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Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

Issued by Trialogue 1 Apr 2025

Image source: M R Fakhrurrozi –

Primary & Secondary Education

How good are South African kids at maths? Trends from a global study

Vijay Reddy 11 Mar 2025

Brigitta Mangale, Director of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice

Human Rights Law

Sex offenders register to be made public: Implications for safety and justice

Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

Advance your career IIE postgraduate qualification through IIE distance learning

Distance Learning

Advance your career IIE postgraduate qualification through IIE distance learning

Issued by Rosebank College 17 Dec 2024

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Food, Water & Energy Security

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Nov 2024

HIV/AIDS

Alarming HIV stats in Mpumalanga: 890,000 infected

20 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied.

HIV/AIDS

Significant progress has been made in controlling HIV in South Africa, report shows

23 Jul 2024

Survey: SA agribusinesses show high innovation despite challenges

Agribusiness

Survey: SA agribusinesses show high innovation despite challenges

23 Jul 2024

Source: Maize Suppliers.

Healthcare

Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

Thokozani Simelane 14 Jun 2024

How can companies promote democracy and social justice?

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How can companies promote democracy and social justice?

Issued by Trialogue 28 May 2024

Bonang Mohale to speak on business supporting democracy at Trialogue Conference

CSI & Philanthropy

Bonang Mohale to speak on business supporting democracy at Trialogue Conference

Issued by Trialogue 8 May 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Home Affairs clarifies misunderstanding on work visas

11 Apr 2024

HIV/AIDS

Decline in SA's HIV prevalence, survey shows

29 Nov 2023

DH-Ignite: Digital upskilling in the spotlight at 3rd regional event

Higher Education

DH-Ignite: Digital upskilling in the spotlight at 3rd regional event

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 5 Oct 2023

Taskeen Hasrod to represent South Africa in international FameLab competition

Science & Engineering

Taskeen Hasrod to represent South Africa in international FameLab competition

22 Sep 2023

Women's empowerment starts with breaking down barriers to girls' education

Primary & Secondary Education

Women's empowerment starts with breaking down barriers to girls' education

31 Aug 2023

Progress made in fighting GBV in higher learning institutions

Higher Education

Progress made in fighting GBV in higher learning institutions

31 Aug 2023

Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa's abysmal reading scores

Primary & Secondary Education

Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa's abysmal reading scores

Michael Cherry 17 Aug 2023

Economy

Government unveils Sead-SA: unlocking South Africa's economic insights

20 Jun 2023

Financial Services

58% of loans in arrears are held by women and here is why

14 Sep 2022

The non-profit sector conundrum: Value vs volume

Food, Water & Energy Security

The non-profit sector conundrum: Value vs volume

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Aug 2022

The killer quintet

Public Health

The killer quintet

Issued by Bonitas 20 May 2022

The shock of 134,500 Covid orphans in South Africa

Law of Succession

The shock of 134,500 Covid orphans in South Africa

Issued by Capital Legacy 30 Mar 2022

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HR & Management

Over half of adults support compulsory workplace vaccination, survey finds

10 Dec 2021

Source: ©pogonici

Finance

Vaccine refusers could cost consumers billions

18 Oct 2021

Source: ©Cathy Yeulet

Mental health

Highlighting mental health issues

8 Oct 2021

Source: ©Elvira Koneva

Covid-19

Compulsory Covid-19 vaccines?

28 Sep 2021

Sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi, a registered nurse and midwife, receives her Covid-19 vaccine at the Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town, in February 2021. Archive photo: Jeffrey Abrahams

Covid-19

How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?

James Stent 24 Aug 2021

South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is picking up pace. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Reluctant to be vaccinated for Covid-19? Here are 6 myths you can put to rest

30 Jul 2021

Nurses Maxine MacNamara (left), Clare Wepener, and Nicky Krynauw, who work at Life Healthcare’s Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19

What it's like being a nurse during a pandemic

James Stent & Mary-Anne Gontsana 2 Jun 2021

HSRC study finds winning formula at Christel House SA

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

HSRC study finds winning formula at Christel House SA

29 Apr 2021

The WHO recommends that TB prevalence surveys be done in high burden countries. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Tuberculosis

First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa's TB problem

Emily B Wong & Alison Grant 15 Mar 2021

Survey: 67% of South Africans favour vaccine

Covid-19

Survey: 67% of South Africans favour vaccine

27 Jan 2021

Why AI is making it harder to get a job and what to do about it

Talent Acquisition

Why AI is making it harder to get a job and what to do about it

Mark Germishuys 17 Dec 2020

A graphic of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Image by Hanna Vega Yinon M Bar-On, Avi Flamholz, Rob Phillips, and Ron Milo via Wikimedia, published in Cell Biology by the Numbers (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Covid-19

#Covid19: Blood tests to be conducted on 19,000 people in nine provinces

James Stent 11 Dec 2020

Surveys to find out how many people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 are underway. Free image via Pixabay

Covid-19

New surveys may shed light on SA's Covid epidemic

James Stent 4 Dec 2020

Covid-19 has made inequality worse, researchers find

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Covid-19 has made inequality worse, researchers find

Justin Brown 1 Oct 2020

FoodForward SA highlights integral role of women in food security, distribution

Food, Water & Energy Security

FoodForward SA highlights integral role of women in food security, distribution

28 Aug 2020

Hunger contributes strongly to health inequalities. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Covid19: how the lockdown has affected the health of the poor in South Africa

Chijioke Nwosu & Adeola Oyenubi 26 Aug 2020

Nurses awareness on Covid-19 limited, survey finds

Covid-19

Nurses awareness on Covid-19 limited, survey finds

7 Aug 2020

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Covid-19

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Issued by Bonitas 3 Aug 2020

NCOP approves Cybercrimes Bill, two amendment bills

Legislation & Regulation

NCOP approves Cybercrimes Bill, two amendment bills

2 Jul 2020

Schools prepare to reopen

Primary & Secondary Education

Schools prepare to reopen

26 May 2020

Lifestyle diseases and coronavirus

Covid-19

Lifestyle diseases and coronavirus

Issued by Bonitas 19 May 2020

Help Refco and Gift of the Givers raise R10m to feed the poor

ESG

Help Refco and Gift of the Givers raise R10m to feed the poor

14 May 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Covid-19

SA tests drugs for Covid-19

25 Mar 2020

Mandela University, Foundation partner to advance Madiba's legacy

Higher Education

Mandela University, Foundation partner to advance Madiba's legacy

5 Feb 2020