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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

By Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 19 hours

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Source: Supplied. Norman Nyawo, Head: Merchant Solutions for Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank South Africa.

Standard Bank sees double-digit digital transaction growth amid 40% rise in e-commerce volumes

30 Jan 2026

Eskom launches climate-smart project at Grootvlei Power Station

Eskom launches climate-smart project at Grootvlei Power Station

30 Jan 2026

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

State is blocking access to Sassa grants, argue activists

Marecia Damons 29 Jan 2026

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2026: A pivotal year for life insurance and household resilience

Izak van der Westhuizen 29 Jan 2026

An animal-proof, three-bin recycling system aims to encourage visitors to recycle at the Kruger National Park. Image supplied.

New Petco-SANParks pilot project to boost recycling at Kruger National Park

29 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Hayley Parry, money coach and facilitator at 1Life’s Truth About Money.

#BizTrends2026 | 1Life's Hayley Parry: Life insurance as a generational-wealth engine

Hayley Parry 29 Jan 2026

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South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Ephias Mugari 28 Jan 2026

PG Bison partners with the Knysna Municipality to provide urgent relief during a critical water crisis

PG Bison partners with the Knysna Municipality to provide urgent relief during a critical water crisis

PG Bison 28 Jan 2026

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Gift of the Givers and MTN Foundation provide R400,000 for flood-affected communities

28 Jan 2026

Golfers tee up for Algoa FM charity golf days

Golfers tee up for Algoa FM charity golf days

Algoa FM 28 Jan 2026

Feryal Domingo, the acting executive director of Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement. Image supplied.

#BizTrends2026 | Inyathelo's Feryal Domingo: Key trends shaping South Africa’s NPO sector

Feryal Domingo 27 Jan 2026

Shoprite and Major League DJz boost Soweto education with essential supplies

Shoprite and Major League DJz boost Soweto education with essential supplies

27 Jan 2026

The Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury want a ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional overturned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Marecia Damons 26 Jan 2026

Small acts lead to big dreams: Toys R Us raise over R400k in festive cheer

Small acts lead to big dreams: Toys R Us raise over R400k in festive cheer

26 Jan 2026

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Activists reject Nersa's decision on Eskom's proposed tariff hikes

23 Jan 2026

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From Siberia to Sahara: Rosatom’s new inverter conquers extreme solar climates

22 Jan 2026

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SANParks’ Recovery Fund to expedite restoration efforts at Kruger National Park

22 Jan 2026

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Fast fashion: Why changes in return policies don’t do enough to address environmental damage

Anastasia Vayona 22 Jan 2026

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior docks in Cape Town to challenge fossil fuel projects

Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior docks in Cape Town to challenge fossil fuel projects

22 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilience

Justin Bott 21 Jan 2026

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

Oxford University Press 21 Jan 2026

Shoprite Morula is the site where the retailer installed its 100th solar PV site. Image supplied.

Shoprite Group installs its 100th solar photovoltaic system

21 Jan 2026

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CT Junior Mayor, Takealot donate fitness equipment to Groote Schuur’s obesity clinic

20 Jan 2026

Together for animal welfare: Four Paws lends a helping hand to Panthera Africa’s Lions

Together for animal welfare: Four Paws lends a helping hand to Panthera Africa’s Lions

FOUR PAWS 20 Jan 2026

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MTN backs DBE's digital education drive at South African schools

19 Jan 2026

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FNB partners with Gift of the Givers for R3.7m disaster relief in flooded provinces

19 Jan 2026

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Govt establishes relief fund for Kruger National Park, calls for donations

19 Jan 2026

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Kruger National Park flooding underlines the reality of climate change

16 Jan 2026

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How IT asset disposal can drive South Africa's circular economy

16 Jan 2026

Publicis Groupe Africa launches CSI pilot programme with Soma Foundation

Publicis Groupe Africa launches CSI pilot programme with Soma Foundation

Publicis Groupe Africa 15 Jan 2026

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Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

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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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