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Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global responseJennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi

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

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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Geoff Seeley is the CMO for PayPal. Source: PayPal.

Marketing

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Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2024

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Telecoms & Networks

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

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Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

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Aviation

Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

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Banking

First Abu Dhabi Bank starts selling 5-year debt - IFR

21 Feb 2024

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Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Forestry

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Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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Economy

Japan slides into recession

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Source: © Multichoice DStv, the satellite service of MultiChoice, has experienced its first downturn in its most dynamic market, South Africa

TV

Subscriber downturn leads to questions on MultiChoice's sustained success

18 Jan 2024

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Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies acquires more of Namibian oil find

Ron Bousso 10 Jan 2024

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Source: © 123rf The 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards are open for entries

Media

2024 SADC Media Awards entries open

9 Jan 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

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IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola decides to leave OPEC, says it doesn't serve its interests

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Source: 123RF.

NHI

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Media

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Coal, Oil & Gas

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Source: International Criminal Court.

Criminal Law

South Africa refers Israel to ICC for Gaza war crimes

16 Nov 2023

Source: Gift of the Givers.

Emergency Medicine

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16 Nov 2023

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Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

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Publishing

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