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Upgraded Night Shelter

Upgraded Night Shelter with 150% More Beds to Help People Off the Streets Launched by Mayor

Upgraded Night Shelter in Cape Town – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has officially launched the expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington following the City’s R12m upgrade project. Beds have increased by 150% – from 80 to 200 – at this Haven-operated facility, which the City owns and maintains. The Mayor was joined by Councillor...
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World Homelessness Day brings partners together to strengthen the response to rough sleeping in Cape Town

World Homelessness Day – 10 October, Brought Partners Together to Strengthen the Response to Rough Sleeping in Cape Town

To commemorate World Homelessness Day observed on 10 October, the City of Cape Town brought together government, civil society, service providers, people with lived experience and community stakeholders for its first official dialogue on homelessness, with a focus on strengthening collaboration, preventing rough sleeping and achieving lasting outcomes. Cape Town –Held on 13 October under...
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Women in Logistics - Lebo Mbethe, Group Executive and Board Member at Reinhardt Transport Group.

Women are shaping the future of logistics in South Africa

Lebo Mbethe, Group Executive at Reinhardt Transport Group, shares her experience within the logistics industry to show the strides being made by women in the sector. South Africa’s logistics sector remains traditionally male-dominated, but women are increasingly making their mark across national operations. With women also occupying influential positions in transport policy, including the national...
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Children as Young as 9 Exposed to Pornography on WhatsApp: Expert Warns Parents

South African parents are being warned against giving primary school children unrestricted access to WhatsApp after a reported incident involving nine-year-olds being exposed to pornography during a group call. According to IOL, digital law expert Emma Sadleir raised concerns after receiving an email describing how a nine-year-old girl allegedly shared pornographic material with friends using...
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I_Menstruate Movement

I_Menstruate Movement calls for action on menstrual health and mental wellbeing

Girls should not have to suffer in silence. The I_Menstruate Movement has called for urgent systemic action linking menstrual health directly to mental wellbeing, dignity and education equity. 75% girl learners surveyed in I_Menstruate Movement’s Bleeding in Silence: Barriers to Menstrual Hygiene Among School Girls in South Africa research reported distress at menarche, their first...
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Stem Cell Donor

Stem Cell Donors – Financing Reforms to Turn Matches Into Transplants in South Africa

By Palesa Mokomele, Head of Community Engagement & Communications at DKMS Africa For a patient with blood cancer or another life-threatening blood disorder, finding a matching stem cell donor is a breakthrough. But it is not a transplant. Finding Stem Cell Donors A patient may still be stopped by late diagnosis, fragmented referrals, delayed testing,...
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