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Supplied image: Wits University physicist Professor Andrew Forbes (left) and University of Cape Town paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji (right), presented with their joint 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Awards by Oppenheimer Memorial Trust chair Rebecca Oppenheimer. Each has been awarded R2.5-million to further his groundbreaking research.

Higher Education

Double win for science as Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship awarded to two recipients

18 Jul 2025

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Oncology

Early detection gives a fighting chance against breast cancer

16 Jul 2025

The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm

Food, Water & Energy Security

The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Jul 2025

Image: Gates Foundation

Public Health

Healthcare, poverty alleviation at the heart of Bill Gates' final philanthropic push

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2025

Release of a tagged speckled snapper in the iSimangaliso MPA (Photo credit: Bruce Mann).

Food, Water & Energy Security

3 research studies that show the positive impact of MPAs

10 Jun 2025

BAT SA's 4 key principles to prevent underage access to tobacco, nicotine products

Regulatory

BAT SA's 4 key principles to prevent underage access to tobacco, nicotine products

2 Jun 2025

Source: Wikimedia/Lschefa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Lesotho’s capital.

HIV/AIDS

Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 Jun 2025

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Higher Education

Marathon surgery by UP vets breathes new life into white rhino

Issued by University of Pretoria 26 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

The unwavering dedication of palliative care providers

Palliative care

The unwavering dedication of palliative care providers

Issued by MANGO-OMC 2 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Gates, others launch $500m maternal, newborn health fund, bucking aid cuts trend

30 Apr 2025

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Family Law

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Issued by Capital Legacy 29 Apr 2025

Insurance & Actuarial

Discovery Life reveals R11.5bn payout in 2024 claims

10 Apr 2025

The retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, is seen near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions

Wendell Roelf 1 Apr 2025

Business afterlife – 2 things every owner should do

SMEs

Business afterlife – 2 things every owner should do

Issued by Capital Legacy 18 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Banking

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

4 Mar 2025

The isolation pandemic

Mental health

The isolation pandemic

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 25 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

Disciplined cancer care boosts children's recovery

Oncology

Disciplined cancer care boosts children's recovery

Issued by CANSA 14 Feb 2025

Dear men: your health

Public Health

Dear men: your health

Issued by Westlink Business Solutions 28 Jun 2024

In the 2000s activists across the world campaigned for antiretroviral treatment to be made available to people with HIV. One of the consequences of this was PEPFAR, the United States government’s foreign aid HIV programme. Since 2003 it has saved millions of lives. But now its future is unclear. Photo from the Treatment Action Campaign’s march for HIV treatment in Cape Town on 14 February 2003. (photographer unknown)

CSI & Philanthropy

Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk

Liezl Human 23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Head of the Cape Town Infusion Centre, Sister Karin Davidson.

Public Health

The global burden of anaemia

10 Jan 2025

A health employee gives a malaria injection to a child during the official ceremony for the launch of the malaria vaccination campaign for children aged between zero and eleven months in Abobo a district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 15 July 2024. Reuters/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Malaria

Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports

Jennifer Rigby 17 Dec 2024

The SAFARI-1 research reactor in Pelindaba is a key part of SA's nuclear dominance

Nuclear Power

Nuclear takes centre stage of SA development plans

Lindsey Schutters 5 Dec 2024

South Africa’s first scientifically validated Workplace Well-being Index

Employee Wellness

South Africa’s first scientifically validated Workplace Well-being Index

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 22 Oct 2024

‘Endgame’ youth cigarette sale ban could prevent 10,000 lung cancer deaths in SA over 70 years – UP researcher

Medical Research

‘Endgame’ youth cigarette sale ban could prevent 10,000 lung cancer deaths in SA over 70 years – UP researcher

Issued by University of Pretoria 24 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 10 years of transforming maternal and child health in SA

17 Oct 2024

Image source: Balazs Simon from

Climate Change

Africa’s famous Serengeti and Maasai Mara are being hit by climate change – a major threat to wildlife and tourism

Joseph Ogutu 4 Oct 2024

Uniting central SA for #PinkTober 2024

Radio & Audio

Uniting central SA for #PinkTober 2024

Issued by OFM Radio 13 Sep 2024

What every expectant parent needs to know about maternity and newborn care cover, Medshield

Medical Aid

What every expectant parent needs to know about maternity and newborn care cover, Medshield

Issued by Stone 6 Sep 2024

Public Health

Transforming heart health: Awareness saves lives

4 Sep 2024

Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Image by T. Obi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Property

Marking two decades: Broll Nigeria's journey of innovation and growth

5 Sep 2024

Infectious Diseases

WHO: Governments urged to prioritise hepatitis testing, treatment

30 Jul 2024

The Umgeni River mouth is a popular recreation area in Durban, but is chronically polluted by sewage. Photo: Nokulunga Majola / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

Nokulunga Majola 19 Jul 2024

NHI

Africa Health Congress: SA's new NHI - path to UHC or empty promise?

18 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Echo VanderWal, founder of The Luke Commission, a non-profit organisation focused on delivering healthcare and compassionate aid to rural and underserved communities, primarily in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).

Healthcare

#SAPICS2024: Transforming healthcare in Eswatini

16 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Gauteng goes pink as 947 partners with PinkDrive to fight cancer

Media

Gauteng goes pink as 947 partners with PinkDrive to fight cancer

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 11 Jun 2024

Source: GEHealthCare.

Pharmaceuticals

GE HealthCare and Daktari Africa collaborate to enhance cardiovascular care in Kenya

3 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. The Ministry of Health of Ghana signing an MoU with AstraZeneca. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, director public health, Ghana Health Service; Winfred Ofosu, Ghana Health Service; Deepak Arora, country president, African Cluster, AstraZeneca, and Ruud Dobber, executive vice president, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca.

Public Health

Growth of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme

3 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Schalk Malan, CEO of BrightRock.

Insurance & Actuarial

Simplifying insurance is the key to resolving the trust paradox

Schalk Malan 22 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Oncology

GE HealthCare and RSNA partner to combat breast cancer in Tanzania

29 Apr 2024

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Public Health

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Issued by CANSA 3 Apr 2024

Africa unites to bring nuclear nutrition expertise to the continent

Nutrition

Africa unites to bring nuclear nutrition expertise to the continent

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 Apr 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Natural Medicine

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Women's Health

South African households are changing as birth rates come down

6 Mar 2024

Source: SA government/@Twitter

Economy

Money and ageing: South African study shows cash grants help people live longer and have better memory function

14 Feb 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