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Medtech

Homegrown AI platform puts African tech on the map

2 Nov 2026

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Medtech

SA’s medtech market imports rose by 80% to meet rising demand

28 Oct 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

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Venture Capital

T2S listing opens new chapter for Helios Investment Partners

21 Sep 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

Healthcare

Adcock Ingram Critical Care and Olympus Partner for expansion

29 Apr 2026

Medtech

Heidi's AI platform aims to ease South Africa's healthcare burden

29 Apr 2026

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Medtech

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

16 Apr 2026

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Medtech

New South African catheter design could transform aortic repair surgeries worldwide

27 Mar 2026

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Medtech

Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

24 Mar 2026

Vision RT appoints Nexeva Health Solutions to strengthen regional presence in South Africa

Medtech

Vision RT appoints Nexeva Health Solutions to strengthen regional presence in South Africa

Issued by Nexeva Health Solutions 11 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

Georgia Lewis Anderson hosted the Vitality AI launch in London, England. Image supplied.

Medtech

Vitality's Google-powered AI tool builds on Discovery Health’s PHP

6 Nov 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

In a first for South Africa, a robotic procedure successfully removes kidney for donation

Surgical Procedures

In a first for South Africa, a robotic procedure successfully removes kidney for donation

28 Aug 2025

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Medtech

How AI, wearable tech and data are transforming health decisions

Justin Beswick 27 Aug 2025

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Medtech

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

Dean Wolson 11 Jul 2025

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

Medtech

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

2 Jul 2025

South African innovation in action: E Squared Investments backs medtech startup Impulse Biomedical

Medtech

South African innovation in action: E Squared Investments backs medtech startup Impulse Biomedical

Issued by JNPR 21 May 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

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

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Branding

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

17 Dec 2024

Top 20 winners announced: 2024 South African Small Business Awards

SMEs

Top 20 winners announced: 2024 South African Small Business Awards

Issued by NSBC.Africa 6 Nov 2024

Healthcare

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

27 Sep 2024

Medtech

AI revolutionises South African healthcare, setting a global benchmark

13 Sep 2024

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CSI

Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024

Internet access and the challenge of providing equitable education in South Africa

Education

Internet access and the challenge of providing equitable education in South Africa

6 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Margot Brews, head of health risk management strategy at Momentum Health Solutions.

Medtech

#BizTrends2024: AI in healthcare - from hype to a game-changing reality

Margot Brews 25 Jan 2024

Source: Dilip Naran, vice president, product architecture, CompuGroup Medical South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: NHI to boost South Africa's digital healthcare

27 Feb 2024

Medtech

World Economic Forum initiates global effort for AI healthcare transformation

10 Jan 2024

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Medtech

InUversal Group's next-gen medical hubs prioritise holistic wellcare and 4IR technology

11 Dec 2023

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

Source: WeWork.

Fintech

LACP Fund boosts Welltec's FinWellTech dominance

14 Nov 2023

Medtech

AI's role in imaging and diagnostics: Insights abound as Africa Health Congress 2023 kicks off

17 Oct 2023

Healthcare

Unlocking digital innovation in healthcare: the imperative of change management

Henry Adams 5 Jul 2023

Medtech

MediBüddy launches telehealth app

2 May 2023

Medtech

AstraZeneca promotes AI use in disease detection

13 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

Virtual reality offers a huge opportunity for African filmmakers

Film

Virtual reality offers a huge opportunity for African filmmakers

Issued by MultiChoice 7 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

Source: Supplied.

Medtech

Launch of female-founded tech platform drives access to quality healthcare at home

20 Sep 2022

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Healthcare

Kenyan healthtech launches universal patient portal

11 Jul 2022

Trends

Smart hospitals gear up to deploy over 7 million IoMT devices globally by 2026

10 Jan 2022

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Medtech

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

L to R: InnoHealth co-founders Dr Chad Marthinussen, Abdul-Malick Salie and Dr Wade Palmer. | Image supplied

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Cape-based startup set to disrupt SA healthtech space

Johannes Masiteng 29 Jul 2021

Blue Planet Studio

Travel

Global business travel will not be killed off by coronavirus - new research

Kieran Michael Conroy, Anthony McDonnell & Stefan Jooss 19 Aug 2020

Professor Hanlie Smuts

AfricaCom

#AfricaCom: Beyond fintech, where humans and technology meet

Nicci Botha 15 Nov 2019