https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/629.html South Africa news 15 Health & Social Welfare news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/629.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:25:09 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/coct-completes-r77m-upgrade-of-culemborg-safe-space-1-to-aid-homeless-514830a As part of the continued enhancement of services to help people off the streets in the Cape Town CBD and various parts of the metro, the City of Cape Town has completed a R7,7m upgrade to its Safe Space 1 facility at Culemborg. 1-267046 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/postbank-to-resume-black-card-rollout-in-april-177966a Postbank will resume the rollout of its black cards from mid-April, continuing efforts to replace South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) gold cards. 1-266988 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/multichoice-and-solly-malatsi-legacy-foundation-hand-over-upgraded-sports-field-to-empower-limpopo-youth-400269a An upgraded community sports field in Moduane Village was officially handed over this weekend, giving hundreds of young people in the area access to a quality space to play, train and compete. 1-266935 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-needs-r250-billion-just-to-meet-basic-climate-adaptation-needs-over-the-next-decade-622711a South Africa needs investments worth R250 billion (US$15.64 billion) over the next 10 years to adapt to climate change. This amount would get the country to just a minimal level of adaptation. A team of researchers from the African Climate and Development Initiative and the Energy Systems Research Group at the University of Cape Town researched what the country’s priorities should be to secure water supplies, protect settlements from floods and heat, protect roads from damage, help farmers cope with the changing weather and protect lives and the economy. Climate adaptation researcher Anna Taylor was part of the team and explains. 1-266781 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hout-bay-helicopter-incident-under-sanparks-not-dffe-says-department-288497a The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has expressed concern over an accident involving a helicopter at the fire site on the slopes of Hout Bay in Table Mountain National Park, while confirming that the incident is unrelated to its contractual operations. 1-266850 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-life-gives-leafline-pineapple-leaves-it-turns-them-into-reusable-sanitary-products-733802a Given the recent scare about South African menstrual health products containing hormone-disrupting chemicals, the washable hygiene products producer Leafline offers a toxin-free, reusable, and biodegradable product made from a pineapple leaf. Based in Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, the home of the big pineapple, the company now wants to take its products global. 1-266792 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-cipla-and-firstrand-partnership-is-making-healthcare-accessible-again-288317a The Cipla Foundation’s Sha’p Left initiative has partnered with the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF) to enhance access to affordable, high-quality primary healthcare in underserved South African communities. The partnership will scale Sha’p Left’s nurse-led clinics across the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng, increasing the number of surgeries from 11 to 61 by the end of 2029. 1-266770 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hm-targets-100-recycled-or-sustainably-sourced-materials-by-2030-844903a In setting new science-based land targets, H&M Group aims to have all its materials either be recycled or sustainably sourced by 2030. Guided by the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), these ambitious new targets include avoiding land conversion, minimising land footprint, and engaging in priority landscapes. 1-266739 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-in-court-over-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-844983a Small-scale fishers and environmental organisations are challenging authorisations granted to TotalEnergies to drill oil and gas exploration wells off the West Coast between Port Nolloth and Saldanha Bay. The applicants argue that TotalEnergies’s environmental impact assessment is flawed. They say it did not consider potential long-term impacts of production or the detrimental socio-economic impact on small-scale fishers. Fishers are already experiencing fish stock declines and changes in migration habits. The respondents argue that exploration and production rights are separate under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act. 1-266719 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sassa-announces-2026-grant-increases-alongside-new-payment-dates-511650a The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has released the official payment schedule for social grants for the 2026/2027 financial year, providing beneficiaries with clarity on when to expect their monthly payments. 1-266716 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa