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Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Medical Law

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

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Britain's Prince Harry waves as he departs after his visit to the Community Recording Studio (CRS), a grassroots institution providing opportunities for young people, in Nottingham, Britain, 9 September 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Phil Noble

Environment & Natural Resources

Prince Harry conservation charity in Chad "failed to protect wildlife"

2 days

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Public Health

Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 3 days

Source: The Polihali Dam wall under construction. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Sechaba Mokhethi 29 Sep 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

NHLS restarts antivenom production amid global shortage

26 Sep 2025

Ardmore celebrates 40 years with new Hoopoe Hop scarf collection

Fashion & Homeware

Ardmore celebrates 40 years with new Hoopoe Hop scarf collection

23 Sep 2025

Carl Moodley, Chief Information Officer at Genric Insurance Company

Employee Wellness

How employers can leverage non-life insurance solutions to attract talent

Carl Moodley 22 Sep 2025

Heritage Month: RCS urges South Africans to back SMEs and strengthen communities

Entrepreneurship

Heritage Month: RCS urges South Africans to back SMEs and strengthen communities

22 Sep 2025

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HIV/AIDS

Revolutionary anti-HIV injection may redefine SA’s public health response

15 Sep 2025

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Education & Training

Chronically online: South Africa’s digital dilemma for sexual health

Jessica Gbedemah 12 Sep 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa and NDA make significant strides in improving South Africa's social services

11 Sep 2025

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HIV/AIDS

AHF treats 2.5 million as Trump withholds Pepfar funds

27 Aug 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Diphtheria outbreak in Somalia worsens with vaccine shortages

19 Aug 2025

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Medical Aid

HQA 2024: Progress and pitfalls for South Africa's private healthcare sector

21 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Marketing

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2025

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Public Health

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen 8 Aug 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Govt to crack down on 'water mafia' sabotaging water access

1 Aug 2025

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Nursing

Nigerian nurses go on 7-day 'warning' strike

Ben Ezeamalu 31 Jul 2025

Tuberculosis

TB is like “devastating slavery” - Health Minister

25 Jul 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Unicef, World Bank join forces with SA for pandemic readiness

22 Jul 2025

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Infectious Diseases

#WorldHepatitisDay: Why hepatitis testing must be prioritised in SA

Merilynn Steenkamp 28 Jul 2025

Ogilvy SA takes Best in Show at 2025 Sabre Africa Awards

PR & Communications

Ogilvy SA takes Best in Show at 2025 Sabre Africa Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 22 Jul 2025

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Neurology

#WorldBrainDay: Dementia prevention starts early

22 Jul 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

ARV residues in water pose no risk of HIV transmission

21 Jul 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

NWU finds ARVs in SA water sources, sparking govt probe

17 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Microplastics' escalating threat to SA health, environment

21 Jul 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Govt launches Mpox vaccination drive following more cases

17 Jul 2025

Beyond benefits: Why staff wellness starts with security

Financial Services

Beyond benefits: Why staff wellness starts with security

Issued by Simply Financial Services 14 Jul 2025

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HIV/AIDS

Funding crisis threatens progress in fight against HIV/Aids

11 Jul 2025

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HIV/AIDS

SA Health to fund HIV/Aids research to fill Pepfar void

10 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury: PR and its vital role in Africa

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury: PR and its vital role in Africa

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2025

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Medical Research

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Issued by ITP Communications 1 Jul 2025

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Medical Research

SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

30 Jun 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

SA's Biovac to make, distribute pneumonia vaccine across Africa

26 Jun 2025

The truth about why Africa needs blood now

Public Health

The truth about why Africa needs blood now

Merilynn Steenkamp, Issued by JNPR 20 Jun 2025

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Malaria

Codix Bio to produce HIV, malaria test kits amid USAid cutbacks

Ben Ezeamalu 20 Jun 2025

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

HIV/AIDS

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Jun 2025

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Public Health

Healthcare, poverty alleviation at the heart of Bill Gates' final philanthropic push

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2025

A pioneer in nuclear medicine: Prof. Mike Sathekge receives honorary doctorate from the NWU

Higher Education

A pioneer in nuclear medicine: Prof. Mike Sathekge receives honorary doctorate from the NWU

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 5 Jun 2025

Source: Wikimedia/Lschefa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Lesotho’s capital.

HIV/AIDS

Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 Jun 2025

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Human Rights Law

Applying for a protection order - what you need to know

Shan Radcliffe 26 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Health & Social Welfare

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 22 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Public Health

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Issued by Stone 20 May 2025

The unwavering dedication of palliative care providers

Palliative care

The unwavering dedication of palliative care providers

Issued by MANGO-OMC 2 May 2025

Source: US Embassy in Maseru. Millennium Challenge Corporation deputy chief executive Chidi Blyden at the launch of the project in Maseru.

Infrastructure & Utilities

US shuts down massive Lesotho development project

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 May 2025

HIV/AIDS

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028

Jesse Copelyn 23 Apr 2025