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Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Tiger Brands launches community food safety educational campaign

Tiger Brands launches community food safety educational campaign

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

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Tiger Brands launches community food safety educational campaign

Tiger Brands launches community food safety educational campaign

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Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

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Slipper up this Slipper Day 2023

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa at VFS Global

5 steps to embedding sustainability in your business

Hariprasad Viswanathan 25 Apr 2023

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Just energy transition will need collaborative leadership to bring power to the people

Brian Eagar 25 Apr 2023

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UK social investment firm launches BrightFlag Healthcare

24 Apr 2023

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Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

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What the new domestic violence laws mean for GBV prevention

Dakalo Singo 20 Apr 2023

Ask Afrika supports SAHARA's efforts at preventing substance abuse

Ask Afrika supports SAHARA's efforts at preventing substance abuse

Ask Afrika 19 Apr 2023

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Putting health at the heart of climate action

Katja Hamilton 14 Apr 2023

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Ennerdale collapse: Who is responsible for safety on landfill sites?

13 Apr 2023

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SA launches first Covid-19 antigen self-test kit

12 Apr 2023

Scores of people came to the launch of the Living Roots SA indigenous plant nursery in Claremont on Monday. The project is run by people who are homeless. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Indigenous plant nursery run by homeless people brings new life to vacant land in Claremont

Matthew Hirsch 12 Apr 2023

SA NPO Reach Digital Health wins international Skoll Award

SA NPO Reach Digital Health wins international Skoll Award

11 Apr 2023

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NHI excludes asylum seekers from healthcare service coverage, legal advisers warn

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2023

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Business expansion in Africa: Avoid the 'Calabash Effect'

Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi 30 Mar 2023

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The progress towards achieving universal health coverage needs to remain on track

Ahmed Banderker 20 Mar 2023

Kenya’s Chemolex, creators of Biopactic, a biodegradable alternative to plastic made from invasive water hyacinths that grow aggressively in Lake Victoria. Image source: .

Winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge 2023

20 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

'People on the Move' exhibition includes renowned artists and photographers

'People on the Move' exhibition includes renowned artists and photographers

TenacityPR 14 Mar 2023

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R40m NIH grant keeps HIV prevention as top priority in 2023

10 Mar 2023

Winds and rain continue to increase in strength as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall over Vilankulos, Mozambique, 24 February 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Unicef Mozambique/2023/Guy Taylor via Reuters

Record-breaking storm Freddy due to hit Mozambique again

Nellie Peyton 10 Mar 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

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Massmart's R1m boost for female academics and GBV research

8 Mar 2023

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New deputy president to launch national strategic plan for HIV, TB and STIs

7 Mar 2023

Dr Gideon Idowu and Jonathan Oppenheimer

JWO Research Grant: Seeking Africa's next environmental innovator

7 Mar 2023

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Roche teams with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strengthen lab systems

6 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Phatho Zondi, chief operating officer and clinical lead at Unu Health.

Standard Bank, Unu Health commit to bridging the gap in primary healthcare

28 Feb 2023

French court rejects lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies on Uganda pipeline project

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

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