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Surgical Equipment & Products

Boston Scientific recalls catheters distributed at SA public hospitals

11 Sep 2026

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Medical Aid

Exclusive | Health Funders Association’s Thoneshan Naidoo on the hardest decisions in healthcare

Thoneshan Naidoo 28 Aug 2026

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Medtech

Netcare to bring risk-detecting German-developed AI tech to SA

7 Aug 2026

Medtech

The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 4 Jun 2026

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Medtech

AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool

16 Apr 2026

The future of African healthcare unfolds at WHX 2026

Public Health

The future of African healthcare unfolds at WHX 2026

1 Apr 2026

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Medtech

New South African catheter design could transform aortic repair surgeries worldwide

27 Mar 2026

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Public Health

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

Sanlam Private Equity acquires majority stake in Medhold

Medtech

Sanlam Private Equity acquires majority stake in Medhold

16 Feb 2026

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Transport

Africa’s growth story is shifting. Smart logistics will shape what comes next

Nelson Teixeira 23 Jan 2026

Source: Conference Venues South Africa.

Healthcare

Global healthcare leaders to converge in Johannesburg for World Health Expo 2026

2 Jan 2026

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Cardiology

Netcare duo implants pacemaker smaller than an AAA battery

8 Dec 2025

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Medtech

Internet of beings: the dream of digitising human bodies for healthcare (and the nightmare)

Francesco Grillo 3 Dec 2025

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Medtech

South Africa's AI Diagnostics and hearX Foundation selected for Turn.io’s 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator

16 Sep 2025

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Noncommunicable diseases

Push for CGM device standards to protect diabetics

12 Aug 2025

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Medtech

SA's health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid pace

Dean Wolson 11 Jul 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Healthcare

The future of healthcare is here: Embracing innovation for a healthier tomorrow

Asgar Rangoonwala 20 Mar 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Bankruptcy twist in J&J's attempt to settle cancer claims

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Nuclear physician Phumudzo Nemutaduni, Nuclear Med.

Surgical Equipment & Products

Advanced medical imaging system signals a new era for SA oncology

30 Jan 2025

Branding

Johnson & Johnson unites its business segments under one brand in SA

17 Dec 2024

Healthcare

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

27 Sep 2024

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Healthcare

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Source: Reo Botes, managing executive at Essential Employee Benefits.

NHI

The enactment of the NHI Bill should not spark panic or knee-jerk reactions

Reo Botes 26 Jun 2024

Nursing

The digital nurse: A solution to South Africa's healthcare challenges

Sandra Sampson 5 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Join HPCSA's MTB stakeholder roadshow

16 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Hospital Groups

Novo Nordisk's parent invests in India's Manipal hospital chain

Anna Ringstrom and Rishika Sadam 7 Feb 2024

Source: UNAids.

HIV/AIDS

Kiara Health takes vital first step to making woman-controlled HIV prevention a reality

1 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Joost Pielage, Quro Medical's chief technology officer.

Medtech

Quro Medical's AI capability is a lifesaver

30 Nov 2023

Sorbet-Prenuer citizen comes full circle: once employed as a therapist, now Sorbet franchise owner

FMCG

Sorbet-Prenuer citizen comes full circle: once employed as a therapist, now Sorbet franchise owner

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Aug 2023

Hospital Groups

Limpopo Central Hospital scheduled for grand opening in 2026

19 Jul 2023

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Pharmaceuticals

Bayer and Peking University join forces to drive scientific investigations

10 Jul 2023

Healthcare

Unlocking digital innovation in healthcare: the imperative of change management

Henry Adams 5 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Data & Analytics

Siemens, SAP say EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk

Foo Yun Chee 8 May 2023

Can we trust chatbots for medical advice and diagnosis?

4th Industrial Revolution

Can we trust chatbots for medical advice and diagnosis?

Alex Brownlee 22 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation delivered her keynote address at the opening of the 14th International Congress of Human Genetics at the CTICC this week.

Medical Research

South Africa at coalface of genetics research

Katja Hamilton 23 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Akram Bouchenaki, chief executive officer of Abdul Latif Jameel Health; Maryam Ziaei, founder and chief executive officer of iSono Health, and Shadi Saberi at Arab Health.

Healthcare

World first | AI-driven 3D breast ultrasounds

3 Feb 2023

Yes, SAMED partnership aims to enhance youth employability

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Yes, SAMED partnership aims to enhance youth employability

10 Oct 2022

Healthcare

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

29 Sep 2022

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Healthcare

MDMSA splits from Samed

2 Sep 2022

Source: Freepik.

Healthcare

Bio-Gate sets its sights on orthopaedics

19 Jul 2022

Healthcare

Digital Afrique Telecom's new partnership delivers mobile medical solutions to Africa

24 May 2022

Hospital Groups

Tygerberg Hospital becomes first public hospital to perform robotic surgery

22 Feb 2022

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

Medtech

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©Dmitry Kalinovsky

Covid-19

First Covid-19 oral antiviral medicine in submission stage

29 Oct 2021