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#ClimateChange isn’t just melting ice caps.

It’s changing pollen seasons, worsening air pollution and increasing breathing problems in South Africa.

Learn how to report it accurately — and compellingly. Sign up for our webinar.

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Africa’s Energy Future Cannot Be Built on Exclusion As Africa’s oil and gas sector expands, the African Energy Chamber is demanding investment that guarantees African participation, rejects discrimination and upholds local content

Africa’s Energy Future Cannot Be Built on Exclusion
#mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica

📣 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Irene Homes is #Hiring

Location, Gauteng, RSA
Apply by: 25 Feb
Positions: Estate / Facilities Administrator, bit.ly/ir-admin_job; and Residential Services Coordinator, bit.ly/ir-res_job

#Vacancies #Employment #SouthAfrica #NGOjobs

Obesity: The chronic disease that isn’t treated like one - Bhekisisa A review of 37 studies found that when people stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the weight comes back. Experts working in obesity aren’t surprised because, they say, just like type 2…

Read how by shifting how we think about #obesity — from personal failing to #chronic disease — could open up healthcare coverage, reduce stigma and enable evidence-based treatment. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

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Online Course: The Next Chapter Studio presents: ABC's of AI (Foundations) - Practical AI Learning Circle for Women

Dates: Starting 7 May
Sessions: 4 live sessions
Day & Time: Every second Thursday, 09:00–11:00 (SAST)

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How rural communities can help fix their water supply Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures

For Nothembile Vayo, a 57-year-old woman from Tshezi Village in the former Transkei, the consequences of municipal dysfunction are deeply felt.

Read groundup.org.za/article/how-... by Zoë Postman

SA has a “bogus doctor” problem Bogus medical practitioners threaten the health of patients and undermines trust in doctors. The problem might be growing, but so is the fight against it. Elna Schütz reports.

YOUR MONDAY READ | “If you’re in the hands of an unqualified person, you’re as well as dead, and we think it is not fair for the country,” Dr Magome Masike tells Spotlight. He is the Registrar of the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

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NERSA confirms higher electricity tariffs for Eskom customers after R54b blunder NERSA has confirmed that Eskom customers will pay higher electricity tariffs in the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years than had been initially determined.

NERSA has confirmed that Eskom customers will pay higher electricity tariffs in the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years than had been initially determined.

Mailchimp’s free plan changes: What South African nonprofits need to know | Ruen Govinder

"Choosing the right email platform isn’t just about cost, it’s about ensuring you maintain and grow this vital connection with your community."

@mailchimphelp.bsky.social #Newsletters #SouthAfrica #Nonprofits

Regulamentação das comunicações ameaça encerramento da Internet - Southern Africa Litigation Centre SALC apela à revisão urgente e alteração do Regulamento de Controlo do Tráfego de Telecomunicações de Moçambique (Decreto 48/2025) O Centro de Litígios da Á ...

SALC calls for the urgent review of Mozambique’s Telecommunications Traffic Control Regulation (Decree 48/2025), warning that it could enable internet shutdowns, mass surveillance and violations of the rights to freedom of expression.

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Rastafarian children in Salima District missed three weeks of school after being denied enrolment because of their dreadlocks, despite a clear High Court ruling protecting their right to education.

Read more: tinyurl.com/spxv4yjc
#equality #freedomofreligion #rastafari #dreadlocks #education

Joburg’s old Drill Hall now an arts sanctuary Once the site of the 1956 Treason Trial and later a prosthetic limb factory, the building has been brought to life with art installations and greenery

Once the site used for the 1956 Treason Trial and later a prosthetic limb factory, the old Drill Hall in Joburg’s city centre has been brought to life with vibrant art installations and greenery.

Read groundup.org.za/article/jobu... by Ihsaan Haffejee

[READ] The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is celebrating a major milestone: the inaugural cohort of mentees and mentors in its year-long STEM MentHER programme has successfully completed the first cycle of this transformative initiative. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
#IAmUW

📣 VACANCY NOTICE

Regional Administrator at the Black Sash
Deadline: 13 February 2026
Region: Johannesburg South Africa
Info: bit.ly/black-sash_job

#vacancies #SouthAfrica #NGOjobs #employment

Long wait ahead for basic income grant policy in South Africa Department of Social Development aims to table South Africa's draft basic income grant policy in Cabinet by March 2027.

The Department of Social Development aims to submit its revised policy for basic income support to Cabinet by March 2027.

