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Pharmaceuticals

Sahpra recalls Arya Pharma’s high blood pressure meds, Enalapril

17 Aug 2026

Branding

The reputation blind spot behind the bathroom door

Charl Broodryk 11 Aug 2026

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

29 Jul 2026

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Ethics & Medicolegal

Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

24 Jul 2026

Pharmaceuticals

After Novo Nordisk legal action, Pretoria pharmacy’s Ozempic copies recalled

Nqobile Dludla 13 Jul 2026

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Advertising

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Issued by Joe Public 1 Jun 2026

The pharmacy surprise: Why you’re paying extra for prescriptions, and how to avoid it

Pharmaceuticals

The pharmacy surprise: Why you’re paying extra for prescriptions, and how to avoid it

Issued by Medshield 28 May 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

How South African businesses can offset the rising diesel price

Ricky Luntz 28 May 2026

Revive unveils mobile on-tap electrolyte station to SA's wellness community

Events

Revive unveils mobile on-tap electrolyte station to SA's wellness community

28 May 2026

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Nursing

New Cipla and FirstRand partnership is making healthcare accessible again

25 Mar 2026

School is preparing your child for a world that no longer exists

E-learning

School is preparing your child for a world that no longer exists

Issued by Think Digital Academy 20 Mar 2026

Smartfill open-sources refill technology to accelerate reuse across Global South markets

ESG

Smartfill open-sources refill technology to accelerate reuse across Global South markets

Issued by DY/DX 10 Mar 2026

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Paediatrics

SAHPRA demands recall of children’s immune boosters with zinc picolinate

12 Jan 2026

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Public Health

How pharmacists are shaping the future of South African healthcare

Sello Malete 19 Sep 2025

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HIV/AIDS

Funding crisis threatens progress in fight against HIV/Aids

11 Jul 2025

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

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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