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Healthcare

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

3 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

The Budget that never was: SA's political gridlock rattles investor confidence

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Women's Health

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Issued by CANSA 15 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Volatility likely to persist following global currency turmoil, SA investors warn

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2024

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Medical Aid

Corporate wellness – a win-win for all

Issued by Bonitas 10 Jul 2024

Tackling women’s health holistically

Women's Health

Tackling women’s health holistically

Issued by Bonitas 7 Jun 2024

10 ways to manage your medical expenses

Medical Aid

10 ways to manage your medical expenses

Issued by Bonitas 9 Feb 2024

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Employee Wellness

Corporate athletes' guide to refuelling for 2024

Anja van Beek 11 Dec 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Giraffes could go extinct - the 5 biggest threats they face

Derek E. Lee 3 Nov 2023

Prostate cancer: Unmasking the silent threat

Oncology

Prostate cancer: Unmasking the silent threat

Issued by CANSA 2 Nov 2023

Philip Tillman is the CEO of Konsise

Corporate & Commercial Law

Big Brother or best friend? Govt's motivation for total information

Philip Tillman 30 Oct 2023

Join aQuellé in the cause for diabetes - Let's beat diabetes, together

Noncommunicable diseases

Join aQuellé in the cause for diabetes - Let's beat diabetes, together

Issued by aQuellé 23 Oct 2023

Bonitas balancing increases with value and sustainability

Medical Aid

Bonitas balancing increases with value and sustainability

Issued by Bonitas 11 Oct 2023

How to feel good with food

Nutrition

How to feel good with food

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 5 Oct 2023

Healthcare

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

Lenore Manderson 7 Sep 2023

Dealing with diabetes

Noncommunicable diseases

Dealing with diabetes

Issued by Bonitas 29 Aug 2023

PayJustNow's CEO on the benefits of 'buy now pay later' for consumers and businesses

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow's CEO on the benefits of 'buy now pay later' for consumers and businesses

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Jun 2023

Cardiology

SA gears up for World Hypertension Day

16 May 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Gabriel Okello and Meelan Thondoo 12 May 2023

Source: Supplied.

Cardiology

The 8 health hazards of watching TV

3 Jan 2023

Road Safety Report on SA transport sector released

Logistics & Transport

Road Safety Report on SA transport sector released

7 Dec 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

Hospital Groups

Patient malnutrition on the rise in SA's hospitals - health sector players urged to act

12 Oct 2022

JLL reports varying fortunes across local property market

Markets & Investment

JLL reports varying fortunes across local property market

31 Aug 2022

Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease is on the rise in South Africa

24 Aug 2022

Adriaan Basson, News24's editor-in-chief

Mobile & Apps

New CrimeCheck app provides neighbourhood safety assessment

20 Jul 2022

The South African Medical Schemes market an example of government-created market failure

Financial Services

The South African Medical Schemes market an example of government-created market failure

Robert Vivian 9 May 2022

Source: Supplied. Rennie Naidoo, the head of Marketing and Communications at Roche Diagnostics.

Healthcare

Patient education and brand affinity: a symbiotic relationship

Rennie Naidoo 1 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied

Cargo & Storage

Freight and cargo insurance - a neglected safety net

Detlev Duve 13 Jan 2022

SA beef industry outlook shows promise despite challenges

Agriculture

SA beef industry outlook shows promise despite challenges

17 Dec 2021

20% of companies in SA have no cybersecurity plans for holidays or weekends, study finds

Cybersecurity

20% of companies in SA have no cybersecurity plans for holidays or weekends, study finds

19 Nov 2021

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Noncommunicable diseases

Africa's first public health state-of-the-art diabetes centre opens

15 Nov 2021

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Covid-19

First oral Covid-19 medicine authorised in the UK

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Dmitry Kalinovsky

Covid-19

First Covid-19 oral antiviral medicine in submission stage

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©Supplied by agency. Wits Mining Institute’s DigiMine leverages a growing range of on-site facilities, with multidisciplinary research programmes

Science & Engineering

Unethical AI poses risk to mining companies

20 Oct 2021

International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Covid-19

The impact of Covid-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons

Alex Ezeh, Michael Silverman & Saverio Stranges 18 Aug 2021

Community distribution in Nigeria of ivermectin for onchocerciasis, a disease this drug treats effectively and safely. Photo: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Covid-19

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

Nathan Geffen & Elsabé Brits 7 Jul 2021

Public Health

Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

Russell Rensburg 7 Jul 2021

The importance of nutrition in fighting cancer

Oncology

The importance of nutrition in fighting cancer

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 19 May 2021

Noncommunicable diseases

Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy

Mulenga Mary Mukanu 23 Apr 2021

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Taxation & Regulation

New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay2021: Adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV at increased risk

24 Mar 2021

Zimkita Mabindla

Accounting & Auditing

Who will monitor the monitors?

Zimkita Mabindla 16 Mar 2021

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

Oncology

UKZN, Cansa partner for lung cancer research project

12 Mar 2021

Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

Medical Research

Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

#BudgetSpeech2021: SME wishlist to help rebuild SA's economy

SMEs

#BudgetSpeech2021: SME wishlist to help rebuild SA's economy

Gugu Mjadu 24 Feb 2021

#BizTrends2021: Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead

John Hudson 6 Jan 2021

People relying on HIV prevention, care and treatment services have become even more vulnerable because of COVID-19. Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images

HIV/AIDS

Why it's important to keep diagnosing and treating HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic

Kathryn L Hopkins & Glenda Gray 30 Nov 2020