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 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:28:29 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-social-housing-under-strain-as-occupation-disputes-escalate-nasho-warns-842593a The National Association of Social Housing Organisations (Nasho) has raised alarm over the liquidation of Capital City Housing NPC, the institution behind Pietermaritzburg’s Aloe Ridge social-housing project. 1-269329 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/r48-billion-meant-for-social-grants-goes-unspent-286937a The Department of Social Development spent R4.8-billion less than expected on social grants in the 2025/26 financial year. 1-269320 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/false-bay-seabed-acts-as-a-storage-reservoir-for-pollution-731362a Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) found widespread contamination — including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and metals linked to urban development, wastewater discharges, and harbour activities — in False Bay. 1-269272 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/steadfast-africa-raises-over-r2m-for-kolisi-foundation-and-good-work-foundation-408029a In a powerful demonstration of global support, travel agency Steadfast Africa raised over R2m for the Kolisi Foundation and the Good Work Foundation, championing positive change in South Africa. 1-269245 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/uct-develops-worlds-first-early-biodiversity-heat-warning-system-842873a The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) joined a global team of scientists to develop the world’s first early warning system capable of predicting unprecedented heat exposure for species up to nine months in advance. 1-269179 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-vodacom-eco-warriors-sas-gen-zs-solving-the-countrys-sustainability-challenges-175466a Following Youth Day in South Africa, which celebrates the power of young people, Vodacom has announced the winners of its 2026 Eco-Warrior Sustainability competition. 1-269088 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/weelee-donation-takes-wits-medical-centre-transplant-care-to-the-next-level-064365a Used car marketplace Weelee has helped the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) in Johannesburg become the first transplant centre in Africa to introduce a groundbreaking liver perfusion machine, strengthening a major advance in transplant care. 1-269067 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-the-youth-of-1976-gave-today-generation-953254a When we remember 16 June 1976, we often remember the photographs. 1-269064 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hundreds-of-families-face-eviction-from-hijacked-social-housing-estate-067895a More than 400 households face eviction from a social housing estate built in 2018, after the company responsible for the estate abandoned the site, and some units were hijacked. 1-268977 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/food-lovers-market-collects-16-million-meals-for-foodforward-sa-067255a Food Lover’s Market’s 10th annual Hunger Month campaign in May 2026 collected 16,357,829 meals or R7.7m — 50% above its initial 10-million-meal target — for FoodForward SA. 1-268887 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare South Africa