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Covid-19

No new Covid-19 variant, claims Health

13 May 2024

SU's Professor Tulio de Oliveira selected for Time100 Health 2024

Education & Training

SU's Professor Tulio de Oliveira selected for Time100 Health 2024

Issued by Stellenbosch University 6 May 2024

Covid-19

Mounting evidence shows that Covid-19 leaves its mark on the brain

Ziyad Al-Aly 26 Mar 2024

Covid-19

Eris Covid-19 variant now in SA: WHO flags concern amid rising global infections

16 Aug 2023

Covid-19

WHO closely monitors Covid variant amid mutation concerns

Katja Hamilton 15 Aug 2023

Covid-19

Emerging Covid-19 variant spreads across UK amidst rising cases

10 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Mary Rodgers, a virus hunter and scientist at Abbott who works with the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition.

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Abbott's top scientist speaks to staying one step ahead of a constantly mutating virus

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

Source: ©ammentorp via

Tourism

Cape Town's tourism industry recovers to pre-pandemic levels

19 Jan 2023

Covid-19

South Africa sees no need for new Covid restrictions for now - health minister

10 Jan 2023

Covid-19

Dept of Health monitoring hospitalisations and deaths linked to new Covid-19 variant

9 Jan 2023

Africa's air cargo market contracts over 8%

Cargo & Storage

Africa's air cargo market contracts over 8%

1 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit

Alistair Smout 25 Nov 2022

Source: ©Olga Yastremska -

Retail Marketing

Hyper personalisation, enhanced CX pivotal to Black Friday e-commerce campaigns

Kabelo Ngwane 24 Nov 2022

Emergency Medicine

Pfizer says Omicron-specific booster vaccine shows promising results but not yet approved for SA

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. Packages of Bio Farma's Covid-19 vaccine are seen at Command Center and Vaccine Distribution Management System of Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia.

Covid-19

Indonesia in talks with African countries to export its homemade Covid shot

10 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. African scientists receiving training in genomics surveillance at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), South Africa.

Covid-19

Covid-19 variants in Africa were introduced from abroad, study finds

16 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Covid-19

Africa CDC head: Covid still a threat given low vaccination rates

Alexander Winning 15 Sep 2022

African airlines see cargo volumes decrease by 3.5%

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see cargo volumes decrease by 3.5%

13 Sep 2022

African airlines see 103.6% rise in demand for passenger travel

Travel

African airlines see 103.6% rise in demand for passenger travel

5 Aug 2022

Africa air cargo volumes increase by 5.7% in June

Cargo & Storage

Africa air cargo volumes increase by 5.7% in June

4 Aug 2022

Consumer preference for OTC medication spreads in SA's cough, cold and flu remedies market

Pharmaceuticals

Consumer preference for OTC medication spreads in SA's cough, cold and flu remedies market

Issued by Insight Survey 13 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Nutritional consultant and health and wellness expert, Vanessa Ascencao.

Covid-19

Sufficient vitamin D levels pre-infection may positively influence Covid-19

6 Jun 2022

Acsa encouraged by passenger network recovery across all airports

Aviation

Acsa encouraged by passenger network recovery across all airports

23 May 2022

Recession fears: "Economic and financial conditions are expected to remain volatile"

Markets & Investment

Recession fears: "Economic and financial conditions are expected to remain volatile"

Katja Hamilton 19 May 2022

Africa's travel, tourism sector expected to create 14 million new jobs by 2032

Tourism & Travel

Africa's travel, tourism sector expected to create 14 million new jobs by 2032

17 May 2022

Travel

Global air passenger numbers continue to climb

5 May 2022

Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron weigh on global air cargo market

Cargo & Storage

Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron weigh on global air cargo market

4 May 2022

New IMF chief economist weighs in on world economic outlook

Economy

New IMF chief economist weighs in on world economic outlook

20 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied

Tourism

How to transform from a DMO to a DXO

19 Apr 2022

Markets & Investment

24% of South Africans back stocks as the best investment in 2022

5 Apr 2022

Covid-19

Has UCT's Mandatory Vaccine Policy been shelved?

Katja Hamilton 28 Mar 2022

Source: REUTERS

Covid-19

Moderna to seek emergency authorisation for Covid shot for children younger than six

23 Mar 2022

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Infrastructure & Utilities

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Bate Felix 22 Mar 2022

Travel

Demand for air travel slows down in January

14 Mar 2022

South African travel plans drop amid Omicron

Travel

South African travel plans drop amid Omicron

3 Mar 2022

Global air passenger numbers to recover in 2024

Travel

Global air passenger numbers to recover in 2024

1 Mar 2022

SA occupancies up to 36% as City Lodge Hotels posts better interim results

Hospitality

SA occupancies up to 36% as City Lodge Hotels posts better interim results

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 1 Mar 2022

6 South Africans join Craft Beer Marketing Awards judging panel

Retail Marketing

6 South Africans join Craft Beer Marketing Awards judging panel

25 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Mediclinic SA puts mandatory vaccinations on ice

Katja Hamilton 23 Feb 2022

Source: Moderna

Covid-19

Bancel says he's working to get Moderna vaccine in Hong Kong

18 Feb 2022

REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

Covid-19

SA allows use of Merck Covid pill but government not buying

18 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify - WHO

18 Feb 2022

Source: Dis-Chem

Health & Beauty

Dis-Chem benefits as shoppers return to malls

15 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Economy

Inquiry into rising inequality, unemployment and corruption in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2022

International SOS rolls out Covid trip planner to support safe return to travel

Travel

International SOS rolls out Covid trip planner to support safe return to travel

7 Feb 2022

How retailers can make the most of Valentine's Day promos

Retail Marketing

How retailers can make the most of Valentine's Day promos

4 Feb 2022

History in the making as Letlaka, Sipuka and Kekana line up for the Kyalami 9 hour

Motorsport

History in the making as Letlaka, Sipuka and Kekana line up for the Kyalami 9 hour

Naresh Maharaj 3 Feb 2022