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Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 22 Oct 2026

Tuberculosis

No DNA, just RSA: South African TB study sets new global standards

3 Jul 2026

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Public Health

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Issued by Medshield 30 Apr 2026

BM Foods face R1m fine after Listeria detected in Deli Hummus range

Regulatory

BM Foods face R1m fine after Listeria detected in Deli Hummus range

15 Apr 2026

Image credit: Reuters/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Medtech

Gates Foundation and OpenAI's $50m push for AI health in Africa

Jennifer Rigby 21 Jan 2026

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Pharmaceuticals

WHO releases global GLP-1 guidelines for treating obesity

5 Dec 2025

alcohol advertising is more regulated than people think, says Angela Russel, CEO of the Drinks Federation of South Africa (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

Alcohol advertising: Accountability not aspirational, but actionable

Angela Russel 21 Nov 2025

Source: Thembi Siaga/GroundUp.

Infrastructure & Utilities

No water for two years as R200m project remains incomplete

Thembi Siaga 3 Nov 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Bayer unveils new range of pregnancy multivitamins

15 Oct 2025

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Hospital Groups

Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows

Dipa Kamdar 25 Sep 2025

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Paediatrics

#InternationalFASDay: Study reveals father's drinking habits contribute to FASD

9 Sep 2025

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Mining

Kumba Iron Ore launches maternity PPE for pregnant miners

19 Aug 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Govt launches Mpox vaccination drive following more cases

17 Jul 2025

Source: Pexels.

Covid-19

CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

Local liquor traders recognised for responsible trading with Cape Town Experience

FMCG

Local liquor traders recognised for responsible trading with Cape Town Experience

Issued by Heineken Beverages 20 Mar 2025

Healthcare

Support over stigma: how pregnant women battling substance use need healthcare, not judgment

4 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Head of the Cape Town Infusion Centre, Sister Karin Davidson.

Public Health

The global burden of anaemia

10 Jan 2025

Mental health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman and Donela Besada 30 Dec 2024

Healthcare

Over 10,000 rubella cases recorded: what you need to know now

23 Dec 2024

A health employee gives a malaria injection to a child during the official ceremony for the launch of the malaria vaccination campaign for children aged between zero and eleven months in Abobo a district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 15 July 2024. Reuters/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Malaria

Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports

Jennifer Rigby 17 Dec 2024

Tourism for all: How universal access is transforming travel experiences

Tourism

Tourism for all: How universal access is transforming travel experiences

Robin Fredericks 3 Dec 2024

Medical Aid

Profmed addresses the systemic needs of breast cancer in SA

22 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 10 years of transforming maternal and child health in SA

17 Oct 2024

Source: Francesca Conradie.

Tuberculosis

Study revolutionises global TB treatment

28 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Surgical Equipment & Products

Defective medical devices and implants can cause harm: How to claim compensation

27 May 2024

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2024: Ramaphosa's last address - Legacy, challenges, and climate action

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2024

Source: Unicef.

Public Health

#WEF24: Burden of disease is escalating in Gaza

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2024

Media

4 resources for journalists from the world’s top investigative conference

Daneel Knoetze 3 Jan 2024

Source: Unicef/Mohammad Ajjour. Amal, 7 years old, contemplates her neighbourhood in the wake of the houses being levelled to the ground.

Healthcare

Unicef's urgent call for ceasefire as children's lives hang in the balance

Katja Hamilton 31 Oct 2023

Source: City of Hope.

Healthcare

Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

Healthcare

5 ways Google Health is using AI in Africa

24 Oct 2023

How to feel good with food

Nutrition

How to feel good with food

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Oct 2023

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Women's Health

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Issued by A Better World Network 15 Sep 2023

Healthcare

From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 2023

PepsiCo raises R600,000 to assist Food Forward SA

ESG

PepsiCo raises R600,000 to assist Food Forward SA

30 Aug 2023

In a new campaign for Marmite, they see whether babies love or hate the spread. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Do babies love or hate Marmite?

21 Apr 2023