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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:12:08 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>“Ozempic face” and the GLP-1 boom are changing the face of beauty</title>
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	<description>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.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>SA-Korean duo behind Bephor is giving K-beauty hair care Mzansi flair</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-korean-duo-behind-bephor-is-giving-k-beauty-hair-care-mzansi-flair-520790a</link>
	<description>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.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#WomensHealthMatters: Spar is ensuring menstruation never becomes a barrier</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/spar-is-ensuring-menstruation-never-becomes-a-barrier-419599a</link>
	<description>​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.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Springbok, Bafana Bafana stars tackle obesity in new Novo Nordisk campaign</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/springbok-bafana-bafana-stars-tackle-obesity-in-new-novo-nordisk-campaign-742882a</link>
	<description>Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has teamed up with South African sports stars in a new campaign to tackle rising obesity among men in the country.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro could “fuel the fire” of mental illness, warns psychiatrist</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ozempic-wegovy-and-mounjaro-could-fuel-the-fire-of-mental-illness-warns-psychiatrist-631161a</link>
	<description>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.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#WomensMonth: WM&amp;R Naturals’ Thato Bosealetse is boosting SA’s beauty economy</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wmr-naturals-thato-bosealetse-is-boosting-sas-beauty-economy-520260a</link>
	<description>Thato Bosealetse is using her natural haircare brand, WM&amp;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.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Beauty ethics isn’t just about ingredients; it’s about consumer trust</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/beauty-ethics-isnt-just-about-ingredients-its-about-consumer-trust-078755a</link>
	<description>For years, the beauty industry has marketed itself around ethics: cruelty-free products, sustainably sourced ingredients, vegan formulations, clean beauty and fair trade.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-global-campaign-wants-to-dispel-allure-of-skin-bleaching-078745a</link>
	<description>Through a new campaign, the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) Head of Dermatology, Professor Ncoza Dlova, and her working group aim to dispel the allure of skin-bleaching practices worldwide — practices that the controversial South African pop culture figure Khanyi Mbau often advocates.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Growthpoint introduces new health and wellness spot on the block</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/growthpoint-introduces-new-health-and-wellness-spot-on-the-block-523130a</link>
	<description>South Africa’s health and wellness sector is welcoming a new spot on the block. Growthpoint Healthcare Property officially completed the development of the country’s first Epione Health Village in Rosebank, Johannesburg.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Why South African workplaces need winter wellness strategies</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-south-african-workplaces-need-winter-wellness-strategies-397008a</link>
	<description>Winter is no longer coming. It’s here. And, as usual, it brings along some illness. This is why including winter wellness strategies in your workplace employee wellness programmes is crucial to protecting productivity.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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