As South Africa celebrates Women's Month during the month of August, the Impilo Collection Foundation has called on citizens, corporates, and communities to help close the gap - 2-thousands &- 100 bras short of their symbolic goal of collecting 8 - thousand & 8- hundred and 49 bras - one for every metre of Mount Everest. The campaign is led by mountaineer, jewellery designer, ambassador of Brand South Africa and philanthropist Angela Yeung,  and she joined Asanda Beda on the line.

As South Africa celebrates Women's Month during the month of August, the Impilo Collection Foundation has called on citizens, corporates, and communities to help close the gap - 2-thousands &amp;- 100 bras short of their symbolic goal of collecting 8 - thousand &amp; 8- hundred and 49 bras - one for every metre of Mount Everest. The campaign is led by mountaineer, jewellery designer, ambassador of Brand South Africa and philanthropist Angela Yeung, &nbsp;and she joined Asanda Beda on the line.

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Branda SA ambassador & mountaineer Angela Yeung Leads Campaign to Collect Bras Equivalent to Mount Everest's Height for GBV

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Burundi is facing a growing humanitarian crisis as thousands of people flee violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, have crossed into Burundi since late 2025, putting immense pressure on health services and infrastructure. The World Health Organization is supporting the government to expand health services and strengthen preparedness. We now speak to Dr Marie-Roseline Belizaire, Emergencies Director at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, about the urgent health response on the ground.

Burundi is facing a growing humanitarian crisis as thousands of people flee violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, have crossed into Burundi since late 2025, putting immense pressure on health services and infrastructure. The World Health Organization is supporting the government to expand health services and strengthen preparedness. We now speak to Dr Marie-Roseline Belizaire, Emergencies Director at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, about the urgent health response on the ground.

Burundi faces humanitarian crisis as 100,000 refugees arrive from DRC

A group of 150 small and medium-sized enterprises from South Africa's Gauteng Province, have completed the Township Digital Market Access Programme, a year-long initiative run by the UK-South Africa Tech HUB - a startup campus and entrepreneurship hub, designed to help township businesses access e-commerce platforms and expand online. To tell us more about the programme, we are joined live by Vukani Mnyandu, spokesperson for the Wholesale and Retail SETA and Head of Communications, Marketing, and Stakeholder Management.

A group of 150 small and medium-sized enterprises from South Africa's Gauteng Province, have completed the Township Digital Market Access Programme, a year-long initiative run by the UK-South Africa Tech HUB - a startup campus and entrepreneurship hub, designed to help township businesses access e-commerce platforms and expand online. To tell us more about the programme, we are joined live by Vukani Mnyandu, spokesperson for the Wholesale and Retail SETA and Head of Communications, Marketing, and Stakeholder Management.

Branda SA ambassador & mountaineer Angela Yeung Leads Campaign to Collect Bras Equivalent to Mount Everest's Height for GBV

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