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Congolese medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) carry children tested and cleared of Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage, at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) within the secured Ebola response zone, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Hoho commune of Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to record over 4,000 cases

Clement Bonnerot and Jessica Donati 6 Aug 2026

A US passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is instructed by personnel after disembarking a boat at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

SA identifies 97 contacts tied to MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak

12 May 2026

A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

8 May 2026

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

Travel

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

7 May 2026

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Infectious Diseases

SA monitors hantavirus case linked to suspected cruise ship outbreak

4 May 2026

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox: No global lockdowns, emphasis on increased education, vigilance, airport screening and monitoring

Katja Hamilton 24 Aug 2024

Public Health

Health Department: Mpox under control, stay vigilant

21 Aug 2024

SADC Tourism Alliance: Southern Africa remains low-risk for mpox

Travel

SADC Tourism Alliance: Southern Africa remains low-risk for mpox

21 Aug 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Dr Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Transformation of HR practices in support of wellness

Chris Blair 9 Jan 2024

Source: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Public Health

Fatal diphtheria outbreak claims inmate's life in Western Cape prison

10 Nov 2023

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Urgent action needed for high incidence among MSM

Hans Croukamp 20 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group technology director for Afrocentric group.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Meeting your surgeon in the metaverse; can 2023 drive the metamorphosis of healthcare technology?

Avsharn Bachoo 9 Jan 2023

The 5 things that must be taken into account when connecting SA public sector agencies

Technology

The 5 things that must be taken into account when connecting SA public sector agencies

Sina Mvoko 20 Dec 2022

Building and enabling smart and sustainable cities of the future

4th Industrial Revolution

Building and enabling smart and sustainable cities of the future

Matone Ditlhake 30 Nov 2022

Public Health

Second monkeypox case detected in the Western Cape

16 Aug 2022

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Hospital Groups

Is healthcare accreditation worth it?

Issued by COHSASA 19 Jul 2022

Source: Freepik.

Public Health

South Africa confirms its first case of monkeypox

23 Jun 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

6 principles that helped Sanzaf navigate the Covid-19 pandemic

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

6 principles that helped Sanzaf navigate the Covid-19 pandemic

Yasmina Francke 9 May 2022

Healthcare

WHO Pandemic Treaty: The makings of a New World Order?

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2022

Economy

#SOPA2022: Premier Alan Winde pays lip service to gender-based violence

Katja Hamilton 17 Feb 2022

Healthcare

Government calls for citizens to isolate and quarantine again, reinstates contact tracing

31 Jan 2022

Image source: Artem Podrez from

Medical Law

Revised Covid-19 protocols on hold

30 Dec 2021

HIV/AIDS

South Africa loses a great champion and a powerful voice in the fight against HIV/Aids

Katja Hamilton 30 Dec 2021

Covid-19

No more contact tracing, The Department of Health announces

27 Dec 2021

Source: ©UNICEF/UN0493554/Msirikale Flight docked at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam ready to offload the initial delivery of 1,058,450 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine donated by the United States government through the COVAX Facility

Covid-19

Covid-19 diagnostics: the key to Africa's recovery

21 Oct 2021

Low-code platforms offer organisational innovation and agility

Development

Low-code platforms offer organisational innovation and agility

Hyther Nizam 7 Oct 2021

Source: Supplied

Hospitality

How hospitality companies abroad are using tech to survive the pandemic

Marilyn White Radebe 4 Aug 2021

Seychelles looking to diversity economy beyond tourism post-Covid

Tourism & Travel

Seychelles looking to diversity economy beyond tourism post-Covid

Omar Mohammed 24 Jun 2021

5 trends changing the bar service and events industry

Food & Wine

5 trends changing the bar service and events industry

Issued by Thirst Bar Services 28 May 2021

How Covid-19 has heralded a new era of digital buildings

Smart Buildings & Cities

How Covid-19 has heralded a new era of digital buildings

Peter Malebye 14 Apr 2021

Music festivals will be very different in summer 2021 - here's what to expect

Music

Music festivals will be very different in summer 2021 - here's what to expect

Nick Davies & Daniel Baxter 7 Apr 2021

Post-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Post-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation

Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021

Dr Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Covid-19

Nigeria at sixes and sevens on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Solomon Bakarey 15 Mar 2021

Steps to ensure Covid-19 compliance in the workplace

Labour Law

Steps to ensure Covid-19 compliance in the workplace

19 Feb 2021

Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images

Infectious Diseases

Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

Study shows TGCSA's graded establishments are ready to receive guests

Tourism & Travel

Study shows TGCSA's graded establishments are ready to receive guests

16 Feb 2021

Mega co-located trade show set for Joburg in November

Exhibitions & Events

Mega co-located trade show set for Joburg in November

10 Feb 2021

Can organisers be held liable by attendees of super-spreader events?

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Can organisers be held liable by attendees of super-spreader events?

Mthokozisi Maphumulo 3 Feb 2021

Are SA employers allowed to implement a compulsory Covid-19 vaccine policy? - Part 1

Management & Leadership

Are SA employers allowed to implement a compulsory Covid-19 vaccine policy? - Part 1

Jason Whyte 15 Jan 2021

MTN rewards users with 1GB of data for downloading Covid-19 Alert app

Telecoms & Networks

MTN rewards users with 1GB of data for downloading Covid-19 Alert app

12 Jan 2021

Track-and-trace apps: a new world for data privacy

Marketing

Track-and-trace apps: a new world for data privacy

Issued by Dentsu 21 Dec 2020

Travel

Health digitises Covid-19 screening at ports

10 Dec 2020

Music

#MusicExchange: PHFAT releases brand-new single, music video for "Whatever You Like"

Martin Myers 24 Nov 2020

Check Point Software warns mobile users of QR code scams

Cybersecurity

Check Point Software warns mobile users of QR code scams

23 Nov 2020

Tycho Moncks, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group.

Mining

8 priorities to improve mining competitiveness in SA

17 Nov 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo:

Covid-19

President announces Covid-19 resurgence plan, eases alcohol, travel restrictions

12 Nov 2020