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Groote Schuur gets R200m upgrade ahead of festive season

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Bitter pill to swallow: Medicine prices in the private health sector increase

1 Oct 2026

What we don't know about our hearts can hurt us

What we don't know about our hearts can hurt us

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BizTrends2027 | Theme launches | Steer year-defining business conversations

Bizcommunity.com BizTrends2027 | Theme launches | Steer year-defining business conversations

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Medihelp puts return on health at the centre of its 2027 offering

Medihelp Medihelp puts return on health at the centre of its 2027 offering

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Bizcommunity.com #BlackoutFriday | Turn the spotlight on your brand

5 Oct 2026

You are more than your cancer diagnosis

CANSA You are more than your cancer diagnosis

2 Oct 2026

Medshield 2027: Building on momentum, delivering greater value

Medshield Medshield 2027: Building on momentum, delivering greater value

29 Sep 2026

The race for relief: Competition within South Africa’s cough, cold and flu market

Insight Survey The race for relief: Competition within South Africa’s cough, cold and flu market

25 Sep 2026

More than medical aid: Why your health and financial future belong in the same conversation

Fedhealth More than medical aid: Why your health and financial future belong in the same conversation

21 Sep 2026

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: No one should have to navigate lymphoma alone

CANSA World Lymphoma Awareness Day: No one should have to navigate lymphoma alone

15 Sep 2026

Cure Day Hospitals group continues to embrace quality patient care

COHSASA Cure Day Hospitals group continues to embrace quality patient care

14 Sep 2026

6 healthcare facilities earn Cohsasa accreditation across Africa

COHSASA 6 healthcare facilities earn Cohsasa accreditation across Africa

9 Sep 2026

Cansa surrounds young patients with hope, dignity and care

CANSA Cansa surrounds young patients with hope, dignity and care

4 Sep 2026

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PRODUCT RECALL: Woolies recalls WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo

PRODUCT RECALL: Woolies recalls WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo

3 Sep 2026

Dr Carrie Minnaar and the modulated electro-hyperthermia device used in the landmark phase III randomised controlled trial at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital through Wits University on locally advanced cervical cancer. Image supplied.

Bringing the HEAT: New women-led foundation boosts SA’s cervical cancer elimination strat

27 Aug 2026

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SA’s health lab service bolsters board with new voices

20 Aug 2026

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New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

5 Aug 2026

ILDS’s newly established Strategic Working Group on Skin Bleaching aims to challenge the allure of skin bleaching, which the controversial South African personality often promotes. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

29 Jul 2026

Motsoaledi speaks at the SAHRC. Source: YouTube.

Motsoaledi warns unhealthy food and alcohol marketing is fuelling disease

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jul 2026

Haleon's Made in Mzansi campaign celebrates SA's role in manufacturing healthcare brands

Haleon's Made in Mzansi campaign celebrates SA's role in manufacturing healthcare brands

10 Jul 2026

A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

Tania Broughton 1 Jul 2026

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What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?

Tim Cocks 29 Jun 2026

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Why South African workplaces need winter wellness strategies

26 Jun 2026

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Momentum Multiply's Maria Carpenter | SA healthcare needs a personal touch

Maria Carpenter 19 Jun 2026

South African Men’s Health 101: Know your health numbers

South African Men’s Health 101: Know your health numbers

Medshield 4 Jun 2026

From hosting the world's first human heart transplant to launching Africa's first public-sector robotic surgery programme, the Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) in Cape Town is a testament to South Africa's pioneering medical advancements. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

#SAPHEX2026: Insights into South Africa’s evolving healthcare landscape

Christopher Perumal 3 Jun 2026

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Liberty’s 2025 claims hit R12.63bn — but young adult deaths surge 15%

1 Jun 2026

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PayJustNow partners with Medicross offering BNPL options

1 Jun 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

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

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

22 May 2026

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SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

7 May 2026

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Medshield 30 Apr 2026

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South Africa introduces first real-time diabetes monitoring dashboard

28 Apr 2026

Cohsasa CEO, Jacqui Stewart (left), moderates the panel discussing “Quality in the Public Sector”. From left: Dr Siphiwe Mndaweni, CEO of the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), Professor Sabelile Tenza, associate professor, Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality, North-West University, Professor Sibusiso Zuma, chair of the Department of Health Studies at Unisa and Dr Arthur Manning, CEO of Rahima Moosa Women and Children’s Hospital

Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

COHSASA 23 Apr 2026

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More than 40% of Capetonians face severe air pollution health risks

21 Apr 2026

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Gauteng reports uptick in malaria cases amid regional travel risks

20 Apr 2026

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Rooibos tea rituals could enhance focus and reduce anxiety

20 Apr 2026

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Clicks opens 800th pharmacy, strengthening national healthcare access

16 Apr 2026

Takealot and Cansa’s cheeky campaign reminds men to “check your package”

Takealot and Cansa’s cheeky campaign reminds men to “check your package”

Joe Public 16 Apr 2026

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