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Public Health

Botswana's medical supply chain collapse triggers public health emergency

11 hours

Logistics: A lifeline for SA’s healthcare system

Logistics & Transport

Logistics: A lifeline for SA’s healthcare system

8 Aug 2025

Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation announce the 2025 Global Citizen Waislitz Award winners

CSI & Philanthropy

Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation announce the 2025 Global Citizen Waislitz Award winners

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 Aug 2025

was the master of ceremonies at the Songs for Freedom at St George Cathedral on Friday. She performed with her band, Feminine Force. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

CSI & Philanthropy

St George’s Cathedral hosts sold-out fundraiser for Gaza

Matthew Hirsch 22 Jul 2025

Tackling the challenges of safety professionals head on at A-OSH Expo 2025

Construction & Engineering

Tackling the challenges of safety professionals head on at A-OSH Expo 2025

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 2025 12 May 2025

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Packaging

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Issued by Mpact 17 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

Healthcare

Adcock Ingram's strategic alliance with Medline set to transform South African healthcare

27 Sep 2024

New solutions needed to sustain Africa’s upward trajectory

Higher Education

New solutions needed to sustain Africa’s upward trajectory

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 18 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Echo VanderWal, founder of The Luke Commission, a non-profit organisation focused on delivering healthcare and compassionate aid to rural and underserved communities, primarily in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

Healthcare

#SAPICS2024: Transforming healthcare in Eswatini

16 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Kopano Tholo, drone expert at ITOO Special Risks.

Healthcare

Africa sees big uptake of insurance for drone medical deliveries in remote areas

7 Jun 2024

Hospital Groups

EC health department to start new financial year with R4.8bn in unpaid bills

Estelle Ellis 28 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Trends

6 trends driving Africa’s growth in 2024

Amadou Diallo 19 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Viebeg's chief executive officer, Tobias Reiter and chief commercial officer Alex Musyoka.

Healthcare

How one African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable health care in Africa

12 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

SA v. Israel: Accusations spotlight "danger for the historically protected position of healthcare workers" worldwide

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2024

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Distribution

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Renaud Foucart 22 Nov 2023

Source: World Food Programme.

Emergency Medicine

SA condemns attack that wounded Jordanian medics in Gaza

17 Nov 2023

Source: Unicef/Mohammad Ajjour. Amal, 7 years old, contemplates her neighbourhood in the wake of the houses being levelled to the ground.

Healthcare

Unicef's urgent call for ceasefire as children's lives hang in the balance

Katja Hamilton 31 Oct 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mining

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied

Public Health

Gift of the Givers mobilises R250,000 in aid for Gaza hospitals

20 Oct 2023

Source: Twitter/@binance

CSI & Philanthropy

Binance to airdrop up to $3m in BNB to users in the Morocco earthquake region

12 Sep 2023

Source: MSF Southern Africa.

Healthcare

Doctors Without Borders says its aid workers attacked in Sudan

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber 24 Jul 2023

Learning Indaba unleashes the power of e-learning

E-learning

Learning Indaba unleashes the power of e-learning

9 Jun 2023

Global air cargo demand declines in April, reports Iata

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand declines in April, reports Iata

2 Jun 2023

NHI

The progress towards achieving universal health coverage needs to remain on track

Ahmed Banderker 20 Mar 2023

Pharmaceuticals

ADF invests over $6m to develop the pharmaceutical sector in Southern and Eastern Africa

16 Nov 2022

Healthcare

CSSD: No margin for error in today's health facilities

29 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters

E-commerce

Drone delivery picks up in Africa as Jumia partners with Zipline

Bhargav Acharya 1 Sep 2022

The non-profit sector conundrum: Value vs volume

Food, Water & Energy Security

The non-profit sector conundrum: Value vs volume

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Aug 2022

FMCG

AB InBev to sell stake in Russian joint venture

25 Apr 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Gift Of the Givers helps Ukrainians with food and medical supplies

CSI & Philanthropy

Russia-Ukraine war: Gift Of the Givers helps Ukrainians with food and medical supplies

15 Mar 2022

Emergency Medicine

Attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increasing rapidly

11 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

FMCG

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on vaccine supply 'unclear'

Supply Chain

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on vaccine supply 'unclear'

Dr Matshidiso Moeti 4 Mar 2022

Source: Africa Food Security via

Agriculture

Effects of Covid-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods

23 Feb 2022

Pop culture power play: Checkers plugs into Tinder Swindler hype

Retail Marketing

Pop culture power play: Checkers plugs into Tinder Swindler hype

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Feb 2022

Source: REUTERS

Covid-19

South Africa to donate 2 million J&J Covid-19 shots to African countries

18 Dec 2021

African Union calls for rescinding of travel bans

Travel

African Union calls for rescinding of travel bans

9 Dec 2021

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

Covid-19

SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

14 Oct 2021

Source: Supplied

Travel

What to expect when travelling to these top business destinations in Africa, Middle East

4 Oct 2021

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

Distribution

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Source: ©The Global Fund. A march through Agogo town in Ghana to educate citizens on malaria

HIV/AIDS

Covid-19's adverse impact on HIV, TB and malaria programmes

8 Sep 2021

From PPE shortages to Covid-19 vaccine distribution, the supply chain has emerged as a determinant of health

Supply Chain

From PPE shortages to Covid-19 vaccine distribution, the supply chain has emerged as a determinant of health

Adel Guitouni, Jie Zhang, Nadine Schuurman and Valorie A. Crooks 31 Aug 2021

Covid-19

Botswana's Covid-19 budget balloons as it battles for vaccines

19 Aug 2021

Global Citizen Live line-ups revealed for Lagos, Paris and NYC events

Events

Global Citizen Live line-ups revealed for Lagos, Paris and NYC events

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Aug 2021