Disaster Management

September 22, 2025

World First Aid Day 2025 Empowering Everyone to Save Lives in the Face of Climate Change

https://redcross.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/World-First-Aid-Day-Article-Koketso-Thema-Dimpho-Teffo-rev2.pdf Each year, on the second Saturday of September, the world comes together to mark World First Aid Day. It is not just a calendar event. It is a moment to remind ourselves that the ability to save a life should not belong only to health professionals. It should be…
September 16, 2025

Support our Cyclone Relief efforts in Mozambique

The South African Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are responding to the devastation brought by Cyclone Idai, one of the worst humanitarian crises in Southern Africa’s history.nnWith over 400,000 people displaced and 1,000 people feared dead, we urgently need your help to…
September 16, 2025

Red Cross Youth Day Commemoration

Statistics show that drug abuse is on the rise particularly among the youth in South Africa, the average age of drug dependence in South Africa is 12 years old and the age group is dropping (Africa Check). Drug abuse remains a growing problem in South Africa with over 15% of…

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The South African Red Cross Society is a member organization of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is the largest volunteer driven organization on earth. The Red Cross Society has 100 million members and a presence in 189 countries.