VACANCY NOTICE

Energy Democracy Project Manager at groundWork

Deadline: 13 February 2026
Region: Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSA
Info: bit.ly/groundwork_job

#Employment #NGOjobs #JobSearch #Vacancies #SouthAfrica

How to Write Long-Form Content | Brafton Writing long-form content doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Learn how to plan, structure and write with clarity and purpose.

How To Write Long-Form Content (Without Overwhelming Yourself or Your Reader): brafton.com/blog/content... 📝

📣 VACANCY NOTICE

Operations and Finance Manager at the Biodiversity Law Centre

Region: Cape Town, South Africa
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Info: bit.ly/blc_job

#Employment #NGOjobs #JobSearch #Vacancies #SouthAfrica

Feeding Profit: how the food and drinks industry (FDI) is one of the key drivers of the global epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity U N I C E F has published a report entitled Feeding Profit: how food environments are failing children.1 Since the 1970s, the food environment in high-income countries (HICs) has undergone change with...

New article💡 @bmj.com Paediatrics Open: As part of our work on #CommercialDeterminants of #ChildHealth, our @lori-lake.bsky.social has co-written this piece on how the food & drinks industry is a driver of the global epidemic of childhood overweight & obesity. bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/10/1...

State is blocking access to SASSA grants, argue activists The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal

The Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants say the government is deliberately using administrative barriers to keep SRD grant spending low.

Read groundup.org.za/article/gove... by Marecia Damons

A new year, a fresh start - Turning bottles to blessings

SPONSORED CONTENT: South Africans are turning "bottles into blessings" by recycling glass to fund school uniforms and stationery. With over 4,000 glass banks nationwide.

#TGRC #GlassRecycling #BackToSchool

Hashtag Nonprofit - The importance of plain speaking and writing for NGOs

Main Feature on @hashtagnonprofit.bsky.social

The importance of plain speaking and writing for NGOs | by
Brett Davidson

#NGOs #Nonprofits #Communications #Storytelling #Fundraising

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Education Uplifted In Soweto As Shoprite And Major League DJz Back Over 1,500 Learners - MyPressportal - Free Press Releases Southern Africa The collaboration supports more than 1,500 learners, addressing a critical need in under-resourced educational environments...

Education Uplifted In Soweto As Shoprite And Major League DJz Back Over 1,500 Learners - MyPressportal - Free Press Releases Southern Africa
#mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica

[Panel Discussion]: Join us as we make the case for a Universal Basic Income Grant to President Ramaphosa & National Treasury ahead of the 2026 SONA & Budget Speech

Jasmina Papa from the ILO will join the panel to share her expertise & insights.

RSVP here: awethu.amandla.mobi/events/unloc....

In western Burkina Faso, farmers face a triple threat: unpredictable #flooding, #ExtremeHeat and ongoing attacks. Yet there's almost no data on how this is affecting their #MentalHealth — and virtually no support. Our feature writer Sean Christie reports. bhekisisa.org/features/202...

[Panel Discussion]: Join us as we make the case for a Universal Basic Income Grant to President Ramaphosa & National Treasury ahead of the 2026 SONA & Budget Speech

Isobel Frye will join the panel to share her expertise & insights.

RSVP here: awethu.amandla.mobi/events/unloc....

NEW REPORT - All families matter: Uncovering Injustice and Discrimination in the UK Visa and Immigration system Single mothers who arrived in the UK to work as health and care workers have been denied their child’s visa despite having the right to bring dependants when they arrived, reveals a report published o...

Imagine being separated from your child for 3 years...

A year ago we launched our report with Women of Zimbabwe
about the migrant mums working in health & care denied visas for children, despite havng the right to bring them

This is discrimination against single mothers

Read & join the campaign

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble The rules make it almost impossible to run an informal business legally

On the side of a busy street in Khayelitsha, Simon (not his real name) runs an unexpectedly criminal enterprise: a black-market barbershop. He does not launder money, nor sell drugs.

Read groundup.org.za/article/how-... by David Jeffery

📣 VACANCY NOTICE

Communications and Media Manager at the Black Sash

Deadline: 06 February 2026
Region: Cape Town, South Africa (hybrid option)
Info: bit.ly/blacksash_job

#employment #SouthAfrica #JobSearch #NGOjobs #vacancies

#Fundraising shouldn’t feel like a constant scramble.

Resource Mobilisation Office Hours are designed to support #SouthAfrica #NPOs with practical guidance on donor research, proposal writing, and sustainable #funding.

Starts: 4 March 2026
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