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Eastern Cape floods claim 90 lives amid ongoing relief efforts

Many recipients of the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant say they are battling with SASSA’s online verification system. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Social grants go unpaid as beneficiaries struggle with Sassa’s systemMarecia Damons

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Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

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Eastern Cape floods claim 90 lives amid ongoing relief efforts

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Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

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The new Postbank Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards will expire on 28 February 2025 and social grant beneficiaries are urged to get their new cards before then. Photo supplied by Sassa

Sassa Gold cards to stop working on 28 February 2025 - beneficiaries urged to replace them

13 Feb 2025

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Davos panel unveils $1tn opportunity by addressing women's health gap

Katja Hamilton 12 Feb 2025

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USAID workforce reduced by 97%

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid

Jennifer Rigby 6 Feb 2025

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US exits UN-HRC

5 Feb 2025

Aware.org named a top 20 brand in Africa – A game-changer in purpose-driven impact

Aware.org 4 Feb 2025

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‘I’m breaching my Hippocratic oath’ – Trump’s foreign aid freeze halts key HIV programmes

29 Jan 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

In the 2000s activists across the world campaigned for antiretroviral treatment to be made available to people with HIV. One of the consequences of this was PEPFAR, the United States government’s foreign aid HIV programme. Since 2003 it has saved millions of lives. But now its future is unclear. Photo from the Treatment Action Campaign’s march for HIV treatment in Cape Town on 14 February 2003. (photographer unknown)

Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk

Liezl Human 23 Jan 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

Spar and Bata join forces in the Start Like No Other campaign

Spar and Bata join forces in the Start Like No Other campaign

21 Jan 2025

Unlock R10m in funding: Transform your business or community project with Lesaka

Unlock R10m in funding: Transform your business or community project with Lesaka

Lesaka 20 Jan 2025

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eThekwini bans fishing activities in Umngeni Estuary

10 Jan 2025

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South African activists unite in global protests demanding immediate release of Gaza paediatrician Abu-Safiyah

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

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How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

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St Luke's Hospice in-patient unit shut down

Katja Hamilton 24 Dec 2024

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Boosted corporate social investment: A vital support for SA’s health sector

23 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2024: ESG & Sustainability

17 Dec 2024

Restoring dignity with the ‘Loads of Laundry with Love from Hisense' donations across South Africa

Restoring dignity with the ‘Loads of Laundry with Love from Hisense' donations across South Africa

Hisense South Africa 17 Dec 2024

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Basic Education launches app to track eradication of pit toilets

11 Dec 2024

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Mopo brings 24-hour solar power to Sierra Leone healthcare facilities

10 Dec 2024

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SA Harvest Virtual Food Pantry launches this GivingTuesday

2 Dec 2024

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Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

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South Africa declares national disaster as foodborne illnesses rise dramatically

25 Nov 2024

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Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Postbank has started introducing a new Black Card for Sassa beneficiaries. The current Gold Cards were set to expire on 31 December, but Postbank has assured grant recipients that they will be able to access their money into the new year. Photo supplied by Sassa

Sassa Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Marecia Damons 12 Nov 2024

Prince William, Prince of Wales meets the 2024 Earthshot Prize Finalists at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 November 2024. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

7 Nov 2024

Why SA needs to address its male mental health crisis

Why SA needs to address its male mental health crisis

The Character Company 5 Nov 2024

Pep and Cansa launches The Dry & Detect Towel Initiative

Pep and Cansa launches The Dry & Detect Towel Initiative

5 Nov 2024

Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030

Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030

1 Nov 2024

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