Johannesburg, 10 October 2025 – L’Oréal South Africa, in partnership with UNESCO, proudly hosted the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, recognising outstanding female scientists whose groundbreaking research addresses Africa’s most urgent challenges, from cancer care and infectious diseases to clean water, sustainable energy, and environmental conservation
Globally, up to one in three women who live with a male partner report he is a heavy drinker. Evidence shows men’s drinking increases the severity and frequency of violence towards women and harms to children
On World Mental Health Day (10th October), we are excited to announce the launch of a new initiative to strengthen child and adolescent mental health in South Africa.
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) celebrates and congratulates Dr Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, Chief Specialist Scientist in the SAMRC’s Health Systems Research Unit, for her appointment to the newly established Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts launched by the G20 Presidency of South Africa.
Prof Jill Hanass-Hancock, Chief Specialist Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Gender and Health Research Unit, has been named the 2025 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) Distinguished Woman Researcher in Human and Social Sciences.