https://www.bizcommunity.com/416/629.html Southern Africa news 15 Health & Social Welfare news - Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/416/629.html en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:53:59 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/international-womens-day-4-south-african-women-included-in-kfc-africa-female-firsts-288897a To mark International Women’s Day 2026, KFC is paying tribute to 55 African women from 22 countries who demonstrate the power of giving without recognition, resources or fanfare. 1-266250 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-to-back-africa-next-gen-green-and-blue-entrepreneurs-628411a Under the theme “From Ambition to Action: Scaling Investment in Africa's Green and Blue Solutions”, Matsi Modise, Africa lead at the World Climate Foundation, outlined three ways Africa can help green and blue entrepreneurs reach their full potential. Modise was speaking at the 2026 Africa's Green Economy Summit being held at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. 1-265981 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-led-mozambique-lng-project-loses-r22bn-backing-063275a Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2bn in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project, they said separately, after both hired firms to probe human rights concerns surrounding the development. 1-263857 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/apple-faces-new-lawsuit-over-congo-conflict-minerals-396458a A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials. 1-263733 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/team-gift-gift-of-the-givers-and-backabuddys-new-giving-initiative-285837a To drive continuous, sustainable support for its global humanitarian work, Gift of the Givers has teamed up with BackaBuddy to launch a new monthly giving programme called Team Gift. The programme’s funding model enables Gift of the Givers to respond quickly, prepare well in advance, and provide necessary care long after the first relief operations have ended. 1-263220 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lagos-fashion-week-wins-the-2025-earthshot-prize-841153a To Lagos Fashion Week founder Omoyemi Akerele, fashion has the power to create jobs, preserve culture, and transform lives. Akerele is committed to transforming the wasteful nature of fashion by encouraging designers to adopt sustainable practices during fashion week and beyond. Hoping to expand to the rest of Africa, Akerele and Lagos Fashion Week just got a head start, as it was named one of the five 2025 Earthshot Prize winners. 1-263059 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-leaders-unite-to-fund-50bn-yearly-climate-initiative-despite-global-setbacks-510260a Africa is aiming to secure $50bn a year for a new continental climate solutions initiative sponsored by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a draft declaration after a leaders' climate summit in Addis Ababa showed. 1-261326 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/landslide-devastates-village-in-darfur-over-1000-feared-dead-065385a An armed group that controls part of western Sudan appealed for foreign help in recovering bodies and rescuing residents from torrential rain, after it said at least 1,000 people were killed when a landslide buried a mountain village. 1-261047 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cholera-in-northwest-nigeria-limited-healthcare-access-leaves-communities-at-risk-735932a A cholera outbreak in the Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said, as limited healthcare access and insecurity exacerbate the crisis. 1-260862 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lesotho-dams-authority-fights-back-in-legally-baseless-court-case-367208a Court applicants say the LHDA has failed to compensate them adequately after they were displaced. 1-259453 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Social Welfare Southern Africa