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HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Travel

Update: Countries tighten travel measures following Ebola outbreak

Mirko Miorelli, Alexander Klyve Gudbrandsen and Arda Dipova 2 Jun 2026

Cattle farmers urged to prepare for bovine respiratory disease

Agriculture

Cattle farmers urged to prepare for bovine respiratory disease

28 May 2026

Smart glasses raise new privacy questions in South Africa

IoT

Smart glasses raise new privacy questions in South Africa

Allan Juma 26 May 2026

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Ethics & Medicolegal

SAHPRA clamps down on unregistered weight-loss drugs

26 May 2026

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) African Regional Certification Commission declared South Africa polio-free in 2019. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Public Health

NICD detects 2 polio virus strains in Cape Town wastewater

22 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Economy

The surprise driver of higher grocery bills this month isn’t fuel

22 May 2026

Prompt injection emerges as AI’s new phishing threat

Cybersecurity

Prompt injection emerges as AI’s new phishing threat

22 May 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk

Cybersecurity

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk

Issued by Domains.co.za 21 May 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa gets the bulk of social development budget allocation

21 May 2026

A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi

Infectious Diseases

Cross-border Ebola threat sparks Africa CDC alert as SA urged vigilance

19 May 2026

Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Infectious Diseases

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 18 May 2026

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Tourism

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Wrenelle Stander 11 May 2026

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Advertising

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Issued by The Odd Number 8 May 2026

A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Climate Change

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

8 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

Source: Supplied.

Materials & Equipment

Rising risks drive demand for high-performance industrial security

6 May 2026

Digital

Realm Digital launches Nexr: A dedicated immersive technology brand built on proven demand

Issued by Realm Digital 5 May 2026

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Public Health

Protect your circle: Get your flu vaccination now!

Issued by Medshield 30 Apr 2026

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HR Tools & Software

South Africa's changing compliance landscape calls for smarter HR dashboards

Mandisi Dube 29 Apr 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

South Africa introduces first real-time diabetes monitoring dashboard

28 Apr 2026

Predict, prevent, protect: How data is rewriting the rules of road safety in Africa’s logistics sector

Transport

Predict, prevent, protect: How data is rewriting the rules of road safety in Africa’s logistics sector

Issued by Unitrans 28 Apr 2026

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

Peter Grealy, Leanne Mostert, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom, Aalia Manie 23 Apr 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

More than 40% of Capetonians face severe air pollution health risks

21 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Craig Buckley, managing director of Reos.

Residential Property

Reos brings instant payments to SA rental market

20 Apr 2026

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

Logistics & Transport

Electric minibus taxis: The challenges and gains facing Cape Town’s transition

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Joshua Sello 14 Apr 2026

Liesel Dentlinger

Logistics & Transport

Adaptive leadership in motion: Why logistics needs a different kind of strength

Liesel Dentlinger, Issued by Unitrans 13 Apr 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Teen's campaign to sponsor conservation efforts on Marion Island takes flight

13 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, director at TPN Credit Bureau.

Property

Rental increases above 4% no longer sustainable for most tenants, report finds

13 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. Andrew Dabalen, chief economist, Africa region, World Bank, speaks during the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, DC, US, 18 October, 2025.

Markets & Investment

Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs

10 Apr 2026

Middle East conflict exposes risk of over-reliant supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Middle East conflict exposes risk of over-reliant supply chains

Andre Scholle 9 Apr 2026

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

Agriculture

Mobile cold chain unit deployed to support FMD vaccine rollout

8 Apr 2026

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Energy

Smart meters change the game for 210,000 Eskom users

30 Mar 2026

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Medtech

New South African catheter design could transform aortic repair surgeries worldwide

27 Mar 2026

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Climate Change

South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decade

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

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Medtech

Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

24 Mar 2026

Are you losing your vision without realising it?

Ophthalmology

Are you losing your vision without realising it?

Issued by Medshield 23 Mar 2026

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Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

Retail under pressure: Why occupational health and safety now drive performance

Health & Safety

Retail under pressure: Why occupational health and safety now drive performance

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 17 Mar 2026

From crisis to care: Addressing school violence through holistic support

Primary & Secondary Education

From crisis to care: Addressing school violence through holistic support

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 16 Mar 2026

Archived image: Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela - SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

Delayed Ekurhuleni University construction expected to start in 2029

12 Mar 2026

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Food, Water & Energy Security

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Seth Thorne 12 Mar 2026

Beyond ESG compliance: The case for catalytic capital in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Beyond ESG compliance: The case for catalytic capital in South Africa

Reana Rossouw, Issued by Next Generation 9 Mar 2026

Law Practice

The future of arbitration: Will AI replace people as judges?

Priyesh Daya, Brittany Leroni and Caitlin Leahy 9 Mar 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Business rescue risks: When can practitioners be held personally liable for debt?

Jean-Paul Rudd 4 Mar 2026

Agriculture

1.5 million Turkish FMD vaccines arrive to boost national rollout

3 Mar 2026

HR Tools & Software

Is your AI recruitment software ageist?

27 Feb 2026

Preventing cervical cancer starts early

Oncology

Preventing cervical cancer starts early

Issued by CANSA 27 Feb 2026

South Africa launches national platform to unlock underutilised SME capital

SMEs

South Africa launches national platform to unlock underutilised SME capital

Issued by NSBC.Africa 25 Feb 2026