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Sassa review non-compliance may result in grant termination

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Vials of the Jynneos smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, US, 20 August 2022. Reuters/Rebecca Noble/File Photo

African CDC: More than $800m pledged for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 27 Sep 2024

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Starting 2025, no junk food ads before 9pm in the UK

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A new chapter of leadership begins at Aware.org

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Case study: Essenwood - elevated care through staffing partnership

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CTM Tokai partners with Mbali Eco Solutions to empower young girls

CTM Tokai partners with Mbali Eco Solutions to empower young girls

OnPoint PR 5 Sep 2024

Socal grant applicants queue at the Eerste River Sassa office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

Marecia Damons 3 Sep 2024

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

30 Aug 2024

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Metropolitan Health, AMS team up to enhance eye care access

26 Aug 2024

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Pick n Pay e-waste initiative unlocks job creation for people with disabilities

23 Aug 2024

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

Blisters for Bread in association with Lucky Star: Entries close 19 August

The Peninsula School Feeding Association 14 Aug 2024

Waste pickers affiliated to the South African Waste Pickers Association (Sawpa) marched to the City of Johannesburg offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday to demand compensation for collecting recyclables and to oppose plans to incinerate waste. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 7 Aug 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Mann Made 2 Aug 2024

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

Beneficiaries are still battling with Sassa’s new biometric system

Marecia Damons 31 Jul 2024

City of Cape Town official Megan Pangeni and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis toured the City’s new 300-bed Safe Space in Green Point on Monday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point

Matthew Hirsch 30 Jul 2024

The Department of Social Development’s Annemie Van Reenen with hundreds of files in the registry at the department’s Langa office. A new app is designed to cut down on paperwork and filing for social workers. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

New app to help Western Cape social workers

Marecia Damons 25 Jul 2024

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#MandelaMonth: 15 companies unite to transform youth services centre in Alexandra

24 Jul 2024

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Mandela Day: Gauteng's health initiative clears surgery backlog

18 Jul 2024

People living in makeshift shelters outside the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town have been cold and wet this week. The site is owned by the Department of Public Works. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / Groundup

Shelters scramble as heavy rain continues

Matthew Hirsch 12 Jul 2024

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Long weekend for Cape Winelands and Overberg schools

11 Jul 2024

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Leveraging the power of nutrition to drive the potential of young minds

Mandy Murphy 11 Jul 2024

Pick n Pay donates R100k to aid communities affected by WCape storms

Pick n Pay donates R100k to aid communities affected by WCape storms

11 Jul 2024

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Judge rules former health MEC can be held criminally liable for 9 Life Esidimeni deaths

Takudzwa Pongweni 11 Jul 2024

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Western Cape schools shut due to bad weather on 11 July

10 Jul 2024

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Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

10 Jul 2024

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Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

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5 Jul 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024

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HASA welcomes GNU, commits to healthcare reforms

2 Jul 2024

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Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

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Navigating healthcare reforms in South Africa’s GNU

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