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Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Wellness

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2025

Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m initiative to drive circular economy innovation in South Africa

FMCG

Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m initiative to drive circular economy innovation in South Africa

Issued by DY/DX 11 Apr 2025

Smartfill wins Startup World Cup UK event at Reset Connect in London, advancing to global Grand Finale

Design

Smartfill wins Startup World Cup UK event at Reset Connect in London, advancing to global Grand Finale

Issued by DY/DX 27 Jun 2024

Smartfill selected among leading start-ups in the Blue Earth BE100

Design

Smartfill selected among leading start-ups in the Blue Earth BE100

Issued by DY/DX 19 Aug 2024

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Design

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Issued by DY/DX 16 Jul 2024

Harnessing technology for a circular economy: DY/DX innovates to transform packageless retail

Design

Harnessing technology for a circular economy: DY/DX innovates to transform packageless retail

Issued by DY/DX 28 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Mthobisi Kgathi, Business Development Manager – Health & Retail Solutions, BCX.

Medtech

The digital transformation of community pharmacies: from scripts to smart services

Mthobisi Kgathi 28 Mar 2025

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Informal Retailing

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Nevo Hadas 14 Nov 2024

Healthcare

SA watchdog stresses reporting side effects to make medicines safer

11 Nov 2024

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Agriculture

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

31 Oct 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Toyota challenges the bakkie label with Hilux’s enduring legacy

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Toyota challenges the bakkie label with Hilux’s enduring legacy

Brendan Seery 21 Oct 2024

Healthcare

Chronic medicine delivery reaches major milestone

11 Oct 2024

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Medical Aid

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Issued by Bonitas 10 Jul 2024

Image source: Brian Jackson –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Court dismisses order to interdict NSFAS

1 Jul 2024

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

Packaging

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

6 Jun 2024

Bridging the gap between education and employment for South Africa's future

Education

Bridging the gap between education and employment for South Africa's future

Jacques Farmer 7 Mar 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Codeine Care Initiative: Tackling South Africa's rising substance abuse

31 Jan 2024

Source: Dilip Naran, vice president, product architecture, CompuGroup Medical South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: NHI to boost South Africa's digital healthcare

27 Feb 2024

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Medtech

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Issued by Allegra 28 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied. Morgan Mkhatshwa, clinical executive of Bonitas Medical Fund.

Healthcare

How we're defying load shedding and its impact on patient medicine regimes -Bonitas

Morgan Mkhatshwa 4 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied.

Practice management

E-scripts set to revolutionise pharmacy practice at Netcare hospitals

18 Apr 2023

ESG

SA retailers and brands making headway in cutting plastic waste

23 Mar 2023

NHI

The progress towards achieving universal health coverage needs to remain on track

Ahmed Banderker 20 Mar 2023

A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo

Law Practice

Nigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

Camillus Eboh 3 Mar 2023

10 tips to maximise your hotel stay!

Travel

10 tips to maximise your hotel stay!

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Feb 2023

Pharmaceuticals

Advocating for medication safety

Bada Pharasi 16 Sep 2022

Innovative model for supplemental healthcare launched in South Africa

Pharmaceuticals

Innovative model for supplemental healthcare launched in South Africa

Issued by Vitamin Club 15 Dec 2021

The rise of the 'nursepreneur' scoops prestigious CSI award for Imperial Logistics' Unjani Clinics

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The rise of the 'nursepreneur' scoops prestigious CSI award for Imperial Logistics' Unjani Clinics

Issued by Trialogue 30 Nov 2021

Source: ©Old Mutual

Insurance & Actuarial

Blessing Utete takes lead at Old Mutual Coporate Consultants

3 Nov 2021

Source: ©franco volpato

Pharmaceuticals

Multimillion-dollar project to provide fast access to medicines in SA

14 Oct 2021

Saul Helman, a responsible pharmacist from Alpha Pharm Pharmacies assists a client (supplied by Alpha Pharm Pharmacies)

Pharmaceuticals

Your pharmacist, your friend

Danette Breitenbach 23 Sep 2021

Soure: supplied by agency

Covid-19

Pandemic-proofing Africa

16 Sep 2021

Vending machines bring safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums

Food, Water & Energy Security

Vending machines bring safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums

Dominic Kirui 15 Sep 2021

If South Africa continues vaccinating at current rates, it would take over two years to reach the targeted coverage of 67% of the population. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

How the private sector can support South Africa's Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Carmen S Christian 5 Aug 2021

Rand Pharmaceuticals on their way to rapid growth

SMEs

Rand Pharmaceuticals on their way to rapid growth

Issued by Edge Growth 27 May 2021

Diabetes is a leading cause of death in the country. PixelCatchers via GettyImages

Noncommunicable diseases

Our research shows gaps in South Africa's diabetes management programme

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M Webb & Paul Rheeder 11 May 2021

The implications of administrating ivermectin to Covid-19 patients

Covid-19

The implications of administrating ivermectin to Covid-19 patients

31 Mar 2021

South African challengers to watch in 2021

Branding

South African challengers to watch in 2021

Issued by eatbigfish 19 Jan 2021

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

Public Health

Command council details move to adjusted Level 3 lockdown

29 Dec 2020

PhD study helps to improve safety and efficacy of radiopharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals

PhD study helps to improve safety and efficacy of radiopharmaceuticals

Dr Alec Basson 18 Dec 2020

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Covid-19

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Issued by Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

Inospace gifts local NPO with 15 months of free office space

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Inospace gifts local NPO with 15 months of free office space

13 Nov 2020

Honey-alcohol fermentation experiment with chopped “moerwortel” plant additive, Glia prolifera. Neil Rusch

FMCG

Does alcohol have an undisclosed African heritage?

Neil Rusch 15 Sep 2020

Surplus food: The key to boosting household food security

Food Security

Surplus food: The key to boosting household food security

John Hudson 8 Sep 2020

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 (round blue objects), emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Image by the US NIAID (CC BY 2.0)

Covid-19

How Western Cape will check for a future Covid-19 surge

James Stent 7 Sep 2020

From zero to accidental hero

Hospitality

From zero to accidental hero

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 31 Jul 2020

A healthcare worker in a protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Covid-19

How Covid-19 threatens efforts to contain HIV/Aids in South Africa

Nesri Padayatchi & Kogie Naidoo 21 Jul 2020