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Supplied image: Vantara’s collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) led to the reintroduction of 41 Spix’s Macaws into the wild in Brazil.

Environment & Natural Resources

How South Africa’s conservation efforts can thrive with Indian partnership

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

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Healthcare

South African activists unite in global protests demanding immediate release of Gaza paediatrician Abu-Safiyah

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

Transport

AI-powered telematics poised to transform SA road safety

Justin Manson 25 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Mireille Wenger, cuts the ribbon for the new Villiersdorp Ambulance Station. With her is Overberg District Mayor, Ald Sakkie Franken, chairperson of the standing committee for health and wellness Memory Booysen, member Duwayne Jacobs, EMS director Craig Wylie and EMS staff.

Emergency Medicine

New R8.45m Villiersdorp ambulance station enhances emergency services

13 Aug 2024

Hospital Groups

EC health department to start new financial year with R4.8bn in unpaid bills

Estelle Ellis 28 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Automotive

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Chiara Carter 30 Nov 2023

Putting informal settlements on the map

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Putting informal settlements on the map

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 24 Nov 2023

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Oncology

Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

16 Nov 2023

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Public Health

Gift of the Givers mobilises R250,000 in aid for Gaza hospitals

20 Oct 2023

Tshakhuma Mall opens for trade

Commercial Property

Tshakhuma Mall opens for trade

3 Oct 2023

Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.

Healthcare

Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Healthcare

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

Healthcare

Introducing the EMS vaccination programme on wheels

13 Sep 2022

Managing a hospital in 'apocalyptic-like' conditions

Hospital Groups

Managing a hospital in 'apocalyptic-like' conditions

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 20 Jul 2022

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Hospital Groups

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Issued by COHSASA 19 Jul 2022

Emergency Medicine

Attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increasing rapidly

11 Mar 2022

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Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual first: delivering mobile Covid-19 vaccinations

7 Dec 2021

Widespread unrest and looting of shops in KwaZulu-Natal, like these at KwaMashu shopping centre, has badly impacted health services in the province from hospitals trying to function, with skeleton staff to the Covid-19 vaccination programme halting. Photo: Nokulunga Majola

Public Health

Health services in KZN struggle to function amidst looting and violent unrest

Nokulunga Majola 13 Jul 2021

The Gauteng government has been taking over the provision of ambulance services from metros. The City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni have handed over their ambulance fleets. Source: Supplied

Public Health

Mixed reactions to Gauteng government's ambulance takeover

Masego Mafata 2 Jul 2021

Here are the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards winners

Mobile & Apps

Here are the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards winners

30 Oct 2020

#StartupStory: Spottem app - Using tech to fight crime

Tech Startups

#StartupStory: Spottem app - Using tech to fight crime

Johannes Masiteng 21 Aug 2020

Coca-Cola Africa commits $17m in response to Covid-19

ESG

Coca-Cola Africa commits $17m in response to Covid-19

19 Jun 2020

Manu Prakash. Image source: Design Indaba newsletter.

Design Indaba

#DI2020: Empathy and empowerment hand-in-hand at Design Indaba 25

Terry Levin 2 Mar 2020

Mpumalanga builds seven new schools

Primary & Secondary Education

Mpumalanga builds seven new schools

26 Feb 2020

HondaJet most delivered aircraft for third consecutive year

Aviation

HondaJet most delivered aircraft for third consecutive year

24 Feb 2020

How connected cars enhance road safety and convenience

AutoTech

How connected cars enhance road safety and convenience

4 Nov 2019

Digitising Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Technology

Digitising Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

1 Nov 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Emergency response app for domestic abuse victims

10 Sep 2019

How young Africans are going green in business

ESG & Sustainability

How young Africans are going green in business

Franck Kuwonu 3 Sep 2019

Making sense of the 5G investment

Telecoms & Networks

Making sense of the 5G investment

Vino Govender 8 Aug 2019

Ambulances and emergency vehicles parked at Edendale Hospital look good, but hardly any are operational. Photo: Nompendulo Ngubane

Public Health

Emergency workers sit around all day because there are no ambulances

Nompendulo Ngubane 9 Jul 2019

A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA

Infectious Diseases

Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC

Shelley Lees & Luisa Enria 5 Jul 2019

Who is liable for unnecessary deaths due to EMS, ambulance crisis?

Medical Law

Who is liable for unnecessary deaths due to EMS, ambulance crisis?

26 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Public Health

#AfricaMonth: Re-envisioning Africa's healthcare system

31 May 2019

Free State prioritises education, youth

Primary & Secondary Education

Free State prioritises education, youth

19 Feb 2019

The country's state emergency services are facing staff and vehicle shortages, leaving provinces with no choice but to outsource these critical services. (Christopher Sebela / Flickr)

Public Health

If you need an ambulance this festive season, what are your chances of getting one?

Nelisiwe Msomi 18 Dec 2018

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

Medical Research

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

1 Nov 2018

Airbus launches white paper on aerospace technologies in Africa

Aviation

Airbus launches white paper on aerospace technologies in Africa

31 Oct 2018

Will NHI be just another state-owned enterprise?

NHI

Will NHI be just another state-owned enterprise?

Melody Emmett 25 Oct 2018

Prototype tech to warn drivers of accidents ahead

AutoTech

Prototype tech to warn drivers of accidents ahead

26 Sep 2018

Free State health delivery improving, but there's more to do

Public Health

Free State health delivery improving, but there's more to do

6 Aug 2018

SA's health sector needs more funding

Public Health

SA's health sector needs more funding

15 Jun 2018

Eastern Cape Health MEC, Helen August-Sauls

Public Health

EC Health's plan to deal with medical lawsuits

13 Jun 2018

New anti-corruption forum to curb fraud in healthcare

Healthcare

New anti-corruption forum to curb fraud in healthcare

7 Jun 2018

Health anti-corruption forum to curb fraud

Medical Law

Health anti-corruption forum to curb fraud

7 Jun 2018

Importing that dream car is easier said than done - but possible

Automotive

Importing that dream car is easier said than done - but possible

Jeff Osborne 9 May 2018

Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

Malaria

Why Kenya isn't winning the war against malaria in some counties

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Apr 2018