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Children wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on 10 May. Archive photo: David Harrison

Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate changePeter Johnston

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Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

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The Starbucks Foundation awards FoodForward SA with $10k grant

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

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B-BBEE under fire: The myths and reality

David Ansara 30 Dec 2025

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Sun King’s PayGo smartphones light up Nigeria’s digital sector

30 Dec 2025

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WBAF appointments mark new era for South African startups

29 Dec 2025

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Cape Town to host Enlit Africa 2026

29 Dec 2025

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R80m overhaul of Brits water plant aims to enhance supply

23 Dec 2025

A Christmas restored – How Inmed South Africa’s social employment initiative is changing lives

A Christmas restored – How Inmed South Africa’s social employment initiative is changing lives

Inmed South Africa 23 Dec 2025

DGB wins global ethical award for travelling classrooms initiative

DGB wins global ethical award for travelling classrooms initiative

23 Dec 2025

African ministers urged to meet 2030 water, sanitation and climate goals

African ministers urged to meet 2030 water, sanitation and climate goals

22 Dec 2025

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AfDB and Nedbank secure multi-billion funding to reshape housing in Africa

22 Dec 2025

Exploring Africa’s livestock and climate change debate

Exploring Africa’s livestock and climate change debate

Talentus Mthunzi 22 Dec 2025

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, is appealing a HPCSA ruling against her. Photo: “” by ().

SA doctor in the firing line for stand on Palestine

Joan van Dyk 19 Dec 2025

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

Simona Sagone 19 Dec 2025

Beyond 16 Days campaign targets failures in GBV response

Beyond 16 Days campaign targets failures in GBV response

19 Dec 2025

Provantage: Spreading joy through the 2025 Santa Shoebox Drive

Provantage: Spreading joy through the 2025 Santa Shoebox Drive

Provantage 19 Dec 2025

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After the shelter: Cape Town’s urgent need to house homeless people

Matthew Hirsch 18 Dec 2025

Spar's Carols by Candlelight spreads festive cheer with R1m donation

Spar's Carols by Candlelight spreads festive cheer with R1m donation

17 Dec 2025

Kiwi inspires South Africa’s youth to step up to step in, with R2.1m worth in prizes

Kiwi inspires South Africa’s youth to step up to step in, with R2.1m worth in prizes

OLC Through The Line Communications 17 Dec 2025

Star Bakeries provides improved access to water in Lesseyton Village

Star Bakeries provides improved access to water in Lesseyton Village

dotGOOD 17 Dec 2025

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 17 Dec 2025

Thinkerneur launches ‘Tegs’ to position South Africa’s education as global benchmark

Thinkerneur launches ‘Tegs’ to position South Africa’s education as global benchmark

Thinkerneur 17 Dec 2025

Hot Cares Christmas delivers a life-changing gift to Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation

Hot Cares Christmas delivers a life-changing gift to Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation

HOT 102.7FM 17 Dec 2025

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‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study

Arvid O. I. Hoffmann, David Matthews, Sally Rao Hill, and Ying Zou 17 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

17 Dec 2025

It takes a community: Confronting teenage and girl child pregnancy together

It takes a community: Confronting teenage and girl child pregnancy together

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 15 Dec 2025

Clover Mama Afrika shows that sustainability starts when skills take root

Clover Mama Afrika shows that sustainability starts when skills take root

Rika Haasbroek, JNPR 15 Dec 2025

Absa partners with DTA and Legend Barbershop to empower creative youth

Absa partners with DTA and Legend Barbershop to empower creative youth

OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2025

Building a purpose-led workforce, Absa’s Volunteering Insights and Strategic Pathways

Building a purpose-led workforce, Absa’s Volunteering Insights and Strategic Pathways

OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2025

Spar Western Cape and Namibia stores adopt turtle hatchlings, support conservation efforts

Spar Western Cape and Namibia stores adopt turtle hatchlings, support conservation efforts

15 Dec 2025

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3 ways South African social investors can capitalise on G20

Leanne Emery-Hunter, Motshegwa More and Matebe Chisiza 15 Dec 2025

Sustainability for schools: Tractor’s Net Zero Project supports communities while strengthening energy security

Sustainability for schools: Tractor’s Net Zero Project supports communities while strengthening energy security

Tractor Outdoor 15 Dec 2025

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TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

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Team Gift: Gift of the Givers and BackaBuddy’s new giving initiative

12 Nov 2025

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Lagos Fashion Week wins the 2025 Earthshot Prize

6 Nov 2025

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