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Water: The essence of life

Water: The essence of life

Safripol 23 Apr 2024

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How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty 23 Apr 2024

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KZN activates disaster teams

16 Apr 2024

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

SA's looming humanitarian crisis: Potential for civil unrest and riot

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 11 Apr 2024

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A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Shoprite, Checkers, Woolworths take action to assist victims of severe weather

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2024

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Is the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

9 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

Many non-profit organisations in Gauteng fear for their future in the face of looming funding cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development. Photo: Creative Commons Pixabay

Centre for quadriplegics may have to close if Gauteng funding cuts are implemented

Daniel Steyn 28 Mar 2024

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Absa Cape Epic: Qhubeka gifted 100 bicycles

28 Mar 2024

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Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

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Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi’s Pelletin achieves feed safety assurance certification for its lignin-based animal feed additive

Sappi 22 Mar 2024

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Why youth unemployment is a human rights issue

20 Mar 2024

Captain Fanplastic teams up with Secret Sunrise for a unique dance cleanup for nature

Captain Fanplastic teams up with Secret Sunrise for a unique dance cleanup for nature

Soapbox 19 Mar 2024

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Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024

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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

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R350 grant to increase in April

14 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Sheraan Amod, founder and chief executive officer of RecoMed.

Japanese pharma Eisai invests in RecoMed

6 Mar 2024

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HIV among older South Africans in rural areas: big study shows there’s a problem that’s being neglected

Jen Manne-Goehler and Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas 5 Mar 2024

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

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SAPS housing project draws political scrutiny in Western Cape

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2024

Babies R Us donates mom care bags during Pregnancy Awareness Month

Babies R Us donates mom care bags during Pregnancy Awareness Month

27 Feb 2024

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#BudgetSpeech2024: Social grants to increase in 2024

21 Feb 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

UN earmarks $100m for poorly funded humanitarian crises

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber 21 Feb 2024

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ICJ calls for compliance to protect civilians in Rafah

19 Feb 2024

30 years of democracy: Few steps forward and several steps back

30 years of democracy: Few steps forward and several steps back

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 16 Feb 2024

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Money and ageing: South African study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function

14 Feb 2024

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#Sona2024: Govt to extend and improve R350 social relief grant

9 Feb 2024

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Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

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