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Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

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A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

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Earn while you sleep? Discovery Vitality launches Sleep Rewards programme

Earn while you sleep? Discovery Vitality launches Sleep Rewards programme

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A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

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Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

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SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

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A boat beside the cruise ship MV Hondius anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video. Image credit: Reuters TV via Reuters

NICD confirms rare human-to-human Andes hantavirus in MV Hondius passengers

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NHI faces Constitutional Court test this week

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Therapy or nutrition? Navigating patent protection of functional foods

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Cruise ship MV Hondius docked at the port in Praia, Cape Verde, with passengers not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected hantavirus cases aboard the vessel. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer TPX Images of the Day

WHO says public risk low as suspected hantavirus delays Cape Verde docking

Olivia Le Poidevin, Toby Sterling, Anthony Deutsch and Charlotte Van Campenhout 5 May 2026

Cansa highlights human rights and cancer in the workplace

Cansa highlights human rights and cancer in the workplace

CANSA 5 May 2026

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SA monitors hantavirus case linked to suspected cruise ship outbreak

4 May 2026

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Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

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Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

Biovac's €75m cash injection to boost vaccine production and create jobs

17 Apr 2026

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Hidden costs of medical errors: Landmark case in Uganda spotlights HIV misdiagnosis

Mtho Maphumulo 23 Mar 2026

Clicks recalls kiddies snack after non-pathogenic Listeria detection

Clicks recalls kiddies snack after non-pathogenic Listeria detection

16 Mar 2026

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