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The Western Cape Network on Disability has written to Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis urging the City of Cape Town to reconsider its decision to reduce Dial-a-Ride services. Archive photo: Will Yoder

Outcry over cuts to Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride serviceMary-Anne Gontsana

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How period poverty is derailing education in South Africa

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The science of starvation: this is what happens to your body when it’s deprived of foodOla Anabtawi and Berta Valente

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Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

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High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

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South Africa defies WHO's health regulations

14 Dec 2023

The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

File photo: United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths gestures as he stands near damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria, 13 February 023. Reuters/Firas Makdesi

UN appeals for $46bn to meet humanitarian needs in 2024

11 Dec 2023

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HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

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Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Dec 2023

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Have your say on substance use policy

8 Dec 2023

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BUSA and B4SA challenge "unconstitutional" NHI Bill

7 Dec 2023

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Dis-Chem teams with Ezintsha to enhance access to HIV prevention

7 Dec 2023

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Launch of initiative to end Aids in children by 2030

5 Dec 2023

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Retirement villages - a move away from the concept of the aged home

4 Dec 2023

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Propelair SA 1 Dec 2023

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Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa's disease boss

30 Nov 2023

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Spar helps gig drivers beat the heat with free water

24 Nov 2023

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Why SA companies might not pay living wages

23 Nov 2023

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"Business must stop grovelling and realise its power to oppose NHI"

David Ansara 22 Nov 2023

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme

Sonia A. Rao 16 Nov 2023

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SMEs benefit from Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer event

Algoa FM 15 Nov 2023

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Fatal diphtheria outbreak claims inmate's life in Western Cape prison

10 Nov 2023

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South African Society of Psychiatrists urges global action amid Middle East crisis

Seape Sebolelo 9 Nov 2023

February 2023 flooding. Source: SANews.gov.za

#MTBPS: Funds allocated for future disasters

2 Nov 2023

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Disability grant applicants can lodge an appeal - Sassa

2 Nov 2023

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Sassa gold cards remain valid in December and beyond

31 Oct 2023

Source: Unicef/Mohammad Ajjour. Amal, 7 years old, contemplates her neighbourhood in the wake of the houses being levelled to the ground.

Unicef's urgent call for ceasefire as children's lives hang in the balance

Katja Hamilton 31 Oct 2023

Social relief grant faces scrutiny amid spending cuts

Social relief grant faces scrutiny amid spending cuts

Kopano Gumbi 27 Oct 2023

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Gift of the Givers mobilises R250,000 in aid for Gaza hospitals

20 Oct 2023

Source: WHO. Time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if fuel and life-saving health and humanitarian supplies cannot be urgently delivered to the Gaza Strip amidst the complete blockade.

Healthcare crisis at breaking point in Gaza

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