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Healthcare

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

Alistair Farley and Helen Smith 22 Apr 2025

Training boosts output, disease control for Kenyan smallholder fish farmers

Fishing

Training boosts output, disease control for Kenyan smallholder fish farmers

19 Dec 2024

Do not miss the inaugural Hospital Show in Gauteng

Hospital Groups

Do not miss the inaugural Hospital Show in Gauteng

Issued by COHSASA 29 Feb 2024

Don't miss the inaugural Hospital Show at the Sandton Convention Centre!

Hospital Groups

Don't miss the inaugural Hospital Show at the Sandton Convention Centre!

Issued by COHSASA 19 Feb 2024

Top hospital show for South Africa 2024

Hospital Groups

Top hospital show for South Africa 2024

Issued by COHSASA 16 Jan 2024

How to attain a performance edge in your supply chain

Supply Chain

How to attain a performance edge in your supply chain

Neil Gouveia 18 Aug 2023

The winners were announced on Saturday. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

All the Durban International Film Festival winners

31 Jul 2023

What does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are

ESG & Sustainability

What does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are

Luciana Echazú and Diego C. Nocetti 16 Jan 2023

Funding

Egyptian startup Blnk raises $32m in funding round

Mahmoud Salama 10 Nov 2022

Numbers don't lie: Statistics are teaching African retailers lessons about warehouse automation

Warehousing

Numbers don't lie: Statistics are teaching African retailers lessons about warehouse automation

Neil Gouveia 28 Jun 2022

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

Healthcare

J&J teams up with African scientists to find new drugs to address antimicrobial resistance

28 Apr 2022

Source: © One Cub 2019 One CLub ADC Awards

The One Club for Creativity

2 Saffers named ADC 101st Annual Awards jury members

1 Dec 2021

Media

The Immortal Awards announces MEA finalists, shortlist

21 Oct 2021

Events & Conferencing

The One Club announces creatives selected as Portfolio Night All-Stars

6 Aug 2021

Fort opens Cape Town office

Film & Cinematography

Fort opens Cape Town office

6 Jul 2021

Source: ©Peter Titmuss

Markets & Investment

Multinationals don't approach investing in Africa the same way: the differences matter

Colin David Reddy & Ralph Hamann 22 Jun 2021

The One Show 2021 Creative Rankings for Middle East & Africa announced

The One Club for Creativity

The One Show 2021 Creative Rankings for Middle East & Africa announced

14 Jun 2021

See: 2021 RCX Championship kicks off in Pretoria

Motorsport

See: 2021 RCX Championship kicks off in Pretoria

5 Mar 2021

Dr Bha Ndungane-Tlakula, country medical director, Pfizer South Africa

Public Health

Antimicrobial resistance - a threat to modern health

20 Nov 2020

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Medical Research

Antibiotic resistance: cheap diagnostic test could be a saviour

Lara Marks & Ankur Mutreja 11 Aug 2020

Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in Covid-19

Covid-19

Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in Covid-19

12 Jun 2020

Commonly used antibiotics are no longer working. solarseven/ Shutterstock

Medical Research

Antibiotic resistance: new discovery could change the future of treatment

David Moyes & Victoria Carr 25 Feb 2020

How some corporations can have positive impact in communities

CSI & Philanthropy

How some corporations can have positive impact in communities

Ralph Hamann, Alan Zhang, Clifford Shearing, Gina Ziervogel, Lulamile Makaula 3 Jan 2020

Marriott, Landmark Sabbour sign agreement to open W Hotel in Cairo

Hospitality

Marriott, Landmark Sabbour sign agreement to open W Hotel in Cairo

23 Dec 2019

A.G. Sanders with penicillin extraction equipment. Image reproduced with permission of the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Author provided

Pharmaceuticals

Big Pharma has failed: the antibiotic pipeline needs to be taken under public ownership

Claas Kirchhelle, Adam Roberts & Andrew Singer 20 Nov 2019

Millions of young children get malaria. These two got it in 2010.
AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

Pharmaceuticals

There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable

James Leahy 28 Oct 2019

The lack diagnostic laboratory systems exacerbates antibiotic resistance in Africa. Shutterstock

Medical Research

Antibiotic resistance: why tests are key to arresting the trend

Cédric Yansouni, Matthew P Cheng 4 Oct 2019

Police officers are seen at El Harrach prison in Algiers, Algeria, on June 13, 2019. Freelance journalist Sofiane Merakchi was recently sent to the prison for pre-trial detention. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Ramzi Boudina.

Media Freedom

Algerian authorities arrest freelance journalist

30 Sep 2019

Police officers are seen in Cairo, Egypt, on September 21, 2019. Police recently arrested several journalists covering protests in Cairo and other cities, and authorities blocked news websites and Facebook Messenger. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed.

Media

Egypt authorities arrest 3 journalists, block websites, amid protests

25 Sep 2019

Antimicrobials are frequently used on farms in developing countries to promote animal growth. ©

Food Security

The scourge of antibiotics in animal feed

Aisling Irwin 11 Jul 2019

Open-plan offices are not inherently bad - you're probably just using them wrong

Interior Design

Open-plan offices are not inherently bad - you're probably just using them wrong

Alexander Brem 1 Jul 2019

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Public Health

Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

Chris Sweeney 10 Apr 2019

The Creative Circle monthly winners for January to February 2019

Loeries Creative Week

The Creative Circle monthly winners for January to February 2019

4 Apr 2019

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Sustainable Farming

Feeding farm animals seaweed could help fight antibiotic resistance and climate change

Lauren Ford and Pamela Judith Walsh 1 Apr 2019

Raihana Asral/Shutterstock

Pharmaceuticals

Antibiotic resistance: public awareness campaigns might not work

Marco Haenssgen 6 Mar 2019

How tech can conserve and improve access to water

Infrastructure & Utilities

How tech can conserve and improve access to water

Russell Dick 5 Mar 2019

Creative Circle judges. Image supplied.

Loeries Creative Week

The Creative Circle monthly winners for November to December 2018

5 Feb 2019

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

Research & Development

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

27 Dec 2018

Farmers urged to combat spread of antimicrobial resistance

Food Security

Farmers urged to combat spread of antimicrobial resistance

19 Nov 2018

There already exist some promising new antibiotic therapies, and more are in the pipeline. However, our economic model prevents researchers from moving them out onto the market.
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Healthcare

Humanity under threat from antibiotic-resistant infections

Gerry Wright 19 Nov 2018

Photo: Western Cape Government

Tuberculosis

Thousands of us die from these illnesses each day. Will it ever end?

Yogan Pillay 11 Oct 2018

Egypt extends detention period for four journalists held as part of mass trial

Media

Egypt extends detention period for four journalists held as part of mass trial

23 Aug 2018

Interior Design

A new study should be the final nail for open-plan offices

Libby Sander 19 Jul 2018

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

Public Health

WHO keeps tabs on antibiotic resistance with new system

7 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

#Newsmaker: Fort's Amr Singh on what makes a good director

Production

#Newsmaker: Fort's Amr Singh on what makes a good director

Jessica Tennant 29 Nov 2017

IHG grows footprint in Cairo with signing of first Crowne Plaza

Hospitality

IHG grows footprint in Cairo with signing of first Crowne Plaza

23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Agriculture

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017