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The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa highlights Rheumatic Fever Prevention
/ 29 July 2025

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa highlights Rheumatic Fever Prevention

Rheumatic Fever Week (RFW) is an annual campaign held in the first week of August to raise awareness about Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF). Left untreated this condition can progress into Rheumatic Heart Disease and can also result in death.  ARF became a notifiable condition in South Africa in 1989—a condition that must be reported to […]

The Giyani Local Scale Climate Resilience Programme: Building Climate Resilience Through Water Innovation
/ 28 July 2025

The Giyani Local Scale Climate Resilience Programme: Building Climate Resilience Through Water Innovation

In the water-scarce landscapes of Giyani, Limpopo Province, climate change poses a severe threat to rural livelihoods and agricultural productivity. Increasing droughts and erratic rainfall have intensified water scarcity, jeopardising food security and economic stability for local communities. For years, Giyani has been described as being “permanently on ‘Day Zero’”, underscoring the critical need for […]