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Source: Supplied. Palesa Mokomele, head of Community Engagement and Communications at DKMS Africa.

Healthcare

Budget cuts loom: Can the private sector save SA's public health system?

1 day

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Healthcare

USAID workforce reduced by 97%

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Jessica Voerman, chief clinical officer at SH Inc. Healthcare.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Key insights poised to define healthcare in 2025

Jessica Voerman 16 Jan 2025

Mental health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman and Donela Besada 30 Dec 2024

Healthcare

Boosted corporate social investment: A vital support for SA’s health sector

23 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Altona Gardens: Artist’s impressions of Altona Gardens in Worcester.

Property

Cape Winelands: where serene retirement living meets top medical care

10 Dec 2024

Medtech

Empowering youth: New B-Wise app takes health services to your fingertips

29 Nov 2024

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Higher Education

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Nov 2024

What’s your employee wellness strategy for twenty twenty thrive?

Employee Wellness

What’s your employee wellness strategy for twenty twenty thrive?

Issued by icandi CQ 26 Nov 2024

Pepkor reveals 17% profit growth to R9.8bn, boosting confidence in retail and fintech

Banking & Finance

Pepkor reveals 17% profit growth to R9.8bn, boosting confidence in retail and fintech

26 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Logandran Naidoo, national medical director for AHF South Africa.

Healthcare

The Aids Healthcare Foundation rolls out in Mpumalanga

20 Nov 2024

Healthcare

Social protection was always meant to be in the plan – where did it all go wrong?

18 Nov 2024

Flags indicate how many trees each donor country has planted. Jeremy Allouche,

Climate Change

Africa’s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions

Jeremy Allouche and Élie Pédarros 18 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 10 years of transforming maternal and child health in SA

17 Oct 2024

How to eat right for a better life

Nutrition

How to eat right for a better life

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Oct 2024

Northlink College’s The Link Show highlights the college's dedication to health and wellness

Higher Education

Northlink College’s The Link Show highlights the college's dedication to health and wellness

Issued by Northlink College 30 Sep 2024

Intercare Group celebrates the success of the Intercare Blouberg Marathon and announces beneficiaries

Hospital Groups

Intercare Group celebrates the success of the Intercare Blouberg Marathon and announces beneficiaries

Issued by Intercare 9 Sep 2024

What every expectant parent needs to know about maternity and newborn care cover, Medshield

Medical Aid

What every expectant parent needs to know about maternity and newborn care cover, Medshield

Issued by Stone 6 Sep 2024

Ophthalmology

Metropolitan Health, AMS team up to enhance eye care access

26 Aug 2024

A people-centred approach to honour inclusivity within Intercare Group

Hospital Groups

A people-centred approach to honour inclusivity within Intercare Group

Issued by Intercare 16 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Thabo Mogotlane, specialist psychiatrist at Mediclinic Legae.

Mental health

Mental health services crucial for South Africa’s township residents

7 Aug 2024

Intercare Group title sponsor for the Blouberg Marathon

Hospital Groups

Intercare Group title sponsor for the Blouberg Marathon

Issued by Intercare 25 Jul 2024

NHI

Africa Health Congress: SA's new NHI - path to UHC or empty promise?

18 Jul 2024

Renowned comedian Barry Hilton champions Intercare's Mental Health Pledge Campaign

Mental health

Renowned comedian Barry Hilton champions Intercare's Mental Health Pledge Campaign

Issued by Intercare 15 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Echo VanderWal, founder of The Luke Commission, a non-profit organisation focused on delivering healthcare and compassionate aid to rural and underserved communities, primarily in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

Healthcare

#SAPICS2024: Transforming healthcare in Eswatini

16 Jul 2024

Source: The Rural Healthcare Advocacy Project.

Healthcare

A holistic approach will build a stronger rural healthcare system

12 Jul 2024

Oncology

Rio Tinto teams up with PinkDrive for community health screenings

10 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Lydia Hendricks, director at FM Solutions.

NHI

NHI Bill highlights the crucial role of proper maintenance in healthcare facilities

Lydia Hendricks 11 Jul 2024

Source: Ease Holdings.

Healthcare

Ease Holdings expands healthcare programme to South Africa

9 Jul 2024

Source: Reo Botes, managing executive at Essential Employee Benefits.

NHI

The enactment of the NHI Bill should not spark panic or knee-jerk reactions

Reo Botes 26 Jun 2024

Medical Aid

NHI Bill impact: Dispelling misconceptions around medical schemes

18 Jun 2024

Lyra Southern Africa and Stops collaborate with schools to enhance student well-being and safety

Education & Skills Development

Lyra Southern Africa and Stops collaborate with schools to enhance student well-being and safety

Issued by Enamen Consulting 11 Jun 2024

Tackling women’s health holistically

Women's Health

Tackling women’s health holistically

Issued by Bonitas 7 Jun 2024

Arvind Raichur, CEO and co-founder of Eagle Intelligent Health

Employee Wellness

How organisations can use AI-powered telehealth to cultivate employee wellness

Arvind Raichur 24 May 2024

NHI

Affinity Health expresses strong support for National Health Insurance Bill

22 May 2024

NHI

In a surprise move, Ramaphosa to sign NHI Bill into law before 29 May elections

14 May 2024

NHI

Widening private health access outpaces NHI progress

30 Apr 2024

Healthcare

National health budget cut: What does this mean for the Western Cape?

10 Apr 2024

Understanding digestive health and the gut microbiome, by Medshield

Gastroenterology

Understanding digestive health and the gut microbiome, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 25 Mar 2024

SANBS now a digital blood donation system to attract youth and improve experience

Medtech

SANBS now a digital blood donation system to attract youth and improve experience

Issued by Bidvest Mobility 25 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

Source: Tania Joffe, chief executive officer of Unu Health.

Mental health

Digital health: The new currency of happiness in South Africa

25 Mar 2024

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Palliative care

Unveiling the heroes: A look behind the scenes of integrating palliative care into SA's public health system

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

How healthy are the taxpayers of South Africa?

Research

How healthy are the taxpayers of South Africa?

Issued by BrandMapp 13 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Public Health

Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings

Silver Sibiya 28 Feb 2024

Oncology

Is it time for a Cancer Act in South Africa?

Noni Sophe 15 Feb 2024

NHI

Does NHI spell the end for medical aid and gap cover?

24 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Medical union urges action on unemployment crisis for doctors

5 Jan 2024

Mental health

Mental Health Data Prize – Africa: Igniting innovation for enhanced mental health

28 Dec 2023