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A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Infectious Diseases

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Agriculture

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Divya Narain 2 Dec 2025

Social Media

News influencers are reshaping the media – insights from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

Amy Ross Arguedas and Nic Newman 28 Nov 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Climate Change

Kenya harnesses geothermal power to capture carbon from the air

Jefferson Kahinju and Hereward Holland 22 Jul 2025

Healthcare

Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?

Alistair Farley and Helen Smith 22 Apr 2025

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Fuel & Energy

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Hannah Budnitz 1 Apr 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

Social Media

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

Craig Robertson 27 Dec 2024

Media

‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

Kelly Fincham 13 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

Publishing

African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in 6 countries

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 5 Nov 2024

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Higher Education

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Issued by Oxford University Press 1 Aug 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the second year running in the SA Top 20 Mobility Brandscape

Branding

Part 3: South Africa Speaks: BAV Top 20 Mobility Brands in 2024

Dono White 4 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf PlayStation leads the way in Mzanzi in SA Top 20 Play Brandscape

Branding

Part 2: South Africa Speaks: BAV Top 20 Playtime Brands in 2024: PlayStation leads the way

Dono White 21 Jun 2024

Branding

Part 1: South Africa Speaks BAV Top 20 Brands in 2024 - Siya Kolisi most esteemed

Dono White 10 Jun 2024

Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Healthcare

UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

3 May 2024

Publishing

Nervous Conditions: On translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 22 Feb 2024

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 13 Feb 2024

Branding

Marina Abramović has launched a skincare brand – and it doesn’t seem to be satire

Marta Zboralska 22 Jan 2024

Fintech

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable payments in local currencies – what you need to know

Christopher Adam 5 Dec 2023

6 UCT scholars secure Oxford University opportunity with Rhodes Scholarships

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

6 UCT scholars secure Oxford University opportunity with Rhodes Scholarships

23 Nov 2023

AICPA & CIMA call for the skilling of accountants to better support ESG practices in Africa

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA call for the skilling of accountants to better support ESG practices in Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 18 Oct 2023

Source: © SA Rugby Mag Siya Kolisi displays the leadership qualities we yearn to see in the people in charge of our nation says Dono White, strategic planning director at VMLY&R South Africa

Branding

Why South Africa would vote for Siya Kolisi in 2024 if they could

Dono White 12 Oct 2023

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting - South African study

Tourism

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting - South African study

Neil D'Cruze, Angie Elwin and Herbert Ntuli 5 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year

4 Oct 2023

Karen Simpson appointed as managing director Africa at Oxford University Press

Publishing

Karen Simpson appointed as managing director Africa at Oxford University Press

Issued by Oxford University Press 29 Sep 2023

AICPA & CIMA call for education and action to prepare Ghana for ESG opportunities

Education & Training

AICPA & CIMA call for education and action to prepare Ghana for ESG opportunities

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 26 Sep 2023

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz SA voted coolest car brand at Sunday Times GenNext Awards

21 Sep 2023

World-class content lauded at Nedbank IMC 2023

IMC Conference

World-class content lauded at Nedbank IMC 2023

Issued by IMC Conference 21 Sep 2023

Nike walked away with the number one spot. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Nike claims title of SA's coolest brand among youth at Sunday Times GenNext Awards

21 Sep 2023

Source: Arena Events Last year's event. This year's annual Sunday Times GenNext survey top 10 finalists have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext survey Top 10 finalists announced

13 Sep 2023

Enrolment open for prestigious executive management course on sustainable financial strategy

Education & Training

Enrolment open for prestigious executive management course on sustainable financial strategy

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 17 Aug 2023

Public Health

OHSC welcomes appointment of new health ombud

5 Jun 2023

AICPA & CIMA and Saïd Business School partner to improve sustainable accounting across the world

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA and Saïd Business School partner to improve sustainable accounting across the world

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 7 Mar 2023

Marketing

Modern marketing dilemmas: Is brand differentiation an effective way to reduce customer price sensitivity?

Mary Kyriakidi and Graham Staplehurst, Issued by Kantar 7 Mar 2023

Noodle acquires Hubble Studios to modernise e-learning in South Africa

E-learning

Noodle acquires Hubble Studios to modernise e-learning in South Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Feb 2023

Did ChatGPT just kill Google Bard? Here's why this is a step in the right direction for AI

4th Industrial Revolution

Did ChatGPT just kill Google Bard? Here's why this is a step in the right direction for AI

Heloise Greeff 13 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. Uganda health minister Jane Ruth Aceng addresses the media after receiving a shipment of 1,200 doses for Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda, 8 December, 2022.

Public Health

Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak

11 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Ebola vaccine candidates arrive in Uganda for trials

8 Dec 2022

Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi has been appointed as UJ's new vice-chancellor and principal

Higher Education

UJ appoints new vice-chancellor and principal

23 Sep 2022

Covid-19

"There should be no secrecy in a pandemic" - Health Justice Initiative's senior researcher

13 Sep 2022

AICPA & CIMA appoint Jeremy Osborn as global head of ESG

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA appoint Jeremy Osborn as global head of ESG

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 13 Jul 2022

Source: REUTERS. A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash development in 1968. CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Public Health

WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe

23 May 2022

Online Media

New slogan reflects era of trust for News24

16 Mar 2022

Barati Mahloele, Venture Capital Fund director, Tiger Brands. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Tiger Brands appoints first Venture Capital Fund director

20 Jan 2022

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Marwa Rashad 15 Nov 2021

Reducing air travel by small amounts each year could level off the climate impact

Aviation

Reducing air travel by small amounts each year could level off the climate impact

Milan Klöwer 8 Nov 2021

Source: Katerina Holmes –

E-learning

Oxford University Press launches digital EduZone for teachers

6 Sep 2021

Some of the most vulnerable are yet to receive their first dose. Hanna Kuprevich/Alamy Stock Photo

Covid-19

Covid-19: WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots - is it justifiable?

Jonathan Pugh, Dominic Wilkinson & Julian Savulescu 16 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Design & Manufacturing

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021