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Medical Research

SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

2 hours

Medshield is committed to building a sustainable healthcare future

Medical Aid

Medshield is committed to building a sustainable healthcare future

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 2 days

President Ramaphosa on his oversight visit to the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRI) facility housed at the hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Image credit: SA Government

NHI

Steve Biko Hospital is a blueprint for NHI's future - Ramaphosa

25 Jun 2025

Going green in healthcare: Medshield's Kevin Aron explains why medical schemes must lead the way

Medical Aid

Going green in healthcare: Medshield's Kevin Aron explains why medical schemes must lead the way

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 23 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Avian Bell wants to make healthcare inclusive, impactful across Africa

Public Health

#YouthMonth: Avian Bell wants to make healthcare inclusive, impactful across Africa

Maroefah Smith 17 Jun 2025

Image: Diane Serik on Unsplash

Medical Research

African Bioinformatics Institute looks to revolutionise continent’s research, infrastructure

13 Jun 2025

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

HIV/AIDS

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Jun 2025

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Development

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Issued by BET Software 9 Jun 2025

Quantumed's Avian Bell makes 2025 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list

Public Health

Quantumed's Avian Bell makes 2025 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list

9 Jun 2025

Medical Aid

Profmed steps in as 1,800 qualified SA doctors face job and healthcare crisis

Katja Hamilton 4 Jun 2025

BAT SA's 4 key principles to prevent underage access to tobacco, nicotine products

Regulatory

BAT SA's 4 key principles to prevent underage access to tobacco, nicotine products

2 Jun 2025

Source: Pexels.

Covid-19

CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

Issued by WWF South Africa 27 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Retailers

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Issued by AMIE 20 May 2025

Prof. Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

Higher Education

Prof. Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 May 2025

Property

Sick buildings: the unseen health threat during winter months

15 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Quit Like Sweden founder and director, Suely Castro.

Healthcare

Quit Like Sweden urges SA to back harm reduction, amend Tobacco Bill

13 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Magrabi Health marks 70 years of pioneering healthcare in the Middle East

9 May 2025

Green transport and sustainability take centre stage at Transport Evolution Africa 2025

Logistics & Transport

Green transport and sustainability take centre stage at Transport Evolution Africa 2025

23 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

Alistair Farley and Helen Smith 22 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Investing in the Lobito Corridor: Focus on ESG-related disputes

ESG & Sustainability

Investing in the Lobito Corridor: Focus on ESG-related disputes

Priyesh Daya, Nick Alp, Brittany Leroni and Litha Raziya 14 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Government allocates R1.78bn to recruit healthcare professionals

Lucy Raitano and Kevin Buckland 11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward

Energy

Eskom’s limited emissions exemptions: A complex balancing act, practical steps going forward

Robin van Wyk 11 Apr 2025

Understanding household food insecurity

Food, Water & Energy Security

Understanding household food insecurity

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 10 Apr 2025

Source: Shutterstock.

Specialties

Home dialysis: The affordable solution for kidney patients in remote areas

10 Apr 2025

South Africa to host Responsible Gambling Summit 2025

Health & Social Welfare

South Africa to host Responsible Gambling Summit 2025

Issued by Tishala Communications 9 Apr 2025

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Agriculture

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Ivor Price, Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 9 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Sugary drinks are a killer: a 20% tax would save lives and rands in South Africa

Susan Goldstein 4 Apr 2025

Source: Novavax.

Healthcare

Sanofi-Novavax deal in jeopardy as FDA halts vaccine approval

3 Apr 2025

Source: CBER. ?Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).

Covid-19

FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership

3 Apr 2025

Covid-19

Trump administration begins controversial $11.4bn Covid-19 funding withdrawal

26 Mar 2025

Healthcare

Oral health is more than smiles: South Africa’s public health emergency

27 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Covid-19

Cyril Ramaphosa addresses heroes of healthcare at Denosa event

25 Mar 2025

Kellanova highlights product innovation for well-being at Breakfast and Nutrition Forum

FMCG

Kellanova highlights product innovation for well-being at Breakfast and Nutrition Forum

Issued by Alfa Destiny Communications Pty Ltd 24 Mar 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New fleet to aid Nelson Mandela Bay waste collection efforts

14 Mar 2025

Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO: HealthAI.

Healthcare

The rise of AI in LMICs: A new era for global healthcare

Ricardo Baptista Leite 17 Mar 2025

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Higher Education

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025

Changing systems to reduce obesity in SA

Education & Training

Changing systems to reduce obesity in SA

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Mar 2025

One dose of HPV vaccine, one less worry for cervical cancer

Public Health

One dose of HPV vaccine, one less worry for cervical cancer

Issued by CANSA 4 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

#World Obesity Day: Genetics play a role, but lifestyle is key, say experts

3 Mar 2025

Source: Global NCD Alliance Forum.

Healthcare

A breath of fresh air: How Kigali’s car-free Sundays keep people moving

Zano Kunene 28 Feb 2025

Regulating spaza shops: policy versus practicality

Regulatory

Regulating spaza shops: policy versus practicality

Tshego Modise 27 Feb 2025