ChildSafe South Africa

04/09/2026

At Safety 2026, ChildSafe South Africa joined forces with Safe Kids Worldwide to address the hidden dangers children face every day on their commute: road traffic, open water, and community violence.

Ensuring safe journeys to school requires moving beyond departmental silos, collecting solid local data, and putting children at the center of municipal planning.

Read the full story and key insights from international leaders on our blog: https://childsafe.org.za/safe-journeys-to-school-ubuntu-in-action-at-safety-conference-2026/

Bloomberg Philanthropies World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Kids Worldwide

13/08/2026

📖 Read the full article on our website, download your PDF copy, or browse the online awards magazine here:👉

https://www.childsafe.org.za/childsafe-south-africa-secures-coveted-international-excellence-award/

ChildSafe South Africa secures the 2026 Africa Excellence Award for Best Children's Health & Development Advocacy, highlighting top injury prevention work.

12/08/2026

[BREAKING NEWS] ChildSafe South Africa Secures Coveted International Excellence Award

ChildSafe South Africa has been named the Best Children’s Health & Development Advocacy Organisation 2026 – South Africa at the prestigious Africa Excellence Awards

“Receiving this award is a powerful validation of our team’s continuous effort, our partners’ dedication, and our shared belief that no child should fall victim to preventable harm.” These injuries are not random… because they are predictable, they are preventable,” said Zaitoon Rabaney, Executive Director of ChildSafe South Africa.

Benchmarking a non‑profit organisation directly alongside national, international, and multisectoral for‑profit innovators, captains of industry, and multinational corporations demonstrates that this South African organisation can confidently stand shoulder to shoulder with leading institutions in the developed world.

The accolade affirms ChildSafe’s professional leadership in child injury prevention and its defining influence in shaping the safety discourse across South Africa and the broader African continent.

Full article to follow.

11/08/2026

Haaaaaaa! The absolute worst thing is having to keep a secret! One or two checks and balances before the moment of truth!

09/08/2026

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04/06/2026

📢 WE ARE HIRING: Administrator (Cape Town)

Are you a proactive multitasker who wants to use your administrative expertise to help keep kids free from harm? ChildSafe South Africa is looking for a dynamic Office Administrator to join our high-performing team at our Cape Town Head Office (Rondebosch).

If you have strong administrative, project, and finance skills—alongside a full command of Afrikaans—we want to hear from you!

👇 View the full job requirements and apply here:
https://childsafe.org.za/administrator-vacancy-available-in-cape-town/

📅 Closing Date: 11 June 2026 at 12h00

Apply for the Administrator Vacancy in Cape Town at ChildSafe South Africa. Seeking a proactive multitasker with finance & project admin skills.

28/05/2026

At the pan-African Masana wa Afrika ECD Conference, ChildSafe South Africa Executive Director Zaitoon Rabaney issued a powerful call to action: child safeguarding must expand to include preventable injury as a core responsibility.

She was joined on Day 2 by other panellists, "In Conversation: Child Safeguarding: Creating safe childhoods together", in an incredible line-up of continental leaders:

Dr Rejoice Nharaunda – Head of Programmes, Higherlife Foundation (Zimbabwe)

Dr Annette Kirabira – Executive Director, Rahab Uganda Limited (Uganda)

Mahlatse Diale – Social Worker, and Child Counselling Centre and SAPPIN (South Africa)

Mercy Sakanya – Executive Director, Child Protection Society (Zimbabwe)

Zaitoon Rabaney – Executive Director, ChildSafe South Africa (South Africa)

The conference held at Sandtonhotel wrapped up with an inspiring closing address from Masana wa Afrika Executive Director Ruth Mapara, highlighting how leadership and CBOs can scale organisational growth and enhance local programming to improve the quality of services across the continent.

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https://childsafe.org.za/predictable-is-preventable-childsafe-champions-injury-prevention-at-the-masana-wa-afrika-ecd-conference/

ChildSafe Executive Director Zaitoon Rabaney called for a strategic shift at the conference, championing injury prevention as a core to child safeguarding.

26/05/2026

Advancing child protection takes collective dedication across borders! ❤️

Our Executive Director, Zaitoon Rabaney, is at the Sandton Hotel in Johannesburg for Day 2 of the Masana wa Afrika ECD Conference. This morning, she represented as a panellist in the Benmore Room for an incredibly important session: "Child Safeguarding: Creating safe childhoods together."

The panel, moderated by Dr Rejoice Nharaunda (Higherlife Foundation, Zimbabwe), featured an inspiring exchange of insights alongside Dr Annette Kirabira (Rahab Uganda), Mahlatse Diale (SAPPIN, SA), and Mercy Sakanya (Child Protection Society, Zimbabwe).

At , we believe that true child safeguarding is deeply connected to and robust . By collaborating with partners from Zimbabwe and Uganda, we strengthen our collective framework to ensure early childhood development happens safely.

Masana wa Afrika

14/04/2026

Prevention Pathways: From Home Hazards to Safe Environments.

ChildSafe South Africa Executive Director, Zaitoon Rabaney, will be a featured panellist in an upcoming webinar hosted by The George Institute for Global Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.

As part of a 5-part series leading up to the SAFETY 2026 Conference, this session dives deep into the critical issue of childhood burns in Africa and how we can transition from hazardous home conditions to truly safe environments for our children.

📅 Date: April 16
🕛 Time: 12:00 – 13:30 (Brazzaville / SAST)

08/04/2026