https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/342.html South Africa Women's health news 15 Women's Health news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/342.html en-us Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:05:20 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ozempic-face-and-the-glp-1-boom-are-changing-the-face-of-beauty-853633a As pharmaceutical companies clean up the GLP-1 aisle, the rise of “Ozempic face”—the loss of facial volume from rapid weight loss—is creating an opportunity for beauty brands. 1-271989 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-korean-duo-behind-bephor-is-giving-k-beauty-hair-care-mzansi-flair-520790a In 2025, South Africa accounted for 3.3% of the global K-beauty products market. While most K-beauty shelves in the country are dominated by skincare, Grand View Research says hair care is the most lucrative and fastest-growing segment. From Arc Store introducing Cosrx’s Peptide-132 hair care line to Bephor making K-beauty hair care for textured hair, SA consumers have plenty of reasons to let their hair down. 1-271806 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/spar-is-ensuring-menstruation-never-becomes-a-barrier-419599a ​The World Economic Forum (WEF) says women spend 25% more of their lives with health issues or disabilities than men, causing a global loss of 75 million years of life. It adds that improving women’s health outcomes could boost the global economy by at least $1tn annually by 2040 by spurring labour participation and productivity. 1-271785 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/discovery-health-sponsors-womens-health-conference-964364a Women’s health is often overlooked. Erectile dysfunction affects around a third of people with penises and receives more attention than PMS (premenstrual syndrome), which affects as many as three in every four menstruating women. 1-271654 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-hasnt-built-a-menopause-policy-yet-a-chance-to-get-it-right-first-time-520950a South African workplaces are only just starting to talk about menopause. A Medihelp executive argued in a recent Bizcommunity op-ed that local companies can no longer afford to ignore it, and Discovery Health launched a dedicated menopause support app for its members earlier this year. Both are genuine signs the conversation is starting. 1-271616 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ozempic-wegovy-and-mounjaro-could-fuel-the-fire-of-mental-illness-warns-psychiatrist-631161a A psychiatrist has warned that the use of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, for weight loss could, if misused, “fuel the fire” of mental illness. 1-271511 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/is-this-the-future-of-retirement-living-inside-the-va-waterfronts-bower-853543a What if retirement living could offer the freedom of home ownership without the responsibilities that come with it? The V&A Waterfront is betting on exactly that with The Bower, its first later-living development and a new hospitality-led addition to Cape Town’s property landscape. 1-271369 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wmr-naturals-thato-bosealetse-is-boosting-sas-beauty-economy-520260a Thato Bosealetse is using her natural haircare brand, WM&R Naturals, to give women their crowning glory in more ways than one. Harnessing the power of local botanical ingredients and natural oils, she’s giving nearly 60% of South African women with naturally coily or kinky hair products suited to their textures without all the nasty synthetic chemical processing, while simultaneously building a business to empower other women. 1-271326 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fairlady-hot-time-out-is-back-520150a The perimenopause and menopause experience is set for 19 September 2026 in Johannesburg 1-271216 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bringing-the-heat-new-women-led-foundation-boosts-sas-cervical-cancer-elimination-strat-186756a South African women doctors — Dr Carrie Minnaar, Dr Prinitha Pillay, and Dr Thanushree Naidoo — have joined forces to launch a new non-profit organisation to make a clinically proven adjunctive cancer treatment technology available at public hospitals across the country. 1-271208 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Women's Health South Africa