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6 finalists announced for 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards

Entrepreneurship

6 finalists announced for 2025 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards

2 Jul 2025

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

Medtech

AI note-taking easing health’s documentation fatigue

2 Jul 2025

Medshield returns to the Suncoast ECR Big Walk 2025 on 18 May

Public Health

Medshield returns to the Suncoast ECR Big Walk 2025 on 18 May

Issued by Stone 16 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Discovery's financial results reveal a 34% surge in earnings, showcasing global growth

4 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Wits University land sale to transform students' futures

19 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Viebeg's chief executive officer, Tobias Reiter and chief commercial officer Alex Musyoka.

Healthcare

How one African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable health care in Africa

12 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group chief technology director at Afrocentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The only constant is change - healthcare technology trends

Avsharn Bachoo 16 Jan 2024

2023 MEST Africa Challenge regional winners to compete for $50K equity prize

Funding

2023 MEST Africa Challenge regional winners to compete for $50K equity prize

27 Dec 2023

Allegra: Transforming chronic disease management in support of World Aids Day

Medtech

Allegra: Transforming chronic disease management in support of World Aids Day

Issued by Allegra Healthcare Management 16 Nov 2023

Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

SMEs

5 startups addressing Africa's healthcare gap

14 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Melusi Dhlamini, clinical network lead at Healthforce and Kena Health.

Women's Health

#YouthMonth: Championing women's sexual and reproductive health rights at the forefront

Katja Hamilton 27 Jun 2023

South African healthtech startup Kena Health secures $2.1m funding

Funding

South African healthtech startup Kena Health secures $2.1m funding

2 Jun 2023

Healthcare

BetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations

22 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Phatho Zondi, chief operating officer and clinical lead at Unu Health.

Medtech

Standard Bank, Unu Health commit to bridging the gap in primary healthcare

28 Feb 2023

Public Health

Green light for Cape Health Technology Park

28 Feb 2023

MultiChoice shortlists 11 small businesses to pitch for international funding

How To Start Up

MultiChoice shortlists 11 small businesses to pitch for international funding

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Akram Bouchenaki, chief executive officer of Abdul Latif Jameel Health; Maryam Ziaei, founder and chief executive officer of iSono Health, and Shadi Saberi at Arab Health.

Healthcare

World first | AI-driven 3D breast ultrasounds

3 Feb 2023

World Bank's IFC sees 'huge' potential to boost investment in Africa

Markets & Investment

World Bank's IFC sees 'huge' potential to boost investment in Africa

Andrea Shalal 19 Dec 2022

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Funding

Can Africa's startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?

Thabiso Foto, Issued by Irvine Partners 2 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Medical Aid

Nigerians trade waste material for health insurance

10 Nov 2022

Strove closes big funding round led by Japanese VC fund

Funding

Strove closes big funding round led by Japanese VC fund

12 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Medtech

Launch of female-founded tech platform drives access to quality healthcare at home

20 Sep 2022

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

Tech Startups

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

28 Jun 2022

Wellness

Cannabis Clinics opens online medical cannabis platform

24 Jun 2022

Image source: Alexander Ryabintsev –

Legal

'Africa Rising' - law and investment quotes in celebration of Africa Day

25 May 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa praises innovative SA tech startups

Tech Startups

President Cyril Ramaphosa praises innovative SA tech startups

29 Mar 2022

Source: Premier Alan Winde. The interior of the new NantSA vaccine plant opened in Cape Town at the same time as the launch of the AAAH coalition .

Healthcare

Cape Town unveils Africa's Access to Advanced Healthcare coalition

24 Jan 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Key trade and investment trends in Africa - Part 1

Lodewyk Meyer, Marc Yudaken, Mike van Rensburg and Virusha Subban 10 Jan 2022

RecoMed concludes R21m in international funding round

Funding

RecoMed concludes R21m in international funding round

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©sergey Nivens

Medtech

AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy partnership focuses on health tech

6 Oct 2021

Empowering parents on their child's mental health care journey

Mental health

Empowering parents on their child's mental health care journey

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 13 Oct 2021

Source: ©everythingispossible

Medtech

Picking up the pace of healthcare innovation

22 Sep 2021

Apps expected to explode all over again in 2021. Here's why

Mobile & Apps

Apps expected to explode all over again in 2021. Here's why

Karam Malhotra 25 Jan 2021

New Google-IFC report: Africa's internet economy worth $180bn by 2025

Internet

New Google-IFC report: Africa's internet economy worth $180bn by 2025

12 Nov 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda

#StartupStory

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Teheca is connecting expectant mothers to nurses in Uganda

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020

Drones are the future for better pan-African healthcare

Technology

Drones are the future for better pan-African healthcare

3 Jul 2020

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Entrepreneurship

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Jun 2020

epione.net offers free Covid-19 pre-screening symptom checker

Data & Analytics

epione.net offers free Covid-19 pre-screening symptom checker

9 Apr 2020

Covid-19 spurs technology deployment

4th Industrial Revolution

Covid-19 spurs technology deployment

Bernadette Versfeld 25 Mar 2020

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Retailers

6 pharmacy retail trends to watch in 2020

Eben Esterhuizen 18 Nov 2019

Regional finalists announced for 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards

Awards

Regional finalists announced for 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards

30 Oct 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Zambia

23 Aug 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - South Africa

23 Aug 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Mozambique

23 Aug 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Mauritius

23 Aug 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Malawi

23 Aug 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Botswana

23 Aug 2019

Awards

2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Angola

23 Aug 2019

Richard Friedland, CEO of the Netcare Group

Medtech

FFA/Netcare join forces to boost health innovation

27 Jun 2019