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Plastic microbeads: great in your face wash, bad in your food – how South Africa’s ban can work better

Anusha Rajkaran and Conrad Sparks 25 Aug 2025

The centre includes virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) systems, interactive touch tables enabling 3D anatomical exploration, and advanced 3D printing facilities. Image supplied.

Stellenbosch Uni opens morphology centre in Cape Town

20 Aug 2025

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Diphtheria outbreak in Somalia worsens with vaccine shortages

19 Aug 2025

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Why women's health is key to economic success in South Africa

15 Aug 2025

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Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

13 Aug 2025

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Matshepo Msibi named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities South Africa

11 Aug 2025

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Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

8 Aug 2025

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The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen 8 Aug 2025

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Health experts urge bold action on harm reduction in South Africa's wellness landscape

7 Aug 2025

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

Communikay 5 Aug 2025

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Repairs to crumbling clinic delayed

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 4 Aug 2025

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WomenCan gathers experts at Wellness Collective Summit

4 Aug 2025

Source: Dean Macpherson at the 2024 signing of the historic Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, SA Police Service, Treasury_RSA and cidb_sa at the #NCS2024, which committed to put an end to disruptions at construction sites once and for all.

Fraudulent oxygen plant tender under scrutiny as PwC report drops

1 Aug 2025

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AstraZeneca enters rare disease care in South Africa

31 Jul 2025

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