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Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Public Health

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

12 Jun 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

Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 2 Apr 2025

Source: © Shoprite Holdings Dr Nqobile Manzini and her son, Siya were reunited by Checkers Sixty60 via its branded Lift aeroplane

Promotions & Activations

Heartwarming festive campaign reveals why Checkers branded a Lift aeroplane

19 Nov 2024

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

ESG

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

30 Aug 2024

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Women's Health

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Issued by CANSA 15 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Minister Wenger visits Western Cape hospitals, supports healthcare

1 Jul 2024

Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Healthcare

UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

3 May 2024

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Oncology

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Issued by Icon Oncology 11 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers

19 Feb 2024

Healthcare

Officials raise alarm over hiring freeze at Western Cape’s largest hospitals

Daniel Steyn 2 Feb 2024

Eating well to support kidney health

Healthcare

Eating well to support kidney health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon

Public Health

Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.

Mental health

Growing demand for mental health assistance among South African youth

31 Jul 2023

Palliative care can extend life

Palliative care

Palliative care can extend life

Issued by Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) 5 May 2023

World Health Day - Listen to your gut

Oncology

World Health Day - Listen to your gut

Issued by CANSA 11 Apr 2023

Healthcare

Pivotal local research on antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals begins in earnest

22 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Oncology

SA first: Surgical team breaks new ground in paediatric orthopaedics

13 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

UCT honours renowned women's health champion in South Africa

Niémah Davids 16 Aug 2022

Image supplied: Tug of War will be screened at the Diff competition

Film & Cinematography

Diff announces films included in competition

18 Jul 2022

Supplied. All the 2022 Bookmark Awards finalists

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the Bookmarks 2022 finalists: Did you make the cut?

17 Jun 2022

Jenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

Public Health

Jenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

3 May 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

Healthcare

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Members of Vodacom and the Western Cape Department of Health, with Premier Alan Winde, at the announcement of the distribution of 257 new cold-chain units across the province.

Covid-19

Ensuring SA's vaccine safety in the cold chain

11 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Groote Schuur Hospital opens adolescent centre of excellence

16 Mar 2022

Tourism & Travel

Protect domestic tourism during fourth wave, urges Minister Sisulu

29 Nov 2021

Source: supplied.

Noncommunicable diseases

Africa's first public health state-of-the-art diabetes centre opens

15 Nov 2021

Soource: ©Ratthaphon Bunmi

Medical Research

Investigating postoperative deaths in Africa

30 Aug 2021

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

Covid-19

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

25 Aug 2021

Groote Schuur is one of South Africa’s biggest teaching hospitals. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19

Covid-19: A glimpse behind the scenes at Groote Schuur Hospital

James Stent 12 Aug 2021

Mariam Anthony and colleagues from the engineering department at Groote Schuur Hospital

Public Health

#WomensMonth: Engineering is vital to deliver quality care, says Mariam Anthony

11 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Media

Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Covid-19

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Bruce M Biccard 25 May 2021

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Covid-19

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital

Covid-19

Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate, says Professor Marc Mendelson

19 Mar 2021

SA team take part in 24-hour global mixed reality surgical event

Surgical Procedures

SA team take part in 24-hour global mixed reality surgical event

24 Feb 2021

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Food & bev. services

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Tariro Washinyira 29 Jan 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson

Covid-19

Third wave is on its way, if rapid vaccine roll out falters

26 Jan 2021

There are at least three Covid-19 vaccines that have been approved by reputable health regulatory organisations around the world and many countries have begun rolling out vaccines, but not South Africa. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

Covid-19

Health workers demand vaccine rollout

GroundUp staff 5 Jan 2021

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

Medical Research

UCT body donor programme continues despite ongoing pandemic

30 Dec 2020

Turner & Townsend completes project management on active hospital site

Construction & Engineering

Turner & Townsend completes project management on active hospital site

1 Oct 2020

Groote Schuur Hospital and UCT join global Covid-19 intensive care study

Covid-19

Groote Schuur Hospital and UCT join global Covid-19 intensive care study

31 Jul 2020

Aids activists lie down in protest in front of parliament in 2001 in Cape Town, South Africa.

HIV/AIDS

Aids conference: Covid-19, big breakthroughs and missed targets

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Jul 2020

Shahied Fischer and Ivan Cummings were treated with HFNO at Groote Schuur Hospital. Image: Western Cape Health

Covid-19

High-flow nasal oxygen proves successful in severe Covid-19 cases

10 Jul 2020

Dr Keith Cloete, head of department, Western Cape Health

Covid-19

Western Cape opts for high-flow nasal oxygen in severe cases of Covid-19

5 Jun 2020

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Covid-19

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020