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News

Insights from Medshield on the importance of understanding your rights as a healthcare consumer

Medical Aid

Insights from Medshield on the importance of understanding your rights as a healthcare consumer

Issued by Stone 30 May 2025

Law Practice

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke 30 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 2 Apr 2025

The future of healthcare: Hospital at Home

Hospital Groups

The future of healthcare: Hospital at Home

Issued by COHSASA 24 Mar 2025

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

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Healthcare

New partnership allows parents to keep their child’s health data from birth

1 Nov 2024

Parliament heard the Special Investigating Unit’s head advocate last week testify about medico-legal fraud. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Medical Law

SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions

Sandiso Phaliso 13 Sep 2024

Source: Liza Street and Taryn Uhlmann, co-founders of Ajuda.

Healthcare

The future of secure, accessible personal health records

5 Aug 2024

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Healthcare

South African healthcare earns global recognition

28 Jun 2024

Understanding digestive health and the gut microbiome, by Medshield

Gastroenterology

Understanding digestive health and the gut microbiome, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group chief technology director at Afrocentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The only constant is change - healthcare technology trends

Avsharn Bachoo 16 Jan 2024

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Family Law

Estate curatorship: Is this a demeaning western construct?

Kaamilah Paulse and Loraine Strydom 4 Jan 2024

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NHI

Proposed tax hikes intensify NHI funding worries

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Paper imagery - credit Devin Lester. 49% of South Africans prefer to read printed books and magazines, while around 44% prefer to read news on their computer or device.

Media

Survey finds half of South Africans prefer printed material, just under half prefer digital news

24 Aug 2023

Source: Arvind Raichur, chief executive officer and co-founder of the new telemedicine app, Eagle Intelligent Health.

Medtech

From remote corners to urban centres: Telemedicine's quest for health equity though literacy, education, and access

Arvind Raichur 14 Aug 2023

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

Imran Salie 9 May 2023

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Practice management

E-scripts set to revolutionise pharmacy practice at Netcare hospitals

18 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Phatho Zondi, chief operating officer and clinical lead at Unu Health.

Medtech

Standard Bank, Unu Health commit to bridging the gap in primary healthcare

28 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

National Renal Care opens specialised children's dialysis unit in Sandton

6 Dec 2022

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Funding

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Thabiso Foto, Issued by Irvine Partners 2 Dec 2022

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Media Freedom

South Africa's Jacob Zuma is taking a top reporter to court. The verdict could affect journalists' rights

Anton Harber 9 Sep 2022

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Healthcare

Kenyan healthtech launches universal patient portal

11 Jul 2022

Source: iStock.

Medtech

The opportunities of healthcare in the metaverse

2 Jun 2022

Kantar BrandZ lesson 4 of 7: Netcare on giving customer experience a digital heartbeat

Branding

Kantar BrandZ lesson 4 of 7: Netcare on giving customer experience a digital heartbeat

Issued by Kantar 22 Feb 2022

Why disability learnerships have the potential to empower youth

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why disability learnerships have the potential to empower youth

Roland Innes 8 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Report adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

Media

Why the handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells

Anton Harber 5 Nov 2021

South African former President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 17 May 2021. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo

Law Practice

NPA notes charges laid against prosecutor Advocate Downer

22 Oct 2021

Source: ©Mark Adams

Medtech

What machine learning can offer Nigeria's healthcare system

Busayo Ajuwon, Alice Richardson & Brett Lidbury 21 Jul 2021

Coenie Smith, national manager: medical professionals, Nedbank

Practice management

Investing in your medical practice requires a clear view of your needs and goals

Coenie Smith 7 Jun 2021

Employee privacy is as important as consumer privacy

Management & Leadership

Employee privacy is as important as consumer privacy

Andrew Bourne 4 Jun 2021

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Logistics & Transport

Emirates voted 'Best Airline Worldwide' for the 8th consecutive year

27 May 2021

How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19

How South Africa is tracking adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines

24 May 2021

Ethics & Medicolegal

How to manage risk against medical injury claims

Vanessa Rogers 24 May 2021

Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the country. PixelCatchers via GettyImages

Noncommunicable diseases

Our research shows gaps in South Africa's diabetes management programme

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M Webb & Paul Rheeder 11 May 2021

SA's paperless vaccine rollout highlights importance of data management

Data & Analytics

SA's paperless vaccine rollout highlights importance of data management

Hemant Harie 26 Apr 2021

Judgment confirms importance of disclosure of records in litigation

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Judgment confirms importance of disclosure of records in litigation

Sandra Sithole 24 Mar 2021

Dubai partnership for digital verification of traveller medical records

Technology

Dubai partnership for digital verification of traveller medical records

2 Mar 2021

Business travel to see growing demand for technology

Technology

Business travel to see growing demand for technology

29 Jan 2021

#StartupStory: Introducing Tame, a new pet management system

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Introducing Tame, a new pet management system

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Nov 2020

Many countries around the world have launched digital contact tracing apps. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Covid-19

Unpacking the legal and ethical aspects of South Africa's Covid-19 track and trace app

Marietjie Botes 11 Nov 2020

Professor Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, displays one of the most advanced automated acid extractors being used in the laboratory. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Nigeria needs innovation and science investment to help control Covid-19

Christian Happi & Ifeyinwa Aniebo 28 Oct 2020

Shiraaz Joosub, healthcare sales executive,T-Systems South Africa

Public Health

Sustainable interoperability is key to quality integrated public healthcare in South Africa

Shiraaz Joosub 16 Sep 2020

Covid-19 database includes a greater focus on public's right to privacy

Covid-19

Covid-19 database includes a greater focus on public's right to privacy

Nozipho Mngomezulu, Wendy Tembedza, Peter Grealy, Avuyile Gasela & Cindy Leibowitz 3 Jul 2020

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Practice management

Doctors say they need help with paperwork

26 Feb 2020