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Aesthetic Medicine

Would you put period blood on your face? What science says about ‘menstrual masking’

Dipa Kamdar 21 Nov 2025

Nederburg winery cuts municipal water use with new irrigation system

Viticulture & Oenology

Nederburg winery cuts municipal water use with new irrigation system

5 Nov 2025

Sneaker Lab seals deal to expand to UAE

FMCG

Sneaker Lab seals deal to expand to UAE

14 Oct 2025

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Medical Research

Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

Tracy Hussell 7 Oct 2025

Get your home spring-ready with LG’s wellness and wardrobe tech

Fashion & Homeware

Get your home spring-ready with LG’s wellness and wardrobe tech

Issued by LG 5 Sep 2025

Upside-down cleaning? Domestos Power Foam makes it possible

Health & Safety

Upside-down cleaning? Domestos Power Foam makes it possible

22 Aug 2025

Fish deaths in Lake Victoria raise alarm over disease and antibiotic resistance

Fishing

Fish deaths in Lake Victoria raise alarm over disease and antibiotic resistance

5 Aug 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

ARV residues in water pose no risk of HIV transmission

21 Jul 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

NWU finds ARVs in SA water sources, sparking govt probe

17 Jul 2025

Living well with autoimmune disorders: Insights from Medshield

Noncommunicable diseases

Living well with autoimmune disorders: Insights from Medshield

Issued by Stone 16 Jul 2025

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Paediatrics

Autism treatment depends on highly individualised approach

25 Jun 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

How these high schoolers are tackling the drinking water crisis

25 Jun 2025

A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

Consistency and variety - Nutrition for real immune support

Nutrition

Consistency and variety - Nutrition for real immune support

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Property

Sick buildings: the unseen health threat during winter months

15 May 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

Choosing safe bottled water: the essential role of SANBWA certification

Regulatory

Choosing safe bottled water: the essential role of SANBWA certification

23 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

Alistair Farley and Helen Smith 22 Apr 2025

Bright young things: What teen skin needs now for a complete evolution

Aesthetic Medicine

Bright young things: What teen skin needs now for a complete evolution

Issued by Skin Renewal 4 Apr 2025

Medshield shares how nutrition shapes your health and happiness

Nutrition

Medshield shares how nutrition shapes your health and happiness

Issued by Stone 1 Apr 2025

The disease is hard to catch because it looks similar to other crop diseases. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Goss’s Wilt and Leaf Blight: A new threat to South African maize production

Dr. Rikus Kloppers 19 Mar 2025

Lovemore Kamuzangaza, country managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe

Mining

Technology paves the way for sustainable mining in Africa

Lovemore Kamuzangaza 11 Feb 2025

What dietitians say about 2025’s top nutrition trends

Trends

What dietitians say about 2025’s top nutrition trends

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Jan 2025

Rediscover the joy of kitchen cleanup

Technology

Rediscover the joy of kitchen cleanup

Issued by LG 5 Aug 2024

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Packaging

Mpact invests in water storage; acquires equity stake in Africa Tanks

Issued by Mpact 2 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dirna Grobbelaar, IvoHealth oral hygienist.

Dentistry

#Women'sMonth: Dirna Grobelaar leads in oral care innovation

Katja Hamilton 1 Aug 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 Jul 2024

LG brings innovative home living to the East Coast Radio House + Garden Show 2024

Technology

LG brings innovative home living to the East Coast Radio House + Garden Show 2024

Issued by LG 3 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre (VU LSC) researcher Rasa Petraityte-Burneikiene.

Public Health

How reliable exactly are food-intolerance blood tests?

6 Jun 2024

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Environment & Natural Resources

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Kemunto Ogutu, Issued by Roving Reporters 31 May 2024

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

Lesego Khomo 28 May 2024

Women's Health

Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre Van Niekerk 27 May 2024

The river that flows out to sea at Margate’s main beach is fed with up to 7-million litres of effluent per day from a failing sewage treatment plant about 1.8km upstream. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage pollutes KwaZulu-Natal’s popular south coast lagoons

Steve Kretzmann 15 May 2024

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

Healthcare

SA firms urged to tackle indoor air quality

Lynne Kuter 25 Apr 2024

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

Fashion & Homeware

How to improve indoor air quality and breathe easier

Issued by LG 25 Apr 2024

Sorbet in collaboration with Depilève unveil exciting revolutionary service offering of the V-Facial treatment!

Health & Beauty

Sorbet in collaboration with Depilève unveil exciting revolutionary service offering of the V-Facial treatment!

Issued by OnPoint PR 25 Apr 2024

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Healthcare

New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

Yvette Naudé 5 Apr 2024

Understanding digestive health and the gut microbiome, by Medshield

Gastroenterology

Understanding digestive health and the gut microbiome, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Mar 2024

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Sebastian Schornack 12 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024