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Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Advertising

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Issued by TBWA 23 Apr 2026

Social Media

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

Carolina Rossini 12 Mar 2026

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Surgical Procedures

Steve Biko Academic Hospital performs pioneering cryoablation procedure

23 Jan 2026

From boardroom to classroom: Why senior leaders are going back to school

Higher Education

From boardroom to classroom: Why senior leaders are going back to school

Bryson Pather, Issued by Regent Business School 17 Oct 2025

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Public Health

Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 8 Oct 2025

Addressing barriers to accessing innovative medicines in South Africa - A critical moment amid funding cuts

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Addressing barriers to accessing innovative medicines in South Africa - A critical moment amid funding cuts

Matimba Ngobeni 22 Aug 2025

Alkemi Collective's Bradly Howlan says World PR Day’s theme this year Building Bridges & Navigating Polarisation could not be more timely (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Alkemi Collective's Bradly Howland: Building bridges in a world that needs it more than ever

18 Jul 2025

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

Medtech

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

2 Jul 2025

Bubblegummers AW24 Collection: Lead the Way through every stage of childhood

Fashion & Homeware

Bubblegummers AW24 Collection: Lead the Way through every stage of childhood

Issued by Bata 22 Apr 2024

6 simple hacks to enhance your health and well-being

Wellness

6 simple hacks to enhance your health and well-being

13 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group chief technology director at Afrocentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The only constant is change - healthcare technology trends

Avsharn Bachoo 16 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Merck Foundation honours outstanding African researchers at 2023 MARS Awards

3 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Medtech

InUversal Group's next-gen medical hubs prioritise holistic wellcare and 4IR technology

11 Dec 2023

Allegra: Transforming chronic disease management in support of World Aids Day

Medtech

Allegra: Transforming chronic disease management in support of World Aids Day

Issued by Allegra Healthcare Management 16 Nov 2023

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Women's Health

MomConnect celebrates 9 years of transforming maternal health and unveils new symptom-check feature

Issued by A Better World Network 15 Sep 2023

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

Imran Salie 9 May 2023

Public Health

Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

Medtech

AstraZeneca promotes AI use in disease detection

13 Apr 2023

Public Health

Green light for Cape Health Technology Park

28 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Joost Pielage, Quro chief technology officer.

Healthcare

Quro Medical releases mobile app for doctors

3 Feb 2023

Cape Town-based biotechnology company, Afrigen, appoints new board chair

Medtech

Cape Town-based biotechnology company, Afrigen, appoints new board chair

Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Jan 2023

Source: Dr Carolyn Chinsinga.

Healthcare

Real-time data monitoring drives superior hospital-at-home care

Katja Hamilton 9 Sep 2022

CRM, CX, UX

Africa's digital-native companies poised to unlock revenue growth

Olufunmilayo Okubena 7 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Discovery and AIA to establish a pan-Asian health insurtech business

16 Feb 2022

Source: Premier Alan Winde. The interior of the new NantSA vaccine plant opened in Cape Town at the same time as the launch of the AAAH coalition .

Healthcare

Cape Town unveils Africa's Access to Advanced Healthcare coalition

24 Jan 2022

Source: © Andriy Popov

Medical Research

SA healthcare leaders optimistic about country's healthcare

19 Nov 2021

Source: ©Michal Bednarek

Medtech

Fast-tracking healthcare digitalisation

30 Sep 2021

Source: ©everythingispossible

Medtech

Picking up the pace of healthcare innovation

22 Sep 2021

Best Brands Germany 2021 announces winners

Branding

Best Brands Germany 2021 announces winners

26 Feb 2021

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Entrepreneurship

Africa's young entrepreneurs can help in post-Covid recovery

Kingsley Ighobora 13 Oct 2020

Drone tech helps boost healthcare supply chains

Technology

Drone tech helps boost healthcare supply chains

22 Sep 2020

CT-based Signapps awarded Britain NHS contract

Mobile & Apps

CT-based Signapps awarded Britain NHS contract

7 Sep 2020

#WomensMonth: Paula Sartini talks disruptive innovations post Covid-19

Technology

#WomensMonth: Paula Sartini talks disruptive innovations post Covid-19

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Aug 2020

Drones are the future for better pan-African healthcare

Technology

Drones are the future for better pan-African healthcare

3 Jul 2020

Help youth navigate through the digital world

Technology

Help youth navigate through the digital world

5 Feb 2020

Lerato Mosiah, CEO: Health Funders Association

Trends

#BizTrends2020: The future of healthcare is now

Lerato Mosiah 6 Jan 2020

A community health worker screening a child’s hearing in Cape Town. Ora Buerkli

Medtech

We used smartphones to screen young children for vision and hearing loss

De Wet Swanepoel 14 Oct 2019

Lerato Mosiah, CEO of the Health Funders Association

Hospital Groups

HMI recommendations will contribute to universal coverage

10 Oct 2019

Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester. Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

Alison B Comfort 3 Oct 2019

Mohsen George, vice president, Health Insurance Organisation, Egypt

NHI

Egypt's Social Health Insurance - a stepping stone to UHC

Mohsen George 2 Jul 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The propaganda of optimism

Marketing

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: The propaganda of optimism

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 15 Jun 2018

Branding

Red Bull Social Innovation Festival is a swing and hit

4 Jun 2018

How can private healthcare contribute to NHI?

NHI

How can private healthcare contribute to NHI?

23 May 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: Moving markets; changing consumers

Markets & Investment

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: Moving markets; changing consumers

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 11 May 2018

Social needs to up its game to keep receiving financial support

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Social needs to up its game to keep receiving financial support

Issued by Next Generation 18 Apr 2018