The multi-year theme for Global Handwashing Day is“Be a Handwashing Hero” This theme encourages everyone — from children to leaders — to take action in their own spheres (homes, schools, workplaces, communities) to promote and enable good hand hygiene. The importance of handwashing lies in its ability to protect health, prevent disease, and promote dignity and well-being — especially in homes, schools, health facilities, and communities. Yet challenges such as access to water

The new AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences) Act, whose national rollout in South Africa becomes effective on December 1, 2025, will significantly affect employers, particularly those with employees who drive as part of their duties.