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#MTBPS2026 | R10bn reserve, R1.5bn extension funding target agricultural risks

Agribusiness

#MTBPS2026 | R10bn reserve, R1.5bn extension funding target agricultural risks

22 Oct 2026

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Economy

Review of the SA economy and the upcoming municipal elections

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 6 Oct 2026

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

Agriculture

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

23 Sep 2026

Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), carry a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who, according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Jia B. Kangbai 14 Sep 2026

Sappo advances traceability and welfare as pig disease risks persist

Agriculture

Sappo advances traceability and welfare as pig disease risks persist

11 Sep 2026

Dolly Parton, Queen of country music, dies at 80

Music

Dolly Parton, Queen of country music, dies at 80

Chloe Posthumus 26 Aug 2026

North West makes progress in FMD vaccination drive

Agriculture

North West makes progress in FMD vaccination drive

24 Aug 2026

Unicef staff and airport workers receive an aircraft carrying medical supplies as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain at Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo gets 70k Merck vaccine boost

21 Aug 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Public Health

SA’s health lab service bolsters board with new voices

20 Aug 2026

Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

Oncology

Breaking the silence on vulval cancer

Issued by CANSA 18 Aug 2026

Women's Health

#WomensMonth | A little reminder to book that Pap smear this Women’s Month

Chloe Posthumus 18 Aug 2026

FMD outbreak: What it means for South Africa's meat supply and prices

Agriculture

FMD outbreak: What it means for South Africa's meat supply and prices

Karabo Mabuza 12 Aug 2026

Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared of Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage, at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to record over 4,000 cases

Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati 6 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | The Artscape's Marlene le Roux on leading with inclusion, compassion and courage

Theatre

#WomensMonth | The Artscape's Marlene le Roux on leading with inclusion, compassion and courage

Evan-Lee Courie 5 Aug 2026

Livestock owners can now apply online to vaccinate against FMD

Agriculture

Livestock owners can now apply online to vaccinate against FMD

27 Jul 2026

Sapa urges new agriculture minister to speed bird flu vaccine rollout

Agriculture

Sapa urges new agriculture minister to speed bird flu vaccine rollout

20 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

FMD settlement opens door to private vaccine imports

13 Jul 2026

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Import/Export

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Issued by AMIE 24 Jun 2026

FMD vaccinations top 5.4 million as more vaccines arrive

Agriculture

FMD vaccinations top 5.4 million as more vaccines arrive

22 Jun 2026

Willie Aucamp appointed agriculture minister, replacing Steenhuisen

Agriculture

Willie Aucamp appointed agriculture minister, replacing Steenhuisen

17 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

5 Jun 2026

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

How a Covid lockdown phone call sparked a local biotech triumph

Issued by Cape Chamber 4 Jun 2026

From enzymes to superyachts: Cape Town City Hall celebrates the 'Innovation Oscars'

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

From enzymes to superyachts: Cape Town City Hall celebrates the 'Innovation Oscars'

Issued by Cape Chamber 4 Jun 2026

Bird flu vaccines approved for South African poultry

Agriculture

Bird flu vaccines approved for South African poultry

3 Jun 2026

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

Agriculture

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

2 Jun 2026

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Infectious Diseases

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

Cape Chamber celebrates trailblazers driving the regional economic ecosystem

2026 Western Cape Economic Innovation Awards

Cape Chamber celebrates trailblazers driving the regional economic ecosystem

Issued by Cape Chamber 3 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Public Health

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

22 May 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026

A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Cross-border Ebola threat sparks Africa CDC alert as SA urged vigilance

19 May 2026

A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

HIV/AIDS

South Africa sets launch date for HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir rollout

14 May 2026

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

Agriculture

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

6 May 2026

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Public Health

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Issued by Medshield 30 Apr 2026

We won the war against these diseases, then we stopped showing up

Infectious Diseases

We won the war against these diseases, then we stopped showing up

Issued by Medshield 29 Apr 2026

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

Agriculture

Western Cape sees FMD stabilisation, but vigilance urged

23 Apr 2026

Unpacking the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare reform

NHI

Unpacking the challenges facing South Africa's healthcare reform

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 21 Apr 2026

Infectious Diseases

Biovac's €75m cash injection to boost vaccine production and create jobs

17 Apr 2026

Image credit: SA News

HIV/AIDS

Gamechanger HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir arrives in South Africa

9 Apr 2026

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

Agriculture

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

8 Apr 2026

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Agriculture

SA's livestock gets lifeline with new FMD vaccine approval

24 Mar 2026

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

Agriculture

WCape ramps up FMD vaccination with 100,000 new doses

11 Mar 2026

Government to fund national FMD vaccination programme

Agriculture

Government to fund national FMD vaccination programme

5 Mar 2026

Agriculture

1.5 million Turkish FMD vaccines arrive to boost national rollout

3 Mar 2026

Preventing cervical cancer starts early

Oncology

Preventing cervical cancer starts early

Issued by CANSA 27 Feb 2026

Mass FMD vaccination to begin in KZN with 1 million doses

Agriculture

Mass FMD vaccination to begin in KZN with 1 million doses

25 Feb 2026

Media Freedom

“The more things change…”: From Joe Latakgomo to deepfakes

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Feb 2026