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A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

Pictured: Werner Abrahams. Image supplied.

Higher Education

ISFAP announces appointment of Werner Abrahams as new CEO

5 Sep 2024

codeX: Empowering marginalised youth to thrive in the global digital economy

Education & Skills Development

codeX: Empowering marginalised youth to thrive in the global digital economy

Issued by Project codeX 2 Sep 2024

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Healthcare

The high cost of hope: How to budget for your fertility journey

13 Aug 2024

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Healthcare

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

24 Jul 2024

How local digital agency used its paid media intellect to boost SA's NSRI's coffers

ESG

How local digital agency used its paid media intellect to boost SA's NSRI's coffers

Issued by TDMC 23 Jul 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

Research & Development

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

A dead lamb lies in the veld on a farm near drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Picture taken 16 November 2019. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa appeals to donors to delay its climate targets, minister says

Tim Cocks 16 Jul 2024

How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

How FoodForward SA's digital tech tackles climate challenges and enhances food access in South Africa

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 15 Jul 2024

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Healthcare

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Future-ready youth – Business must collaborate to build skills for the evolving workplace

Youth Employment

Future-ready youth – Business must collaborate to build skills for the evolving workplace

Issued by Trialogue 1 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

1 Jul 2024

Chloé Bertrand, founder of Afrorama and #AfricaJobsBoard

Talent Acquisition

#AfricaMonth: Chloé Bertrand is making a social impact with #AfricaJobsBoard

Shan Radcliffe 28 May 2024

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Media

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

28 May 2024

Tips for NPOs: How to deal with conflicts of interest

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Tips for NPOs: How to deal with conflicts of interest

Feryal Domingo 7 May 2024

M&C Saatchi Group South Africa boosts direct marketing, loyalty and CRM offerings through Black&White

Marketing

M&C Saatchi Group South Africa boosts direct marketing, loyalty and CRM offerings through Black&White

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 30 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. The Tri for Life team are Jonty Wright, Gerhard Nieuwoudt, Alexander Van Wyk, and Henri Van Der Westhuizen.

Healthcare

Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

23 Apr 2024

Healthcare

National health budget cut: What does this mean for the Western Cape?

10 Apr 2024

Signa Group’s pioneering partnership: Empowering South African women through education

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Signa Group’s pioneering partnership: Empowering South African women through education

Issued by Signa Group 9 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Finding the Light in the spirit of Ubuntu

Theatre

Finding the Light in the spirit of Ubuntu

Evan-Lee Courie 4 Apr 2024

SANBS now a digital blood donation system to attract youth and improve experience

Medtech

SANBS now a digital blood donation system to attract youth and improve experience

Issued by Bidvest Mobility 25 Mar 2024

Safripol's Share a Gift, Share a Smile Toy Campaign: Spreading joy, sustainability, and community

CSI & Philanthropy

Safripol's Share a Gift, Share a Smile Toy Campaign: Spreading joy, sustainability, and community

Issued by Safripol 18 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo are among poorly-funded humanitarian crises for which the United Nations on Tuesday said it was allocating $100m - one of the lowest amounts released from its Central Emergency Response Fund in recent years. Image source: Reuters

Health & Welfare

UN earmarks $100m for poorly funded humanitarian crises

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber 21 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Gary Moore is a senior consultant at the Free Market Foundation.

Taxation & Regulation

BEE points and income tax - a double deduction?

6 Feb 2024

Final R500k for children’s charities as StreetSmart SA closes its doors

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Final R500k for children’s charities as StreetSmart SA closes its doors

6 Feb 2024

Feryal Domingo, Acting Executive Director, Inyathelo

Trends

#BizTrends2024: NPOs face increasing regulatory pressure

Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas 22 Jan 2024

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Sappi’s forestry initiative scoops coveted CSI award

Issued by Trialogue 14 Dec 2023

South African universities secure R2.31bn in philanthropic funding

Higher Education

South African universities secure R2.31bn in philanthropic funding

14 Nov 2023

Climate Change

Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

Source: City of Hope.

Healthcare

Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

South Africa: Tackling food loss, waste and the regulatory environment

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa: Tackling food loss, waste and the regulatory environment

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 29 Sep 2023

Source: Twitter/ @AfDB_Group President of the African Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina wraps up a week of learning and strengthening collaboration with the government and private sector of Korea with a visit to Busan’s port, the busiest in the world.

Banking

African Development Bank and South Korea ink $28.6m deals

18 Sep 2023

Public Health

Transplantation services struggle to catch up post-pandemic

7 Aug 2023

Source: BCW Africa The Presidential Awards saw Bridget von Holdt awarded Gold for Outstanding Legacy of Achievement at the Prism Awards 2023

PR & Communications

All the 2023 Prism Awards winners

1 Aug 2023

Public Health

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

Medtech

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

12 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes dies shortly before retirement

FMCG

Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes dies shortly before retirement

7 Jun 2023

From silence to strength: Amplifying the voices of young South Africans

Primary & Secondary Education

From silence to strength: Amplifying the voices of young South Africans

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 5 Jun 2023

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Keep donors happy by ensuring section 18A receipts are compliant

Graeme Palmer 5 Jun 2023

Healthcare

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

22 May 2023

Healthcare

R60m medical stores facility unveiled at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

19 May 2023

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Energy

SA can keep coal-fired plants running longer, climate committee says

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 15 May 2023

CSI & Philanthropy

Food Lover's Market feeds the hungry for only 56c a meal this Hunger Month

11 May 2023

Donor fatigue? Now is not the time for South Africa's NGO education sector

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Donor fatigue? Now is not the time for South Africa's NGO education sector

Lauren Bright 14 Apr 2023

Image: Supplied

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

10 tips to writing effective funding proposals for NPOs

Feryal Domingo 29 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in South Africa.

Economy

#Budget2023: No wealth tax, but trustees beware

Elzahne Henn 24 Feb 2023