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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

Brendan Seery

Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

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SA watchdog stresses reporting side effects to make medicines safer

Source: Reuters.

Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledgesAnait Miridzhanian

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The key role of pharmacy clinics in South Africa's evolving healthcare system

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

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Masked Heroes campaign delivers PPE to community-based organisations

Masked Heroes campaign delivers PPE to community-based organisations

4 Aug 2020

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Bonitas 3 Aug 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

South Africans on the verge of a lockdown meltdown

South Africans on the verge of a lockdown meltdown

Bernice Joubert and Mariette Croukamp, Ask Afrika 28 Jul 2020

Red Cross frontline medics call for urgent support

Red Cross frontline medics call for urgent support

22 Jul 2020

A laboratory technician prepares a sample at the government-run Ifakara Health Institute north of Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam. PHOTO Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Tanzania study shows critical need to address infection control in health facilities

Jessica JC King 22 Jul 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Key trends impacting primary healthcare

Covid-19: Key trends impacting primary healthcare

SA Shares 20 Jul 2020

A man undergoes testing for Covid-19 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre, Nigeria. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

African countries need cheaper Covid-19 tests: here's how to get them

Timothy Amukele & Mustafa Barbhuiya 16 Jul 2020

Covid-19 preventative behaviours: A dangerous game of Russian roulette

Covid-19 preventative behaviours: A dangerous game of Russian roulette

Ask Afrika 14 Jul 2020

Queue of seated outpatients, waiting patiently inside a provincial hospital corridor in Port Elizabeth. Shutterstock

Why people don't get emergency medical care in time: a study in South Africa

Justine Ina Davies 13 Jul 2020

South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks

South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks

Andrew Tomita and Rob Slotow 10 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

The official opening and handover of a Covid-19 quarantine centre in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

How leadership matters in healthcare - especially in a crisis

Cecile Gerwel Proches 6 Jul 2020

A pharmacy store in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei /AFP via Getty Images

Non-medical use of prescription drugs among skilled workers: a pilot study in Nigeria

Samson Femi Agberotimi 25 Jun 2020

Nomzamo Mngupane has been a nurse for six years. She said there have been staff shortages since 2018 and it has got worse since the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Nurses picket over staff shortages at False Bay Hospital

Ashraf Hendricks 22 Jun 2020

Blueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital

Blueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital

4 Jun 2020

Covid-19 shows the world needs physicians who can look beyond medical charts

Abebe Bekele & Agnes Binagwaho 4 Jun 2020

South Africa's superhero dietitians

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020

Challenger Type - The Dramatic Disruptor

Challenger Type - The Dramatic Disruptor

eatbigfish 1 Jun 2020

Dr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital fast-tracked for June opening

Dr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital fast-tracked for June opening

29 May 2020

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact 29 May 2020

SABS approves standard for reusable sanitary towels

SABS approves standard for reusable sanitary towels

29 May 2020

Making sense of the numbers - cases, co-morbidities and costs

Making sense of the numbers - cases, co-morbidities and costs

Bonitas 26 May 2020

Smart helmet capable of mass temperature screening comes to SA

Smart helmet capable of mass temperature screening comes to SA

21 May 2020

St Augustine's Hospital

Findings from St Augustine's Covid-19 outbreak

21 May 2020

New research suggests SA's ban on cigarette sales is failing

New research suggests SA's ban on cigarette sales is failing

19 May 2020

Dis-Chem to acquire Baby City for R430m

Dis-Chem to acquire Baby City for R430m

15 May 2020

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

Willem H. Boshoff 14 May 2020

Winnie Byanyima, executive director, UNAIDS. Source: UNAIDS

Covid-19 and HIV: When two viruses collide

Nicci Botha 7 May 2020

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Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Collaboration addresses the challenges of Covid-19

Bonitas 3 Aug 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

South Africans on the verge of a lockdown meltdown

South Africans on the verge of a lockdown meltdown

Bernice Joubert and Mariette Croukamp, Ask Afrika 28 Jul 2020

Red Cross frontline medics call for urgent support

Red Cross frontline medics call for urgent support

22 Jul 2020

A laboratory technician prepares a sample at the government-run Ifakara Health Institute north of Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam. PHOTO Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Tanzania study shows critical need to address infection control in health facilities

Jessica JC King 22 Jul 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Key trends impacting primary healthcare

Covid-19: Key trends impacting primary healthcare

SA Shares 20 Jul 2020

A man undergoes testing for Covid-19 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre, Nigeria. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

