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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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

Covid-19

Mediclinic SA puts mandatory vaccinations on ice

Katja Hamilton 23 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

Covid - How and when might it all end?

Covid-19

Covid - How and when might it all end?

Issued by Bonitas 14 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Economy

Inquiry into rising inequality, unemployment and corruption in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 10 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

Bias-driven travel bans are an ineffective response to variants

Travel

Bias-driven travel bans are an ineffective response to variants

Linda Weaver 2 Feb 2022

Thavhani City. Source: Supplied

Commercial Property

Flanagan & Gerard upbeat over festive retail recovery

25 Jan 2022

Report: African businesses must rethink growth strategies

Trends

Report: African businesses must rethink growth strategies

25 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Londoners divided as Johnson drops Covid rules in England

24 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. Professor Refiloe Masekela, head of UKZN’s Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Covid-19

Children in sub-Saharan Africa dying of Covid-19 at a higher rate than others

20 Jan 2022

TPN Q4 Vacancy Survey: Tenants remain highly price sensitive

Residential Property

TPN Q4 Vacancy Survey: Tenants remain highly price sensitive

20 Jan 2022

Namibia's pandemic-hit tourist sector launches vaccination drive

Tourism

Namibia's pandemic-hit tourist sector launches vaccination drive

Nyasha Nyaungwa 19 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Combined Covid-19 and flu booster could be available within two years

18 Jan 2022

Call to government for aid in South Africa's tourism recovery

Tourism

Call to government for aid in South Africa's tourism recovery

Rachel Irvine 14 Jan 2022

Medical Research

SAMRC sponsors landmark Covid-19 vaccine trial in collaborative bid to combat HIV

13 Jan 2022

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Travel

EU travel ban lifted

12 Jan 2022

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) welcomes in the new year and the road to recovery

Magazines

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) welcomes in the new year and the road to recovery

Issued by Topco Media 12 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Covid-19 update: Outbreak of worrying new IHU variant

7 Jan 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Design & Manufacturing

SA factory activity shrinks in Dec on Omicron worries - PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: The rise of the domestic traveller

Trends

#BizTrends2022: The rise of the domestic traveller

Alan Campbell 5 Jan 2022

FMCG

SA Breweries mulls mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for staff

Nqobile Dludla 4 Jan 2022

Good news for motorists as fuel prices drop

Fuel & Energy

Good news for motorists as fuel prices drop

4 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Domestic tourism continues its reign

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Domestic tourism continues its reign

Mariette du Toit-Helmbold 5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Safeguarding supply chain sustainability in a post-pandemic world

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Safeguarding supply chain sustainability in a post-pandemic world

Dr Juanita Maree 5 Jan 2022

Morocco's tough Covid restrictions hammer tourism sector

Tourism

Morocco's tough Covid restrictions hammer tourism sector

Ahmed Eljechtimi 31 Dec 2021

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Travel

USA to lift southern Africa travel ban

29 Dec 2021

Malaysia lifts travel ban on 8 African countries, citing wider Omicron spread

Travel

Malaysia lifts travel ban on 8 African countries, citing wider Omicron spread

Rozanna Latiff 28 Dec 2021

Markets & Investment

South Africa's rand recovers on improved risk appetite

23 Dec 2021

Denmark drops travel restrictions for 10 countries in southern Africa

Travel

Denmark drops travel restrictions for 10 countries in southern Africa

Nikolaj Skydsgaard 23 Dec 2021

Markets & Investment

Inflation, China, Omicron: top 3 investment headwinds in 2022

21 Dec 2021

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Management & Leadership

View of the office in 2022

17 Dec 2021

Play your part in domestic tourism's recovery this holiday

Maintenance

Play your part in domestic tourism's recovery this holiday

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 17 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

ESG

Alcohol industry backs festive season road safety campaign

17 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Research

South African consumer confidence flat in Q4, but Omicron worries loom

Sinchita Mitra and Yadarisa Shabong 15 Dec 2021

Tourism sector welcomes SA's removal from UK red list

Tourism & Travel

Tourism sector welcomes SA's removal from UK red list

15 Dec 2021

Travel

UK to remove all countries from Covid travel red list

Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper 14 Dec 2021

Source: REUTERS

Covid-19

UK to reverse SA travel red listing

14 Dec 2021

Ghana airport to fine airlines that bring unvaccinated passengers

Travel

Ghana airport to fine airlines that bring unvaccinated passengers

14 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Financial Services

Financial inclusion on the cards

13 Dec 2021