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Dr Carrie Minnaar and the modulated electro-hyperthermia device used in the landmark phase III randomised controlled trial at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital through Wits University on locally advanced cervical cancer. Image supplied.

Oncology

Bringing the HEAT: New women-led foundation boosts SA’s cervical cancer elimination strat

2 days

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WomensMonth | Wonga’s Monica Hitge on the importance of being financially independent

Maroefah Smith 2 days

#WomensMonth | Women are rewriting the traditional financial journey

Economy

#WomensMonth | Women are rewriting the traditional financial journey

Mandisa Theko-Khitsane 2 days

Women's Health

#WomensMonth: The doctor-turned-entrepreneur who’s making an impact on SA women’s health

Maroefah Smith 3 days

The anti-femicide demonstration in Cape Town, South Africa, following the death of Uyinene Mrwetyana outside the Houses of Parliament whilst President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a speech. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Why South African businesses need to invest in GBVF prevention

Virginia Francis 25 Aug 2026

Women shaping AI global creative work from South Africa

Women's Month

Women shaping AI global creative work from South Africa

Issued by Brandtech+ 25 Aug 2026

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Finance

Beyond the pay gap: What’s driving women’s retirement shortfall

Paul Mafisa 25 Aug 2026

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Women's Health

#WomensMonth | Stressed and blessed: South African women are not doing well

Maroefah Smith 25 Aug 2026

Herman Moloi interviewed by SABC. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Sanef condemns alleged intimidation of Sowetan journalist at Madlanga Commission

21 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Liza Nolte, new business development manager at AfriGIS.

Residential Property

Women are winning on homes – but the biggest gaps remain out of sight

19 Aug 2026

Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

Oncology

Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

Issued by CANSA 18 Aug 2026

Marilize Jacobs explores what a subject matter expert is vs. a thought leader and why women get stuck at "sme" (and how to break out (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Why women need to be thought leaders

Marilize Jacobs 19 Aug 2026

Women's Health

#WomensMonth | A little reminder to book that Pap smear this Women’s Month

Chloe Posthumus 18 Aug 2026

Women's Health

Why South African companies can’t ignore menopause anymore

Lien Potgieter 13 Aug 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

#WomensMonth | How SA women are driving the AI workforce revolution

Nancy Dusani 12 Aug 2026

Investec raises the stakes for women’s golf in SA

Sport

Investec raises the stakes for women’s golf in SA

13 Aug 2026

Bolt seeks women entrepreneurs for new SA initiative

Funding

Bolt seeks women entrepreneurs for new SA initiative

12 Aug 2026

Women still the primary decision-makers in SA homes

Women's Month

Women still the primary decision-makers in SA homes

Issued by Caxton Media 11 Aug 2026

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace

Women's Month

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace

Issued by Pnet 7 Aug 2026

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

Media Freedom

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

6 Aug 2026

Celebrating the women building futures

Primary & Secondary Education

Celebrating the women building futures

Issued by Tutor Doctor 5 Aug 2026

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Oncology

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories registers new cancer immunotherapy in South Africa

5 Aug 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

3 women-led businesses to run coffee kiosks in Mr Price stores

5 Aug 2026

#SheOwnsHerSuccess: (W)omentum brings women together to redefine success

Events

#SheOwnsHerSuccess: (W)omentum brings women together to redefine success

Chloe Posthumus 6 Aug 2026

Entries open for the 5th edition of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Women's Month

Entries open for the 5th edition of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Issued by Jacaranda FM 5 Aug 2026

SKIN Functional founder Shannon Dougall. Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

#WomensMonth | Who runs the beauty world? Girls | Q&A with Skin Functional’s Shannon Dougall

Maroefah Smith 3 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Brave Collective’s Taryn Hunter Sharman: Inspiring African women to redefine success

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Brave Collective’s Taryn Hunter Sharman: Inspiring African women to redefine success

Danette Breitenbach 3 Aug 2026

Akhoma Qengqe, general manager of KFC Africa, with the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and Minister of Social Development, Sindisiwe Chikunga. Image supplied.

CSI & Philanthropy

Doing finger-licking good: KFC Africa serves up its first-ever impact report

Issued by KFC Africa 15 Jul 2026

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: First Woolies, next the world as Nonhle Matsebula gets ready to take A-Beauty global

Maroefah Smith 9 Jul 2026

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Always on, not always seen: The women leading in financial services

Tracy Jones 6 Jul 2026

Inside Allan Gray × Accenture Song SA’s A Seat at the Table

D&AD Awards

Inside Allan Gray × Accenture Song SA’s A Seat at the Table

Karabo Ledwaba 22 Jun 2026

CILTSA opens applications for women in logistics candidacy programme

Logistics & Transport

CILTSA opens applications for women in logistics candidacy programme

18 May 2026

Amazon launches Sustainable Sellers Incubator for South African women entrepreneurs (Image source: @ Amazon https://sellercentral.amazon.co.za/ Amazon]]

Entrepreneurship

35 South African women-led manufacturing businesses empowered

29 Apr 2026

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Generic Medicines

Pharma Dynamics launches South Africa’s first generic hormonal IUD

28 Apr 2026

SAB spotlights South African women restoring water systems through invasive species clearing in the Western Cape

Food, Water & Energy Security

SAB spotlights South African women restoring water systems through invasive species clearing in the Western Cape

Issued by SAB 22 Apr 2026

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Nutrition

Social media-driven trends influencing supplements in 2026

Maroefah Smith 21 Apr 2026

RIP Cynthia Shange: Trailblazing actress and beauty queen passes away at 76

Film

RIP Cynthia Shange: Trailblazing actress and beauty queen passes away at 76

20 Apr 2026

Merilynn Steenkamp from Roche Diagnostics explains how early and accurate diagnostics for preventable illnesses like cervical cancer, HIV, and TB can help protect women’s ability to stay economically active and support broader economic resilience. (Source: )

Women's Health

5 ways women’s health drives economic resilience

1 Apr 2026

International Women’s Day | 4 South African women included in KFC's Africa female firsts

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

International Women’s Day | 4 South African women included in KFC's Africa female firsts

6 Mar 2026

Pepkor's Ayana marks 1 year milestone

Retailers

Pepkor's Ayana marks 1 year milestone

5 Mar 2026

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

Medical Research

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

18 Feb 2026

INpowered sets the stage for a record-setting event against GBV

Events

INpowered sets the stage for a record-setting event against GBV

17 Feb 2026

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in popular South African sanitary pads and pantyliners

17 Feb 2026

KFC celebrates Cricket South Africa’s Pink Day with R600,000 donation

CSI & Philanthropy

KFC celebrates Cricket South Africa’s Pink Day with R600,000 donation

3 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Hayley Parry, money coach and facilitator at 1Life’s Truth About Money.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | 1Life's Hayley Parry: Life insurance as a generational-wealth engine

Hayley Parry 29 Jan 2026

Bernini introduces the ritual of real wine: Pop It, Swirl It, Breathe It In

Food & Wine

Bernini introduces the ritual of real wine: Pop It, Swirl It, Breathe It In

Issued by OnPoint PR 9 Dec 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour

Narnia Bohler-Muller 5 Dec 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

5FM’s "16 Days, 16 Voices" shines spotlight on GBV survivors' stories

27 Nov 2025

Women for Change's Unburiable Casket is woven in the traditional Zulu art style, with each purple bead representing a victim of GBVF in South Africa. Image credit: Women for Change

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South African government declares GBVF a national disaster

21 Nov 2025