African countries need cheaper Covid-19 tests: here's how to get them

Timothy Amukele & Mustafa Barbhuiya 16 Jul 2020

Covid-19 preventative behaviours: A dangerous game of Russian roulette

Covid-19 preventative behaviours: A dangerous game of Russian roulette

Ask Afrika 14 Jul 2020

Queue of seated outpatients, waiting patiently inside a provincial hospital corridor in Port Elizabeth. Shutterstock

Why people don't get emergency medical care in time: a study in South Africa

Justine Ina Davies 13 Jul 2020

South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks

South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks

Andrew Tomita and Rob Slotow 10 Jul 2020

Many companies are exploiting ignorance and fear and selling Covid-19 cleaning solutions that are unnecessary and expensive. Regular cleaning with household products is sufficient. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19: Companies sell unnecessary "deep cleans" with exaggerated claims

Natasha Bolognesi 7 Jul 2020

The official opening and handover of a Covid-19 quarantine centre in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

How leadership matters in healthcare - especially in a crisis

Cecile Gerwel Proches 6 Jul 2020

A pharmacy store in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei /AFP via Getty Images

Non-medical use of prescription drugs among skilled workers: a pilot study in Nigeria

Samson Femi Agberotimi 25 Jun 2020

Nomzamo Mngupane has been a nurse for six years. She said there have been staff shortages since 2018 and it has got worse since the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Nurses picket over staff shortages at False Bay Hospital

Ashraf Hendricks 22 Jun 2020

Blueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital

Blueprints ready for Cecilia Makiwane Gallagher Critical Care Hospital

4 Jun 2020

Covid-19 shows the world needs physicians who can look beyond medical charts

Abebe Bekele & Agnes Binagwaho 4 Jun 2020

South Africa's superhero dietitians

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020

Challenger Type - The Dramatic Disruptor

Challenger Type - The Dramatic Disruptor

eatbigfish 1 Jun 2020

Dr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital fast-tracked for June opening

Dr. Pixley Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital fast-tracked for June opening

29 May 2020

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact 29 May 2020

SABS approves standard for reusable sanitary towels

SABS approves standard for reusable sanitary towels

29 May 2020

Making sense of the numbers - cases, co-morbidities and costs

Making sense of the numbers - cases, co-morbidities and costs

Bonitas 26 May 2020

Smart helmet capable of mass temperature screening comes to SA

Smart helmet capable of mass temperature screening comes to SA

21 May 2020

St Augustine's Hospital

Findings from St Augustine's Covid-19 outbreak

21 May 2020

New research suggests SA's ban on cigarette sales is failing

New research suggests SA's ban on cigarette sales is failing

19 May 2020

Dis-Chem to acquire Baby City for R430m

Dis-Chem to acquire Baby City for R430m

15 May 2020

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

Willem H. Boshoff 14 May 2020

Winnie Byanyima, executive director, UNAIDS. Source: UNAIDS

Covid-19 and HIV: When two viruses collide

Nicci Botha 7 May 2020

Video series educates essential FMCG workers on Covid-19 safety

Video series educates essential FMCG workers on Covid-19 safety

6 May 2020

Vaccines are some of the most equitable and cost-effective health interventions available. ranplett/GettyImages

Why a campaign to champion all vaccines matters now more than ever

Katherine E Gallagher, Anthony Scott, Ifedayo Adetifa, John Ojal, Shirine Voller & Wangeci Kagucia 5 May 2020

Pop-up pediatric Covid-19 unit opens in Paarl

Pop-up pediatric Covid-19 unit opens in Paarl

Jenny Griesel Communications 5 May 2020

SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures to help flatten the curve

SAHIF pledges 50 temporary housing structures to help flatten the curve

29 Apr 2020

Dis-Chem charged with inflating prices of face masks

Dis-Chem charged with inflating prices of face masks

24 Apr 2020

A man being tested as he takes part in an ophthalmological study and examination. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

How African genetic studies offer hope for preventing a common cause of blindness

Susan Williams 22 Apr 2020

Boogertman + Partners collaborate on FNB Soccer City field hospital design

Boogertman + Partners collaborate on FNB Soccer City field hospital design

21 Apr 2020

Children at window of a building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Children will be vulnerable if vaccinations are postponed. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Coronavirus risks forcing South Africa to make health trade-offs it can ill afford

Karen Hofman & Susan Goldstein 17 Apr 2020

Nurses and midwives can make a significant impact in managing and preventing the leading causes of death. Shutterstock

Africa can and must do more to support nurses and midwives

Pauline Bakibinga 16 Apr 2020

Bayer donates R1.3m in emergency medicinal aid to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

Bayer donates R1.3m in emergency medicinal aid to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

9 Apr 2020

Robyn Farrell, CEO of 1st for Women Insurance

Crowdfunding campaign launched to support nurses on Covid-19 frontline

9 Apr 2020