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Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Oncology

Vaping is not a safe form of smoking for youngsters (or adults) warns CANSA

Issued by CANSA 26 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Health & Social Welfare

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 22 May 2025

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Trends

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Regan Adams 19 May 2025

Substance abuse is costing companies dearly: Here’s what they can do about it

Employee Wellness

Substance abuse is costing companies dearly: Here’s what they can do about it

Issued by Harmony Clinic 26 May 2025

For the past four years, Streetscapes has been running a self-sufficient laundry at its urban farm in the city centre. The organisation plans to replicate the solar- and rainwater-powered laundromat and showers at the new site to cut operational costs and reduce pressure on municipal infrastructure. Photos: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

Marecia Damons 12 May 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

Brendan Seery 29 Apr 2025

Inpatient vs outpatient care: Finding the right path to recovery

Noncommunicable diseases

Inpatient vs outpatient care: Finding the right path to recovery

Issued by Harmony Clinic 17 Apr 2025

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

OOH

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Apr 2025

South Africa to host Responsible Gambling Summit 2025

Health & Social Welfare

South Africa to host Responsible Gambling Summit 2025

Issued by Tishala Communications 9 Apr 2025

Meet Claudette Smith, the latest franchise owner of Shift Espresso Bar at Riverlands Mall, CPT

Franchising

Meet Claudette Smith, the latest franchise owner of Shift Espresso Bar at Riverlands Mall, CPT

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Apr 2025

All images © Shan Radcliffe

Music

Goo Goo Dolls live in SA: The re-education of a girl turned Goo

Shan Radcliffe 31 Mar 2025

Source: Megan Gonsalves, manager of Netcare Akeso’s Crisis Line.

Pharmaceuticals

From relief to reliance: Inside the silent painkiller epidemic

6 Mar 2025

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Hardware

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Issued by Human Mobile Devices 4 Mar 2025

Climate Change

The impact of Donald Trump’s anti-climate measures on our heating planet

Bruce Campbell 6 Feb 2025

Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help”

Wellness

Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help”

Taegan Devar 22 Jan 2025

Healthcare

The silent crisis: South Africa’s growing battle with OTC and opioid misuse

21 Jan 2025

Mental health

Healing trauma and building resilience: The role of art therapy in early childhood education

Nadia Lubowski 21 Jan 2025

Advertising

ARB releases simplified appendix as it aims to clean up gambling ads

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Dec 2024

Marketing

How marketers can balance short-term gains with long-term success

25 Oct 2024

PR & Communications

Vaping, smoking, and PR: When marketing fuels harmful addictions

Sasha Kupritz 17 Sep 2024

Dealers

#WomensMonth: From challenges to triumphs: Cristine Knight's role in transforming Suzuki SA

Imran Salie 29 Aug 2024

Image source: Denniz Futalan from

Human Rights Law

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

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

How to set personal boundaries to ensure wellness

Wellness

How to set personal boundaries to ensure wellness

Taegan Devar 5 Jul 2024

A Judicial Conduct Tribunal has cleared Gauteng High Court Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi of charges of gross misconduct, which could have seen her removed from office. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi cleared of gross misconduct charges

Tania Broughton 18 Jun 2024

It's ok to say No to drinking

Wellness

It's ok to say No to drinking

16 Apr 2024

Healthcare

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

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

MES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

MES opens a new safe space for the homeless in Durbanville

Issued by MES (Mould Empower Serve) 4 Apr 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: SuperSport URC ad delights, AutoTrader Valentine's ad cruel

Marketing & Media

#OrchidsandOnions: SuperSport URC ad delights, AutoTrader Valentine's ad cruel

Brendan Seery 20 Feb 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Codeine Care Initiative: Tackling South Africa's rising substance abuse

31 Jan 2024

Source: Summit Detox.

Pharmaceuticals

US-China talks: The fate of fentanyl manufacturing hangs in the balance

Katja Hamilton 30 Jan 2024

Mental health

One of Cape Town’s few free rehab centres has closed its doors to adults

27 Dec 2023

The Constitution states: “Everyone has the right to administrative action that is lawful, reasonable and
procedurally fair.” It also states: “Everyone has the right to have any dispute that can be resolved by the application of law decided in a fair public hearing before a court …”. Taking unreasonably long to hand down judgments is a breach of these rights. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge faces possible impeachment for tardy judgments

Tania Broughton 1 Dec 2023

Vital role of nutrition in the TB recovery journey

Nutrition

Vital role of nutrition in the TB recovery journey

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 14 Nov 2023

Meet the self-proclaimed "craving specialist" behind Chicken Licken's #CureTheCraving campaign

Advertising

Meet the self-proclaimed "craving specialist" behind Chicken Licken's #CureTheCraving campaign

Issued by Joe Public 1 Nov 2023

Underage vaping during exam season a fight parents must undertake, says VPasa

Primary & Secondary Education

Underage vaping during exam season a fight parents must undertake, says VPasa

26 Oct 2023

Source: Christina Morillo/Pexels

Technology

Do you even speak 'crypto'?

20 Oct 2023

Zoleka Mandela has died. Source: Instagram.

Publishing

Zoleka Mandela dies after complications with cancer

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Sep 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Lekkeslaap gives us a lekker ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Lekkeslaap gives us a lekker ad

Brendan Seery 29 Aug 2023

Doug Place is Nando's chief marketing officer. Source: Supplied.

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC: Doug Place, CMO for Nando's Africa, Middle East, and South Asia

25 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa.

Mental health

Suffering in silence - the mind-body illness connection that many keep a secret

Bada Pharasi 26 Jul 2023

#MusicExchange: Jason Benson releases debut album 'Conqueror'

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: Jason Benson releases debut album 'Conqueror'

Martin Myers 21 Jul 2023

#BehindtheSelfie: Grant Pleming, managing director of The Racket Club

Advertising

#BehindtheSelfie: Grant Pleming, managing director of The Racket Club

Karabo Ledwaba 20 Jul 2023

The show is coming to an end in December. Source: Facebook.

TV

7de Laan is coming to an end

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jul 2023

Kentucky Town pops up in Pretoria in collaboration with Uncle Waffles

Exhibitions & Events

Kentucky Town pops up in Pretoria in collaboration with Uncle Waffles

19 May 2023

Ask Afrika supports SAHARA's efforts at preventing substance abuse

Health & Social Welfare

Ask Afrika supports SAHARA's efforts at preventing substance abuse

Issued by Ask Afrika 19 Apr 2023

What to expect at the cinema this April

Film

What to expect at the cinema this April

Daniel Dercksen 3 Apr 2023

#MusicExchange: Prime Circle, rocking since 2001

Music

#MusicExchange: Prime Circle, rocking since 2001

Martin Myers 7 Feb 2023