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Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive to take a plane to the Netherlands, at Tenerife Sur airport, Canary Islands, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Pedro Nunes

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape woman tests negative for hantavirus as WHO cases rise

Charlotte Van Campenhout and Victoria Waldersee 13 May 2026

People from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are transferred by boat to the port after disembarking, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

Cruise evacuees face 42-day quarantine to contain hantavirus spread

Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee 11 May 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Infectious Diseases

SA monitors hantavirus case linked to suspected cruise ship outbreak

4 May 2026

Sanlam Private Equity acquires majority stake in Medhold

Medtech

Sanlam Private Equity acquires majority stake in Medhold

16 Feb 2026

First hospital in Malawi is accredited to international standards

Hospital Groups

First hospital in Malawi is accredited to international standards

Issued by COHSASA 6 Feb 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Midvaal Hospital goes green with Standard Bank's R34m support

26 Nov 2025

Image credit: Cora Pursley on Dupe Photos

Aesthetic Medicine

From raw garlic cloves to cayenne pepper: why ‘natural’ DIY skincare can leave you burnt, itchy – or worse

Adam Taylor 5 Aug 2025

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

Public Health

Medical students open SA's first organ donor support unit at Tygerberg Hospital

12 Jun 2025

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

Radio & Audio

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

Jeanette Phillips, Issued by HOT 102.7FM 20 May 2025

Source: Supplied. The Tri for Life team are Jonty Wright, Gerhard Nieuwoudt, Alexander Van Wyk, and Henri Van Der Westhuizen.

Healthcare

Students’ ‘Life Pod’ project can save up to 100 lives per year

23 Apr 2024

Covid-19

Mounting evidence shows that Covid-19 leaves its mark on the brain

Ziyad Al-Aly 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

CSI

Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024

Forecasting: the heartbeat of retailer decision-making

Retailers

Forecasting: the heartbeat of retailer decision-making

Moez Ali 11 Mar 2024

Medical Aid

Affordable surgical excellence: why it’s important to question hospital options

29 Jan 2024

Survey analyses the challenges and strategies for the future of franchising

Franchising

Survey analyses the challenges and strategies for the future of franchising

4 Oct 2023

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Facilities & Property Management

Enza Construction: Transforming healthcare infrastructure in Africa with innovation

29 Aug 2023

#MusicExchange: Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan to perform at Cape Town Jazzathon, speak at #MEX23

Music

#MusicExchange: Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan to perform at Cape Town Jazzathon, speak at #MEX23

Martin Myers 8 Jun 2023

Healthcare

ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research

Keymanthri Moodley and Stuart Rennie 9 May 2023

Covid-19

Covid-19 global health emergency over, but pandemic not over - Health Dept

8 May 2023

Image source: Jean-Paul CHASSENET –

Paediatrics

RSV on the rise, hospitals urged to prepare for paediatric admissions

23 Mar 2023

Source: iStock. Police cleared burning tyres at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp on Tuesday (7 March 2023) as Nehawu members picketed outside the hospital.

Healthcare

Tensions mount as Nehawu strike intensifies

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. My Walk school shoes were handed over to 600 girl learners of six primary schools in the Umlazi area in KwaZulu Natal. The shoes are made from high quality recycled PVC reclaimed from safe healthcare consumables, including uncontaminated used drip bags and tubing from a number of Netcare hospitals.

CSI

Recycled medical waste brings joy to school girls

13 Sep 2022

Public Health

Time to combat the burden of disease on South Africa's healthcare system

8 Sep 2022

Image sourced from : Deezen founder Marcus Fairs has passed away

Design

Deezen founder dies aged 54

5 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Carl De Villiers suffered a stroke in March last year. He is alive thanks to a mechanical thrombectomy and intense rehabilitation therapy.

Hospital Groups

Netcare Milpark and Netcare Unitas hospitals achieve stroke-ready status

7 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Professor Refiloe Masekela, head of UKZN’s Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Covid-19

Children in sub-Saharan Africa dying of Covid-19 at a higher rate than others

20 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

Hospital Groups

SA first: Tygerberg Hospital performs groundbreaking paediatric surgery

29 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Africa clocks fastest surge in Covid-19 cases this year

14 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Hospital Groups

Alberton's new hospital taking shape

6 Dec 2021

Higher Education

Stevie the robot joins intensive-care team at UP Faculty of Health Sciences and Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Issued by University of Pretoria 5 Jul 2021

Source ©Vadim Guzhva

Paediatrics

Going for gold against childhood cancer

2 Sep 2021

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

Covid-19

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

25 Aug 2021

Groote Schuur is one of South Africa’s biggest teaching hospitals. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19

Covid-19: A glimpse behind the scenes at Groote Schuur Hospital

James Stent 12 Aug 2021

Mzansi helps Jacaranda FM raise R570,000 for Mandela Day

ESG

Mzansi helps Jacaranda FM raise R570,000 for Mandela Day

Issued by Jacaranda FM 26 Jul 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

Architecture & Design

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

Funeral workers wearing personal protective equipment carry a casket during the burial of a Covid-19 victim, amid a nationwide coronavirus disease (Covid-19) lockdown, at the Olifantsvlei cemetery, south-west of Joburg, South Africa 6 January, 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Covid-19

Covid-19 deaths in Africa surge 43% week-on-week, WHO says

16 Jul 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Public Health

Water, power cuts and neglect are taking their toll on South Africa's top hospitals

Daynia Ballot 8 Jul 2021

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Covid-19

Covax is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: here's why, and how to fix it

Monica de Bolle 9 Jun 2021

Nurses Maxine MacNamara (left), Clare Wepener, and Nicky Krynauw, who work at Life Healthcare’s Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19

What it's like being a nurse during a pandemic

James Stent & Mary-Anne Gontsana 2 Jun 2021

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Covid-19

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Bruce M Biccard 25 May 2021

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Covid-19

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

NWU's partner consortium launches ventilator design competition for students

Higher Education

NWU's partner consortium launches ventilator design competition for students

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 May 2021

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Education

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

21 May 2021

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

Covid-19

Fungal infections might be dangerous to Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms in ICU

14 May 2021