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Training boosts output, disease control for Kenyan smallholder fish farmers

Fishing

Training boosts output, disease control for Kenyan smallholder fish farmers

3 days

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

3 days

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

17 Dec 2024

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Cardiology

Medshield differentiates between a heart attack and a stroke

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

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

HIV/AIDS

How Afrocentric's Aid for Aids programme is transforming HIV care in South Africa

13 Dec 2024

A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of

Tourism

A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of

Megan Jarvis, Leigh Lambrechts, Kate Collier and Dhevarsha Ramjettan 11 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease

9 Dec 2024

Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

Sustainable Development

Municipalities enter the climate crisis chat at built environment indaba

Lindsey Schutters 9 Dec 2024

Free hotline to report the sale of fake or expired food

Regulatory

Free hotline to report the sale of fake or expired food

5 Dec 2024

Bolt and AA host road safety training for drivers

Transport

Bolt and AA host road safety training for drivers

5 Dec 2024

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Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

South Africa declares national disaster as foodborne illnesses rise dramatically

25 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Child pesticide poisonings a contributing factor of SA’s pending waste crisis, says expert

21 Nov 2024

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

SMEs

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

21 Nov 2024

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Climate Change

Spring snow in South Africa: A wake-up call for climate readiness

Karen King and Yolandi Meyer 20 Nov 2024

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

SMEs

Government calls on spaza shop owners to register their businesses

20 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

Ramaphosa makes child deaths under 12 notifiable following school poisoning crisis

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

SMEs

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

Thamsanqa Mbovane 13 Nov 2024

A bird flies over a family of elephants walking in the Amboseli National Park, southeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 25 April 2016. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

Will Dunham 12 Nov 2024

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

7 Nov 2024

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Climate Change

Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a reality

Llewellyn Leonard 4 Nov 2024

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

SMEs

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

4 Nov 2024

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Medical Research

#WorldStrokeDay: Occupational therapists' key role in rehabilitation of stroke survivors

29 Oct 2024

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Public Health

Death of 6 Soweto children linked to Terbufos

28 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

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Healthcare

African women leaders unite to launch Africa Breast Cancer Council

21 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

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

17 Oct 2024

VUT academic’s groundbreaking invention brings renewed hope for cardiac patients

Higher Education

VUT academic’s groundbreaking invention brings renewed hope for cardiac patients

Nontobeko Moimane, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 16 Oct 2024

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

Regulatory

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

10 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

Djaffar Al Katanty 8 Oct 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Madagascar’s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming – new study

Katie Devenish 8 Oct 2024

Product recall: Top Score Instant Porridge

FMCG

Product recall: Top Score Instant Porridge

1 Oct 2024

Vials of the Jynneos smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, US, 20 August 2022. Reuters/Rebecca Noble/File Photo

Health & Welfare

African CDC: More than $800m pledged for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 27 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Gavi to buy 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic

Jennifer Rigby 19 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600m for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 17 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

Public Health

Food poisoning crisis hits Gauteng's most vulnerable

Katja Hamilton 3 Sep 2024

Discovery Vitality enhances HealthyFood rewards programme

Research

Discovery Vitality enhances HealthyFood rewards programme

2 Sep 2024

Paediatrics

#ChildSafetyMonth: Children need help to prevent burn injuries

27 Aug 2024

Public Health

Health Department: Mpox under control, stay vigilant

21 Aug 2024

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

Healthcare

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

15 Aug 2024

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Legislation

Presidency assents to IPID Amendment Bill

31 Jul 2024

Infectious Diseases

WHO: Governments urged to prioritise hepatitis testing, treatment

30 Jul 2024

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Food, Water & Energy Security

Citizens team up with scientists to find solutions to SA’s deteriorating water quality

Issued by JNPR 23 Jul 2024

NHI

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

18 Jul 2024