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#WPRD2025 | The PR prescription: Ditch the grind, reclaim your mind

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | The PR prescription: Ditch the grind, reclaim your mind

Vista Kalipa, Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days

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Labour Law & Unions

Landmark ruling confirms employers right to discipline employees does not prescribe

Anastasia Vatalidis and Anna Tchalov 23 Jul 2025

Riona Kalua, head of Labour and Employment at LnP Beyond Legal

Labour Law

New judgments clarify joinder requirements in labour disputes

Riona Kalua 21 Jul 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

Making hair restoration more inclusive

8 Jul 2025

We are in great company! Medihelp turns 120 and celebrates legacy brands in South Africa

Medical Aid

We are in great company! Medihelp turns 120 and celebrates legacy brands in South Africa

Issued by Medihelp 7 Jul 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

The world’s first prescription hair regrowth gummy

Maroefah Smith 7 Jul 2025

Anti-ageing strategies for all ages

Aesthetic Medicine

Anti-ageing strategies for all ages

Issued by Skin Renewal 10 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Time - and courts - wait for no labour dispute

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SCA ruling on debt prescription redefines corporate accountability

Mtho Maphumulo 15 May 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Trump signs executive order to slash US drug prices by up to 80%

14 May 2025

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Joinder applications and third party liability: When does a prescription period actually commence?

Mtho Maphumulo 6 May 2025

Unlocking global growth for exporting SMEs: Apply now for a game-changing opportunity

SMEs

Unlocking global growth for exporting SMEs: Apply now for a game-changing opportunity

Issued by Edge Growth 29 Apr 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

All work, no pay: How to deal with employers that owe you money

Dakalo Singo 2 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Mthobisi Kgathi, Business Development Manager – Health & Retail Solutions, BCX.

Medtech

The digital transformation of community pharmacies: from scripts to smart services

Mthobisi Kgathi 28 Mar 2025

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Healthcare

#World Obesity Day: Genetics play a role, but lifestyle is key, say experts

3 Mar 2025

Healthcare

The silent crisis: South Africa’s growing battle with OTC and opioid misuse

21 Jan 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Amendments to Companies Act now in effect - what you need to know

Cathy Truter, Martin Hopkins, and Ntokozo Nzima 15 Jan 2025

What dietitians say about 2025’s top nutrition trends

Trends

What dietitians say about 2025’s top nutrition trends

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Jan 2025

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

SMEs

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

20 Nov 2024

FMCG e-commerce continues to ‘deliver’ growth

E-commerce

FMCG e-commerce continues to ‘deliver’ growth

Nicola Allen 7 Nov 2024

Medshield shares a guide on how to maximise your healthcare coverage when it runs out

Medical Aid

Medshield shares a guide on how to maximise your healthcare coverage when it runs out

Issued by Stone 17 Sep 2024

Apple is taking hearing loss and hearing health seriously, which is a big win for society.

Mobile & Apps

Apple taking hearing loss seriously is an industry win

Lindsey Schutters 11 Sep 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma Dynamics acquires MNI to expand in the thriving plant-based medicine market

6 Sep 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Unpacking the newly gazetted Companies Amendment Acts

Madelein van der Walt, Nasrin Kharsany and Serena Kalbskopf 2 Aug 2024

Healthcare

Analysis: Purdue pharma case and SA law impacts

2 Jul 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Jonathan Lipson 28 Jun 2024

Medical aid cover for durable medical equipment and assistive devices, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Medical aid cover for durable medical equipment and assistive devices, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 14 Jun 2024

How South African retailers can capitalise on the cold season

Retailers

How South African retailers can capitalise on the cold season

23 May 2024

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

TV

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Apr 2024

Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Economy

Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Gerhard Ferreira, Issued by SAICA 25 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Navigating prescription medication cover and formulary tiers in South Africa

22 Apr 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Codeine Care Initiative: Tackling South Africa's rising substance abuse

31 Jan 2024

Source: Summit Detox.

Pharmaceuticals

US-China talks: The fate of fentanyl manufacturing hangs in the balance

Katja Hamilton 30 Jan 2024

Source: Dilip Naran, vice president, product architecture, CompuGroup Medical South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: NHI to boost South Africa's digital healthcare

27 Feb 2024

Natural Medicine

Cultural use of marijuana and operational requirements: Is there a crossroads in the workplace?

9 Jan 2024

Source: Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals

Eli Lilly: Inaugural US telehealth platform delivers weight-loss drugs

4 Jan 2024

Navigating the festive season, mindfully

Wellness

Navigating the festive season, mindfully

20 Dec 2023

Why and how do we use medication responsibly? - Medshield

Pharmaceuticals

Why and how do we use medication responsibly? - Medshield

Issued by Stone 30 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied.

Medical Research

Asthma crisis: South Africa leads in overreliance on reliever pumps

2 Nov 2023

Source: WHO. Time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if fuel and life-saving health and humanitarian supplies cannot be urgently delivered to the Gaza Strip amidst the complete blockade.

Healthcare

Healthcare crisis at breaking point in Gaza

Katja Hamilton 19 Oct 2023

Oxy South Africa extends range with 2 new products

Health & Beauty

Oxy South Africa extends range with 2 new products

3 Oct 2023

Pharmaceuticals

Exodus of SA doctors and nurses places more responsibility on pharmacists

29 Sep 2023

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Medtech

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Issued by Allegra 28 Sep 2023

Specialised diet pet foods trending in the South African market

Research

Specialised diet pet foods trending in the South African market

Issued by Insight Survey 27 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Primary health insurance steps in as employer-subsidised medical scheme membership declines

Cornel Schoeman 20 Sep 2023

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Employee Wellness

The new normal is still here... and burnout is setting in

Stephanie Barrett 24 Aug 2023

HIV/AIDS

Landmark court approval for pharmacists to directly prescribe medicine to HIV patients

18 Aug 2023