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Healthcare
SA firms urged to tackle indoor air quality

Lynne Kuter 2 days

More than 200-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage is released into False Bay daily. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Failing sewage plants continue to pollute False Bay

Steve Kretzmann 16 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Nqobile Ndlovu, chief executive officer of ASLM and Tom Berkovits, senior director of Illumina Africa Middle East and Asia-Pacific during the MoU signing between The African Society for Laboratory Medicine and Illumina at the 6th Biennial ASLM2023 conference in Cape Town.
Healthcare
ASLM and Illumina: Genomics empowers Africa's pandemic readiness

29 Dec 2023

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture
Agriculture
3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Joe Hollis 30 Nov 2023

Producers and retailers should be prepared for food product recalls
Retail
Producers and retailers should be prepared for food product recalls

18 Sep 2023

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Healthcare
From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera - the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 2023

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development
Agriculture
Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

André O. Hudson 28 Jun 2023

SA's drinking water quality has dropped because of defective infrastructure, neglect
Construction & Engineering
SA's drinking water quality has dropped because of defective infrastructure, neglect

Anja du Plessis 14 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.
Healthcare
WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Stellenbosch University's new Biomedical Research Institute, home to Ceri, is the most advanced research facility of its kind on the African continent.
Healthcare
Abbott partners with Ceri to address viral threats

2 May 2023

Doctoral study can help prevent spreading of bovine TB in African buffaloes
ESG & Sustainability
Doctoral study can help prevent spreading of bovine TB in African buffaloes

Issued by Stone 6 Apr 2023

Image: South Beach in Durban earlier this February after heavy rains. Much of it comes from rivers that empty into the sea. Photos: Lucas Nowicki | GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Call for government to save Durban's contaminated rivers

Lucas Nowicki 27 Feb 2023

Your laptop - the mobile plague-bearer?
ICT
Your laptop - the mobile plague-bearer?

Issued by ASUS 12 Dec 2022

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Healthcare
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discloses locally led R&D initiatives

24 Oct 2022

Shift to clean air tech can reduces energy costs by up to 25%
Property
Shift to clean air tech can reduces energy costs by up to 25%

Issued by SFI Group 19 Oct 2022

Some things just don't go together
Retail
Some things just don't go together

Issued by Mpact 19 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. African scientists receiving training in genomics surveillance at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), South Africa.
Healthcare
Covid-19 variants in Africa were introduced from abroad, study finds

16 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.
Healthcare
The Institut Pasteur de Dakar's new alliance bolsters West Africa's epidemic preparedness

7 Sep 2022

How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria's textile industry
Retail
How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria's textile industry

Agbaje Lateef 1 Jul 2022

SA corporates can achieve hospital-grade indoor air quality to give them the edge
Property
SA corporates can achieve hospital-grade indoor air quality to give them the edge

Issued by Semaphore Communications 6 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Nutritional consultant and health and wellness expert, Vanessa Ascencao.
Healthcare
Sufficient vitamin D levels pre-infection may positively influence Covid-19

6 Jun 2022

Marine life in Western Cape's False Bay is full of chemical pollutants
ESG & Sustainability
Marine life in Western Cape's False Bay is full of chemical pollutants

Leslie Petrik and Cecilia Yejide Ojemaye 2 Jun 2022

Market access boost for SA deciduous fruit industry
Agriculture
Market access boost for SA deciduous fruit industry

31 May 2022

Corteva Agriscience opens seed treatment laboratory in Rosslyn, South Africa
Agriculture
Corteva Agriscience opens seed treatment laboratory in Rosslyn, South Africa

6 May 2022

President, Cannabis Expo gives SA's cannabis industry high hopes
Agriculture
President, Cannabis Expo gives SA's cannabis industry high hopes

Sibusiso Xaba 25 Mar 2022

Clean drinking water: Discharging raw sewage into rivers and dams is a national security issue
ESG & Sustainability
Clean drinking water: Discharging raw sewage into rivers and dams is a national security issue

Professor Anthony Turton 28 Mar 2022

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Healthcare
WHO Pandemic Treaty: The makings of a New World Order?

Katja Hamilton 8 Mar 2022

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Healthcare
Treatment of Covid with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance

Adam Mustapha 17 Jan 2022

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Healthcare
Digital drives innovation in healthcare services

Tony Singleton 6 Dec 2021

Swapping probiotics for antibiotics: How it could be a game changer for chickens, and us
Agriculture
Swapping probiotics for antibiotics: How it could be a game changer for chickens, and us

3 Dec 2021

Testing the waters of wastewater
Construction & Engineering
Testing the waters of wastewater

Chris Ashmore 29 Nov 2021

South Africa's potential in the cannabis global industry
Agriculture
South Africa's potential in the cannabis global industry

Sibusiso Xaba 26 Nov 2021

Two UP academics feature on prestigious Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List 2021
Education
Two UP academics feature on prestigious Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List 2021

Issued by University of Pretoria 22 Nov 2021

New variants of Covid-19 may prolong the duration of the virus
Healthcare
New variants of Covid-19 may prolong the duration of the virus

Issued by University of the Free State 30 Sep 2021

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion
ESG & Sustainability
Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

1 Sep 2021

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

Professor Felicity Burt
Healthcare
New variants of Covid-19 may prolong the duration of the virus

13 Aug 2021

Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries
ESG & Sustainability
Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa and Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila 26 Jul 2021

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa
Agriculture
How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

5 Jul 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky
Healthcare
How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so tricky

Marilyn J Roossinck 15 Jun 2021

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration
Agriculture
Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

The next pandemic is already happening - targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it
Healthcare
The next pandemic is already happening - targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it

Maureen Miller 3 Jun 2021

6 tips to prevent your WFH office from becoming a petri dish
HR & Management
6 tips to prevent your WFH office from becoming a petri dish

2 Jun 2021

Biosecurity measures can reduce the risk of avian influenza in farmer flocks
Agriculture
Biosecurity measures can reduce the risk of avian influenza in farmer flocks

17 May 2021

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University
Education
New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 13 May 2021

Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa
Education
Remote training in bioinformatics to upskill scientists across Africa

7 May 2021

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