitas, Gift of the Givers restore reliable water to Kalafong Hospital

25 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Lyra Southern Africa and Stops collaborate with schools to enhance student well-being and safety

Lyra Southern Africa and Stops collaborate with schools to enhance student well-being and safety

Enamen Consulting 11 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Kopano Tholo, drone expert at ITOO Special Risks.

Africa sees big uptake of insurance for drone medical deliveries in remote areas

7 Jun 2024

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Stellenbosch University 6 Jun 2024

Buffalo City search and rescue operations continue

4 Jun 2024

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SA Harvest #BucketsofNutrition - image supplied

Take up the #BucketsofNutrition Challenge this Mandela Month

5 Jul 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024

HASA welcomes GNU, commits to healthcare reforms

2 Jul 2024

Source: © fotoknips - Fotolia.com

Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

Source: @DIRCO_ZA/X

Navigating healthcare reforms in South Africa’s GNU

27 Jun 2024

Some SRD grant beneficiaries with green ID books have been struggling to access their R370-per-month grant due to a new identity verification process. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa / GroundUp

Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with Sassa’s new verification process

Marecia Damons 27 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Lee Callakoppen, Bonitas Medical Fund; Themba Hadebe, Bonitas Medical Fund; Imtiaz Sooliman, Gift of The Givers; Priya Soma Pillay, University of Pretoria and Hope Mpshe of Kalafong Hospital.

Bonitas, Gift of the Givers restore reliable water to Kalafong Hospital

25 Jun 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Lyra Southern Africa and Stops collaborate with schools to enhance student well-being and safety

Lyra Southern Africa and Stops collaborate with schools to enhance student well-being and safety

Enamen Consulting 11 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Kopano Tholo, drone expert at ITOO Special Risks.

Africa sees big uptake of insurance for drone medical deliveries in remote areas

7 Jun 2024

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate

Stellenbosch University 6 Jun 2024

Buffalo City search and rescue operations continue

4 Jun 2024

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

Lesego Khomo 28 May 2024

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

Members of non-profit organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development protested last week because of delays in funding allocations and subsidy payments. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations

Masego Mafata 24 May 2024

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Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

24 May 2024

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Mercy Ships launches surgical missions in Madagascar

21 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.

Breathing new life into recycled asthma inhalers

21 May 2024

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

Fortinet 17 May 2024

Supplied image (L-R): Jan Willem Pont from Pachas Restaurant Pretoria, Maré Smit, Director of Breathtaking Fundraising NPC and Hannes Taute from TRX Electronics.

R400k boost for cystic fibrosis fighters

9 May 2024

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Founder and medical director of Child Accra, Juliette Tuakli.

"And the Lifetime Achievement in Healthcare at AHAS Summit goes to..."

3 May 2024

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Gauteng Health Department's last-minute decision a shocker

24 Apr 2024

Water: The essence of life

Water: The essence of life

Safripol 23 Apr 2024

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting

How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty 23 Apr 2024

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Like nutritious meals, water should be seen as an essential nutrient for learners

Ambani Reputation Management 19 Apr 2024

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KZN activates disaster teams

16 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2024

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Is the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

9 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

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Absa Cape Epic: Qhubeka gifted 100 bicycles

28 Mar 2024

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Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

Source: Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.

Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi 22 Mar 2024

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Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

Captain Fanplastic teams up with Secret Sunrise for a unique dance cleanup for nature

Captain Fanplastic teams up with Secret Sunrise for a unique dance cleanup for nature

Soapbox 19 Mar 2024

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Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024