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KFC celebrates Cricket South Africa’s Pink Day with R600,000 donation

CSI & Philanthropy

KFC celebrates Cricket South Africa’s Pink Day with R600,000 donation

3 Feb 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Surgical Procedures

Steve Biko Academic Hospital performs pioneering cryoablation procedure

23 Jan 2026

Pharmaceuticals

SAHPRA gives Biovac go-ahead to start oral cholera vaccine trials

12 Nov 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Oncology

SA unites with gold ribbons to spotlight childhood cancer

16 Sep 2025

UP researchers triumph at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’, spotlighting excellence in science and innovation

Higher Education

UP researchers triumph at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’, spotlighting excellence in science and innovation

Issued by University of Pretoria 13 Aug 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Matshepo Msibi named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities South Africa

11 Aug 2025

Image credit: Google DeepMind on Pexels

Oncology

University of Free State adopts AI cancer treatment planning

7 Aug 2025

NWU vice-chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West

Hospital Groups

NWU vice-chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Jul 2025

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Medtech

Collab honours Nelson Mandela with charitable robotic surgeries

15 Jul 2025

Image credit: Markus Frieauff on Unsplash

NHI

75% of SA's professionals believe that NHI will worsen healthcare

Maroefah Smith 27 Jun 2025

President Ramaphosa on his oversight visit to the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRI) facility housed at the hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Image credit: SA Government

NHI

Steve Biko Hospital is a blueprint for NHI's future - Ramaphosa

25 Jun 2025

A pioneer in nuclear medicine: Prof. Mike Sathekge receives honorary doctorate from the NWU

Higher Education

A pioneer in nuclear medicine: Prof. Mike Sathekge receives honorary doctorate from the NWU

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 5 Jun 2025

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Higher Education

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Issued by University of Pretoria 26 May 2025

Source: Facebook/Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

Healthcare

Inside Baragwanath Hospital: How a linen shortage exposed systemic failures

23 May 2025

Public Health

Gauteng High Court orders urgent action to address cancer treatment backlog in public hospitals

Tamsin Metelerkamp 7 Apr 2025

Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group - Ons weet wat ons weet: There’s never been a better time to invest in SA

Mike Abel, Issued by The Up&Up Group 17 Oct 2024

Source: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital CEO, Anita Parbhoo, is the 2024 recipient of the Jakes Gerwel Award in Public Health. Photo supplied by Jeffrey Abrahams.

Healthcare

Anita Parbhoo wins Jakes Gerwel Award

30 Aug 2024

Surgical Procedures

Mandela Day: Gauteng's health initiative clears surgery backlog

18 Jul 2024

Source: Department of Science and Innovation.

Healthcare

Nzimande unveils inaugural nuclear medicine research facility in Pretoria

23 May 2024

Source: Life Healthcare.

Healthcare

New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

Yvette Naudé 5 Apr 2024

Mental health

SADAG raises alarm over dire state of SA's psychiatric facilities

19 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Tygerberg Hospital has exceeded its life expectancy by two decades hence the need for a new Central Hospital in the Western Cape.

Healthcare

Western Cape's new Central hospital unveiled with focus on academic services

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2023

Cohsasa appoints new board members

Healthcare

Cohsasa appoints new board members

Issued by COHSASA 1 Sep 2023

Hospital Groups

Limpopo Central Hospital scheduled for grand opening in 2026

19 Jul 2023

Public Health

OHSC welcomes appointment of new health ombud

5 Jun 2023

Source: Twitter/@OtpLimpopo

Healthcare

Academic hospital for Limpopo

2 Jun 2023

Healthcare

R60m medical stores facility unveiled at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

19 May 2023

Telecoms giant Vodacom takes over Soweto this summer

OOH

Telecoms giant Vodacom takes over Soweto this summer

Issued by Kena Outdoor 12 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Pivotal local research on antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals begins in earnest

22 Nov 2022

Support for rural farmers

Agriculture

Support for rural farmers

Rebone Moerane & Alfred Kgasi, Issued by University of Pretoria 30 Aug 2022

It takes a village

CSI

It takes a village

Issued by MANGO-OMC 7 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Vuyo Rankoe, head of Niche, Santam

Insurance & Actuarial

Collaborative risk management central to a new insurance paradigm

3 Jan 2022

Source: ©Mark Bowden

Medtech

First non-invasive benign prostate procedure performed in SA

11 Nov 2021

Higher Education

Stevie the robot joins intensive-care team at UP Faculty of Health Sciences and Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Issued by University of Pretoria 5 Jul 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Public Health

Water, power cuts and neglect are taking their toll on South Africa's top hospitals

Daynia Ballot 8 Jul 2021

Gauteng premier, David Makhura. Source:

Covid-19

Gauteng "on fire" as Covid-19 infections skyrocket

22 Jun 2021

Urgent call for support following Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Urgent call for support following Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire

23 Apr 2021

Public Health

Contingency plans for Charlotte Maxeke patients

20 Apr 2021

All the 2021 Forbes Woman Africa Award winners

Events & Conferencing

All the 2021 Forbes Woman Africa Award winners

10 Mar 2021

OxERA oxygen supply device

Covid-19

Innovation bridges oxygen supply gap for Covid-19 patients

12 Jan 2021

Education & Training

Sports camera adapts well as surgical training tool

16 Nov 2020

#BizUnity: Thanks so very blooming much

Covid-19

#BizUnity: Thanks so very blooming much

24 Jul 2020

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Covid-19

South Africa's superhero dietitians

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 1 Jun 2020