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France's Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring their first goal in the round-of-16 Fifa World Cup match between Paraguay and France. Image credit: Reuters/Kyle Ross

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France's Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring their first goal in the round-of-16 Fifa World Cup match between Paraguay and France. Image credit: Reuters/Kyle Ross

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Maroefah Smith 9 Jul 2026

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Why overwork culture is boosting the longevity economy

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New internship programme at SU clinics opens doors for aspiring medical receptionists

Stellenbosch University 9 Jul 2026

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New digital surgery-scheduling tool helps SA healthcare beat the clock

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The growing influence of AI on consumer food choices

The growing influence of AI on consumer food choices

Prof Estelle Van Tonder & Prof Christo Bisschoff 8 Jul 2026

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The Ordinary leads AI beauty rankings as Chanel and other legacy brands lose ground

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Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment

Blessings Masuku and Colleta Gandidzanwa 1 Jul 2026

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The new threat to South Africa’s children is not on the streets; it’s online

Rebecca Matle, Tsholofelo Makhathini, Faaiza Gangat, and Minah Mojela 30 Jun 2026

Young UP researchers develop citrus-based supplement to fight diabetes and obesity

Young UP researchers develop citrus-based supplement to fight diabetes and obesity

University of Pretoria 30 Jun 2026

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Beyond the pharmacy: Dis-Chem is reimagining the future of healthcare retail in SA

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Evan-Lee Courie 29 Jun 2026

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Built on care, backed by strength: Medihelp restores solvency and reinforces its commitment to members

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A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

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Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 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

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