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Zuckerberg regrets bowing to government pressure on Covid-19 censorship

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Source: Premier Alan Winde. The interior of the new NantSA vaccine plant opened in Cape Town at the same time as the launch of the AAAH coalition .

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Cape Town unveils Africa's Access to Advanced Healthcare coalition

24 Jan 2022

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Londoners divided as Johnson drops Covid rules in England

24 Jan 2022

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Economy

SA gets $750m World Bank loan to bolster Covid recovery effort

21 Jan 2022

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

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Your pre-hospitalisation checklist

Bonitas 21 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Professor Refiloe Masekela, head of UKZN’s Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health.

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Children in sub-Saharan Africa dying of Covid-19 at a higher rate than others

20 Jan 2022

Source: REUTERS/Shelley Christians. Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong cut a ribbon, while Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde looks on.

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Billionaire Soon-Shiong opens new vaccine plant in South Africa

20 Jan 2022

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Africa: the face of vaccine inequity

Katja Hamilton 19 Jan 2022

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Treatment of Covid with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance

Adam Mustapha 17 Jan 2022

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Report adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

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Government green-lights booster jabs; no more SMS notifications

12 Jan 2022

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Immunity, mental wellbeing, and healthy ageing among top 2022 trends

12 Jan 2022

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Learning crisis, rising poverty and child brides in Uganda; Covid school closures blamed

12 Jan 2022

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Economy

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

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Covid-19 update: Outbreak of worrying new IHU variant

7 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Vuyane Mhlomi.

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#BizTrends2022: Hospital teams to deliver remote, at-home, vital-sign monitoring

Dr Vuyane Mhlomi 7 Jan 2022

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#BizTrends2022: The state of global mental healthcare at a crisis point

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2022

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SA Breweries mulls mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for staff

Nqobile Dludla 4 Jan 2022

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The Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

3 Jan 2022

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Covid-positive cases hits record daily high as Western Cape countdown to New Year begins

Katja Hamilton 31 Dec 2021

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Legal

Amendments to Covid-19 regulations gazetted

31 Dec 2021

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Medical Law

Revised Covid-19 protocols on hold

30 Dec 2021

Source: Flight facilitated by Hope Consortium touches down in Belgium with delivery of ultra-cold chain freezers for onward shipment to Africa, Oct.

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Consortium transports ultra-cold freezers to 20 African nations

28 Dec 2021

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No more contact tracing, The Department of Health announces

27 Dec 2021

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SAMA delighted at the availability of booster shots

24 Dec 2021

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Rapid Antigen Testing price lowered following Competition Commission investigation

24 Dec 2021

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South Africans get the go-ahead to receive Pfizer, and now J&J booster shots

24 Dec 2021

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Western Cape's fourth wave: have we peaked?

Katja Hamilton 22 Dec 2021

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Public Health

SANBS blood stock critically low

22 Dec 2021

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Starbucks vaccination drive: leading by example

20 Dec 2021

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Source: Supplied. Professor Refiloe Masekela, head of UKZN’s Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health.

HealthcareChildren in sub-Saharan Africa dying of Covid-19 at a higher rate than others

20 Jan 2022

Source: REUTERS/Shelley Christians. Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong cut a ribbon, while Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde looks on.

HealthcareBillionaire Soon-Shiong opens new vaccine plant in South Africa

20 Jan 2022

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HealthcareAfrica: the face of vaccine inequity

Katja Hamilton 19 Jan 2022

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HealthcareTreatment of Covid with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance

Adam Mustapha 17 Jan 2022

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HealthcareReport adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

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HealthcareGovernment green-lights booster jabs; no more SMS notifications

12 Jan 2022

Source: . Science and botanicals - a winning combination for a lifetime of healthy skin.

HealthcareImmunity, mental wellbeing, and healthy ageing among top 2022 trends

12 Jan 2022

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HealthcareLearning crisis, rising poverty and child brides in Uganda; Covid school closures blamed

12 Jan 2022

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

FinanceOutlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

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HealthcareCovid-19 update: Outbreak of worrying new IHU variant

7 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Vuyane Mhlomi.

Healthcare#BizTrends2022: Hospital teams to deliver remote, at-home, vital-sign monitoring

Dr Vuyane Mhlomi 7 Jan 2022

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Healthcare#BizTrends2022: The state of global mental healthcare at a crisis point

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2022

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RetailSA Breweries mulls mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for staff

Nqobile Dludla 4 Jan 2022

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FinanceThe Islamic Development Bank injects $252.5m into Pakistan's vital projects

3 Jan 2022

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HealthcareCovid-positive cases hits record daily high as Western Cape countdown to New Year begins

Katja Hamilton 31 Dec 2021

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LegalAmendments to Covid-19 regulations gazetted

31 Dec 2021

Image source: Artem Podrez from

LegalRevised Covid-19 protocols on hold

30 Dec 2021

Source: Flight facilitated by Hope Consortium touches down in Belgium with delivery of ultra-cold chain freezers for onward shipment to Africa, Oct.

HealthcareConsortium transports ultra-cold freezers to 20 African nations

28 Dec 2021

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HealthcareNo more contact tracing, The Department of Health announces

27 Dec 2021

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HealthcareSAMA delighted at the availability of booster shots

24 Dec 2021

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LegalRapid Antigen Testing price lowered following Competition Commission investigation

24 Dec 2021

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HealthcareSouth Africans get the go-ahead to receive Pfizer, and now J&J booster shots

24 Dec 2021

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HealthcareWestern Cape's fourth wave: have we peaked?

Katja Hamilton 22 Dec 2021

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HealthcareSANBS blood stock critically low

22 Dec 2021

Starbucks Somerset Mall

RetailStarbucks vaccination drive: leading by example

20 Dec 2021

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HealthcareSouth Africa to donate 2 million J&J Covid-19 shots to African countries

18 Dec 2021

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HealthcareATG Digital launches vaccine verifier for the workplace

17 Dec 2021

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HealthcareSA reports record daily Covid-19 cases as Omicron spreads

16 Dec 2021

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HealthcareHFA hits back amid PCR-test price storm

Katja Hamilton 15 Dec 2021

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Finance5 ways Covid is driving consumer trends

Kim Furman 15 Dec 2021

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HealthcareAfrica clocks fastest surge in Covid-19 cases this year

14 Dec 2021

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HealthcareBayer launches Covid relief fund

14 Dec 2021

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HealthcareUK to reverse SA travel red listing

14 Dec 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Let's crumple tinfoil hats

Marketing & Media#OrchidsandOnions: Let's crumple tinfoil hats

Brendan Seery 14 Dec 2021

Vaccine mandates: Can they be implemented in community housing schemes?

PropertyVaccine mandates: Can they be implemented in community housing schemes?

14 Dec 2021

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HealthcareRamaphosa tests positive for Covid

13 Dec 2021

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HealthcareProbe into Covid-19 booster jabs for SA babies and toddlers

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2021

PCR test prices hit record-low reduction in South Africa

HealthcarePCR test prices hit record-low reduction in South Africa

13 Dec 2021

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HealthcarePfizer gives green light to booster shot

10 Dec 2021

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HealthcareRelease of first plant-based coronavirus vaccine imminent

8 Dec 2021