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Mark Caruso when he was still executive at Mineral Commodities with Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe in February 2019. Caruso is pursuing defamation claims against environmental activists. Archive photo: DMR

Media & Entertainment Law

Aussie mining company “Slapp suit” partly settled out of court

John Yeld 23 Nov 2023

Mental health

Psychedelic-assisted therapy hub debuts in Johannesburg

17 Nov 2023

Noncommunicable diseases

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Gabriel Okello and Meelan Thondoo 12 May 2023

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Fashion & Homeware

Adidas severs ties with Kanye West following antisemitic comments

25 Oct 2022

FBW begins work on first major design project in West Africa

Architecture & Design

FBW begins work on first major design project in West Africa

12 May 2022

A screengrab of Thursday’s virtual Constitutional Court hearing into a R14.25m defamation case brought by Australian mining interests against South African lawyers, activists and a social worker.

Environmental Law

Concourt hears vital defamation case

John Yeld 21 Feb 2022

Major changes at Gagasi FM

Radio & Audio

Major changes at Gagasi FM

Issued by Gagasi FM 1 Jul 2021

The evolution of Gagasi FM and Heart FM

Radio & Audio

The evolution of Gagasi FM and Heart FM

Issued by Mediamark 13 May 2021

New discovery lands NWU researcher a spot in top science publication

Higher Education

New discovery lands NWU researcher a spot in top science publication

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 May 2021

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Taxation & Regulation

New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

Australian mining executive Mark Caruso, in the snake-skin boots, at a community meeting in Lutzville in February 2019. Archive photo: John Yeld

Mining

Aussie mining company fires Mark Caruso as CEO

6 Apr 2021

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

24 Mar 2021

The judgement this week by Western Cape Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath is a reminder to corporations that they cannot use the law to silence activists, says the writer. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Mining

Slapp-ing back: Court checks corporate bullying

11 Feb 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Palliative care

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

This graph published by the MRC shows how much worse the second Covid-19 surge is than the first one that peaked in July.

Covid-19

Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021

James Stent and Nathan Geffen 14 Jan 2021

First phase completion

Construction & Engineering

First phase complete on Entebbe research clinic

10 Dec 2020

Surveys to find out how many people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 are underway. Free image via Pixabay

Covid-19

New surveys may shed light on SA's Covid epidemic

James Stent 4 Dec 2020

Covid-19: Excess deaths for second week running

Covid-19

Covid-19: Excess deaths for second week running

Marecia Damons 30 Oct 2020

Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe and Australian mining boss Mark Caruso during the minister’s visit to the Tormin mineral sands mine on the West Coast in February 2019. Photo: John Yeld

Mining

SA-linked Aussie mining executive in trouble with the law at home

John Yeld 6 Oct 2020

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi can make a simple policy change that can allow South Africa to implement a health programme that will be a model for the world. Photo: Tariro Washinyira

Covid-19

Here's a quick health win for government

GroundUp editors 25 Aug 2020

SA alcohol industry requests data informing renewed ban

FMCG

SA alcohol industry requests data informing renewed ban

17 Jul 2020

A general view during the country’s first human clinical trial for a potential Covid-19 vaccine in Soweto, South Africa. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine trial in South Africa: everything you need to know

Shabir Madhi 14 Jul 2020

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Covid-19

How deadly is Covid-19?

GroundUp and Spotlight staff 19 Jun 2020

South Africa must redirect efforts to managing the high-risk social spaces such as public transport. Getty Images

Covid-19

South Africa can get Covid-19 under control if it blocks the routes that enable transmission

Alex van den Heever, Imraan Valodia, Lucy Allais, Martin Veller, Shabir Madhi & Willem Daniel Franco 18 Jun 2020

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

Media & Entertainment Law

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

John Yeld 9 Jun 2020

Hair stylist Onele Cembi twists his dreadlocks into the words “Covid-19”. Photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Covid-19

Covid-19 report: What does herd immunity mean for South Africa?

GroundUp and Spotlight staff 5 Jun 2020

South Africa’s hard, extended lockdown has come at a significant economic cost. Shutterstock

Covid-19

South Africa's Covid-19 strategy needs updating: here's why and how

Imraan Valodia, Alex van den Heever, Lucy Allais, Martin Veller, Shabir Madhi & Willem Venter 14 May 2020

South Africans practise social distancing while they queue outside a supermarket in Hillbrow, Johannesburg during the country’s lockdown. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

South Africa needs a post-lockdown strategy that emulates South Korea

21 Apr 2020

Children at window of a building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Children will be vulnerable if vaccinations are postponed. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Coronavirus risks forcing South Africa to make health trade-offs it can ill afford

Karen Hofman & Susan Goldstein 17 Apr 2020

Environment minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to allow mining on ten more West Coast beaches has prompted criticism from environmentalists. Photo: John Yeld

Sustainability

"New broom" minister Barbara Creecy raises dust

John Yeld 9 Apr 2020

The symptoms are non-specific and very similar to other viral infections. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

#Coronavirus: How big, how bad, and what to look out for

12 Mar 2020

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Environmental Law

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Zoë Postman 11 Feb 2020

Medical Research

What we've learnt from building Africa's biggest genome library

Deepti Gurdasani, Ayesha Motala, Pontiano Kaleebu & Segun Fatumo 4 Dec 2019

Mining for heavy minerals on the West Coast beaches north of the Olifants River. Photo: John Yeld

Mining

Bid to protect West Coast jewel from mining

John Yeld 3 Dec 2019

20 awarded in regional L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent Awards

Education & Skills Development

20 awarded in regional L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent Awards

25 Nov 2019

Medical Research

Quarter century study on ageing in South Africa offers new perspectives

Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman 17 Oct 2019

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Public Health

Ebola one year on: the wins, the setbacks, and the way forward

Shirin Ashraf & Emma Thomson 30 Sep 2019

Part of the current mineral sands extraction by the Tormin mine on the West Coast. Photo: John Yeld

Mining

State approves Tormin's massive West Coast mining expansion

John Yeld 15 Jul 2019

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

Media & Entertainment Law

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

John Yeld 31 May 2019

We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found

FMCG

We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found

Karen Hofman and Nicola Christofides 30 May 2019

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

Environment & Natural Resources

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

John Yeld 29 May 2019

There is currently no established cure for Ebola – could antibody treatments be the answer? AHMED JALLANZO/EPA

Infectious Diseases

Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

Pramila Rajil & Alain Townsend 4 Apr 2019

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Medical Research

16p11.2: rare genetic changes linked to autism now connected to higher chance of other psychiatric disorders

Maria Niarchou & Marianne van den Bree 2 Apr 2019

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

New HIV infections continue to drive the epidemic. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Why ending HIV still rests on a working cure - as well as prevention

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Mar 2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe talks to protesters through the locked gates of the Uitkyk Community Hall in Lutzville on Friday. Photo: John Yeld

Mining

"Wake up and smell the coffee!" Mantashe tells Australian mining company

John Yeld 12 Feb 2019

Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016. Shutterstock

Infectious Diseases

Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes

Shirin Ashraf & Arthur Wickenhagen 11 Feb 2019

Salty and fatty foods are driving up obesity. Shutterstock

Noncommunicable diseases

Weighing up the costs of treating lifestyle diseases in South Africa

7 Feb 2019