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Western Cape’s Grade R, 1 and 8 admissions open: Full application details

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape’s Grade R, 1 and 8 admissions open: Full application details

6 Mar 2025

Stay informed about vaccine safety for the well-being of your child, by Medshield

Public Health

Stay informed about vaccine safety for the well-being of your child, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

Bonitas – innovation, life stages and quality care

Medical Aid

Bonitas – innovation, life stages and quality care

Lee Callakoppen, Issued by Bonitas 14 Oct 2024

Loeries has announced this year's international jury presidents (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries 2024 announces global creative leaders jury presidents

27 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine for mpox, sets up access scheme

Manas Mishra and Mrinmay Dey 16 Sep 2024

WCED opens application window for Grade R and school transfers for 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

WCED opens application window for Grade R and school transfers for 2025

1 Aug 2024

Gauteng online learner registration process begins

Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng online learner registration process begins

11 Jul 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Tackling women’s health holistically

Women's Health

Tackling women’s health holistically

Issued by Bonitas 7 Jun 2024

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Infectious Diseases

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Issued by Bonitas 30 Apr 2024

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Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape online learner application deadline looms

5 Apr 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Natural Medicine

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

WCED opens Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

WCED opens Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2025

11 Mar 2024

Malaria

A historic milestone: WHO-endorsed malaria vaccine now administered across Africa

23 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

Covid-19

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

Source: Advin Healthcare.

Noncommunicable diseases

TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

Charles Shey Wiysonge 8 Nov 2023

5 tips to help navigate the school application process

Education

5 tips to help navigate the school application process

18 Oct 2023

Healthcare

AUC, Africa CDC, and Gavi forge strategic vaccine partnership

16 Oct 2023

Public Health

Health Department unveils plan to introduce new vaccines

16 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year

4 Oct 2023

The Pretoria High Court will hear a matter this week in which Lawyers For Human Rights is representing more than 100 people who have fallen victim to Home Affairs’s “arbitrary” ID blocking practice. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Home Affairs taken to court over blocked IDs

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

HPV vaccination campaign launches in Western Cape schools

12 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Pfizer and Unjani team with Sister Happiness.

Facilities & Property Management

Pfizer and Unjani open Daggafontein clinic

5 Sep 2023

Covid-19

Phaahla urges Brics nations to maintain vigilance against Covid-19

8 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Paediatrics

What you need to know about child vaccinations - Medshield

Issued by Stone 22 May 2023

Public Health

Cervical cancer can be beaten - the key is vaccinating young girls

Lynette Denny 11 Apr 2023

Public Health

African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

20 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. The delegation of global Pfizer executives, and members of the US Consulate and the Trade, Industry and Competition are pictured here with Minister Ebrahim Patel.

Covid-19

Global president of Pfizer opens Cape's new Pfizer and Biovac facility

10 Mar 2023

Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Public Health

Vaccination drive hits Western Cape amidst growing measles outbreak in SA

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.

Public Health

Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

21 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Rose Leke, chair of Gavi's IRC.

Healthcare

Gavi appoints Rose Leke as IRC chair

8 Feb 2023

Source: DynaMedex.

Public Health

SA measles outbreak of concern, NICD warns as case surge hits 80% worldwide

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2023

Paediatrics

Childhood vaccinations on the decline since Covid-19 pandemic outbreak

7 Dec 2022

Covid-19

Second death linked to J&J Covid-19 vaccine confirmed

13 Sep 2022

Public Health

Time to combat the burden of disease on South Africa's healthcare system

8 Sep 2022

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Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng online registration for Grades 1 and 8 opens Friday

19 Jul 2022

Rhiza Babuyile opens R5m community clinic in Diepsloot

Health & Welfare

Rhiza Babuyile opens R5m community clinic in Diepsloot

8 Jul 2022

Economy

Local vaccine production boosts economic transformation and job creation in South Africa

Patrick Tippoo 22 Jun 2022

Healthcare Management Masterclass Series 2022

Skills Training

Healthcare Management Masterclass Series 2022

Issued by Regent Business School 13 May 2022

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Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng online admissions for Grade 1 and 8 to open soon

11 May 2022

Source: Supplied. Members of Vodacom and the Western Cape Department of Health, with Premier Alan Winde, at the announcement of the distribution of 257 new cold-chain units across the province.

Covid-19

Ensuring SA's vaccine safety in the cold chain

11 Apr 2022

Emergency Medicine

Southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives

18 Mar 2022

Dis-Chem Baby City announced as headline sponsor at MamaMagic Baby Expo 2022

Exhibitions

Dis-Chem Baby City announced as headline sponsor at MamaMagic Baby Expo 2022

Issued by Exposure Marketing 14 Mar 2022

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on vaccine supply 'unclear'

Supply Chain

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on vaccine supply 'unclear'

Dr Matshidiso Moeti 4 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organization.

Infectious Diseases

Malawi declares polio outbreak

1 Mar 2022

Public Health

Pfizer and BioNTech pressed to release vaccine for under 5s, despite mixed trial results

2 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Report adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Government green-lights booster jabs; no more SMS notifications

12 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Baby Abdullah born to Nastehoshuute at Heldeberg Hospital.

Public Health

New Year's Day welcomes in 175 bundles of joy

3 Jan 2022