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Unicef staff and airport workers receive an aircraft carrying medical supplies as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain at Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo gets 70k Merck vaccine boost

21 Aug 2026

A golden age of strategic PR must also be a golden age of disclosure, says reputation strategist Solly Moeng (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | A Golden Age of Strategic PR must also be a golden age of disclosures

Solly Moeng 23 Jul 2026

The 5th AuthenticA Series Lab, a screenwriters programme from South Africa-based non-profit Realness Institute, is now open for applications. The 4th edition's (last year) cohort at the first in-person workshop (left to right) Reem Morsi, Gamel Apalayine, Jolade Olusanya, Mona Ombogo (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

AuthenticA Series Lab invites applications from African screenwriters

10 Jul 2026

Telkom commits R100m to launch new AI institute in SA

4th Industrial Revolution

Telkom commits R100m to launch new AI institute in SA

9 Jul 2026

MTN CEO appointed to UN AI commission

4th Industrial Revolution

MTN CEO appointed to UN AI commission

9 Jul 2026

Limpopo learners compete on global stage at robotics challenge

Education

Limpopo learners compete on global stage at robotics challenge

9 Jul 2026

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Stellies leads efforts to curb Ebola outbreak as WHO warns of escalation

21 May 2026

People from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are transferred by boat to the port after disembarking, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

Cruise evacuees face 42-day quarantine to contain hantavirus spread

Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee 11 May 2026

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

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026

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

Infectious Diseases

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

2026 trade predictions strong amid barriers, DP World reveals

Logistics & Transport

2026 trade predictions strong amid barriers, DP World reveals

22 Jan 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

HIV/AIDS

HIV funding still falls short of targets after pledges: what’s at stake

Melanie Bisnauth 5 Jan 2026

Source: Archive

Aviation

Iata urges global safeguards for aircraft systems as 5G/6G rollout continues

30 Dec 2025

Global Citizen reactive statement on G20 outcomes

ESG & Sustainability

Global Citizen reactive statement on G20 outcomes

Michael Sheldrick, Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Nov 2025

The University of Cape Town MBA cements its position as a global leader in teaching sustainability and impact

Higher Education

The University of Cape Town MBA cements its position as a global leader in teaching sustainability and impact

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 11 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

BNP struggles to dispel Sudan litigation concerns as shares drop

Mathieu Rosemain 22 Oct 2025

4 African storytellers chosen for the 2025 AuthenticA Series Lab

Film & Cinematography

4 African storytellers chosen for the 2025 AuthenticA Series Lab

9 Sep 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help

Melanie MacGregor 20 Aug 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa vows relentless fight against plastic pollution amid global treaty setback

18 Aug 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Nutrition

25 million people acutely food insecure in Sudan

11 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar hits near 4-year low versus euro, weighed by worries over tax bill, trade deal

Chibuike Oguh 1 Jul 2025

Candlelight Concerts expands to Gqeberha and Durban

Music

Candlelight Concerts expands to Gqeberha and Durban

19 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Emergency Medicine

Calls for global justice: South Africa reacts to Gaza hospital strike

21 Apr 2025

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

Film & Cinematography

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

26 Mar 2025

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Higher Education

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. LuxeRivers in Chongqing.

Property

SAOTA strengthens foothold in China

25 Nov 2024

Legendary automotive designer Bruno Sacco passes away

Automotive

Legendary automotive designer Bruno Sacco passes away

8 Oct 2024

Africa's next big storytellers: 4 screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

Film & Cinematography

Africa's next big storytellers: 4 screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

10 Sep 2024

WTO cases against EU citrus measures move forward

Agro-processing

WTO cases against EU citrus measures move forward

29 Jul 2024

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

Agriculture

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

24 May 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Beijing Auto Show

Events & Shows

Highlights from the 2024 Beijing Auto Show

2 May 2024

Deena Naidoo, group nursing services manager, Lenmed (standing) with from left: Jacqui Stewart, CEO of Cohsasa; Dr Kim Faure project lead: SECURE Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership; Dr Ziyanda Mgugudo-Sello head of unit: Professional Services SA Medical Association and Professor Natalie Schellack, head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria, and editor of the South Africa Pharmacy Journal.

Hospital Groups

Cohsasa’s Conference at Hospital Show a great success!

Issued by COHSASA 9 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

Emma Farge 22 Mar 2024

Source: Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Markets & Investment

India, South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks

Rachna Uppal and Emma Farge 29 Feb 2024

Economy

#WEF24: Global leaders unite to drive initiatives for climate action and clean energy

Katja Hamilton 19 Jan 2024

South African health accrediting body is internationally accredited

Hospital Groups

South African health accrediting body is internationally accredited

Issued by COHSASA 18 Jan 2024

Delegates attend the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/ File Photo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Morocco wins vote to lead UN human rights body after showdown with SA

Reuters 10 Jan 2024

Source: World Food Programme.

Emergency Medicine

SA condemns attack that wounded Jordanian medics in Gaza

17 Nov 2023

Source: Luum Awards For the first time, an African agency, Nigeria's X3M Idea, has been named Independent Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards

Advertising

Nigeria's X3M Ideas wins Luum Awards Independent Agency of the Year - a first for Africa

9 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year

4 Oct 2023

2003 BMW M3 sells for R2.3m at SA classic car auction

Commercial & Industrial

2003 BMW M3 sells for R2.3m at SA classic car auction

27 Sep 2023

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

Social Entrepreneurship

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

19 Sep 2023

A satellite image shows lower dam on Wadi in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 13 September 2023. Maxar Technologies/Reuters

Infrastructure & Utilities

Libyans furious at revelations that warnings went unheeded before flood

Tom Perry and Angus McDowall 18 Sep 2023

4 African episodic screenwriters selected for second edition of AuthenticA Series Lab

Film & Cinematography

4 African episodic screenwriters selected for second edition of AuthenticA Series Lab

13 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.A boy covers his face from smoke as a health worker fumigates against mosquitoes in a residential area, as Sri Lanka tries to curb dengue fever across the island in Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 July, 2023.

Public Health

WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes cases near historic highs

Emma Farge 21 Jul 2023

Source: Hanson Robotics.

Palliative care

AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes

Emma Farge 7 Jul 2023

Eduvos Moot Court team to second round of UN competition

Higher Education

Eduvos Moot Court team to second round of UN competition

Issued by Eduvos 25 May 2023

Image supplied. (left to right) AuthenticA Series Lab 2022 participant Tony Sebastian Ukpo, Penny Christodoulou Storyboard Collective, mentor Mehret Mandefro, story consultant Selina Ukwuoma, 2022 participant Chantel Clark, 2022 participant Jessica Leanne Hagan, 2022participant Angela Wanjiku Wamai and programme director Elias Ribeiro

Film & Cinematography

2nd edition of the AuthenticA Series Lab opens for submissions

9 May 2023