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Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

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

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

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

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

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Food Security

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Faithful to Nature collaborates with SA creators to support NPO The Zoe Project

Fashion

Faithful to Nature collaborates with SA creators to support NPO The Zoe Project

16 Dec 2020

The future is positive

Education & Skills Development

The future is positive

Ian Mann, Issued by SAICA 23 Jul 2020

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

After Covid-19, Africa can build back better

Amina J. Mohammed 28 May 2020

A vendor distributes newspapers wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Nairobi, Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Public Health

Society's most vulnerable will be hit as Covid-19 cases rise in poorer economies

David Evans & Mead Over 17 Mar 2020

17 human security projects receive grants from Japanese Embassy

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

17 human security projects receive grants from Japanese Embassy

11 Mar 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Trends

6 ways to speed up the UN's health SDGs in Africa

Mathieu Lamiaux 7 Jan 2020

A health worker administers the Ebola vaccine. EPA-EFE

Infectious Diseases

How the DRC's Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles

Benjamin Kagina 10 Jul 2019

South Africa's first SDG report card: How to move beyond ticking boxes

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's first SDG report card: How to move beyond ticking boxes

Willem Fourie 3 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Gold mining reduces infant mortality rate

3 May 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

ESG

12 African social enterprises awarded funding from Google

4 Dec 2018

The largest number of HIV-exposed but uninfected children are in South Africa. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Babies born to mums with HIV face higher risks even though they're HIV negative

Amy Slogrove, Kathleen M Powis & Mary-Ann Davies 29 Nov 2018

SA needs Cuban medical model

Healthcare

SA needs Cuban medical model

Lungile Pepeta 28 Feb 2018

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Digital

How the thunderbolts of transformation impact the future of work

Carmen Murray 8 Feb 2018

South Africa's healthcare system could be world class

Public Health

South Africa's healthcare system could be world class

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 16 Mar 2017

Africa is poised for sustainable growth and development. But there are risks

ESG & Sustainability

Africa is poised for sustainable growth and development. But there are risks

Alan Hirsch 9 Jan 2017

Are primary clinics better than nothing to prevent mother and infant mortality?

Public Health

Are primary clinics better than nothing to prevent mother and infant mortality?

15 Dec 2016

Africa rising (Source: GE)

Marketing

GE reports back on R2bn investment across Africa

26 Sep 2016

What's needed to take Africa from Third to First World in 25 years

ESG & Sustainability

What's needed to take Africa from Third to First World in 25 years

Sandile Swana and Lumkile Mondi 13 Jul 2016

Mobile

In Rwanda, a phone text can save a baby

24 May 2016

Nairobi start-up garage

Marketing & Media

Kenya, Uganda teams chosen for start-up AI investment

20 Apr 2016

South32 community development manager for Africa region; Nomfundo Mqadi cuts the ribbon with George Mazarakis from Carte Blanche’s Making a Difference Trust to officially open the paediatric high care/ ICU ward at Sebokeng Hospital.

Paediatrics

South32 hands over children's ward at Sebokeng

7 Apr 2016

[Design Indaba 2016] Building for social change

Design Indaba

[Design Indaba 2016] Building for social change

Ann Nurock 22 Feb 2016

Tigo digital social entrepreneurs creating better world for Tanzania

Marketing & Media

Tigo digital social entrepreneurs creating better world for Tanzania

17 Dec 2015

Mobile: The rising star of emerging markets

Mobile

Mobile: The rising star of emerging markets

Carmen Murray, Issued by Mobitainment 23 Nov 2015

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

Agri Tech

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

5 Nov 2015

Rural Maubane receives solar powered health centre

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Rural Maubane receives solar powered health centre

13 Jul 2015

Higher quality of healthcare on the horizon

Public Health

Higher quality of healthcare on the horizon

20 May 2015

Africans equate prosperity to achieving financial freedom

Finance

Africans equate prosperity to achieving financial freedom

31 Oct 2014

Partnership to commercialise wind-up foetal heart rate monitor

Cardiology

Partnership to commercialise wind-up foetal heart rate monitor

6 Oct 2014

Health Department to create a pregnancy register

Administration

Health Department to create a pregnancy register

9 Apr 2014

Two million children in Zambia receive antimalarial treatment

Malaria

Two million children in Zambia receive antimalarial treatment

8 Apr 2014

Public funds malaria tests, treatments through digital campaign

Marketing

Public funds malaria tests, treatments through digital campaign

7 Apr 2014

New ambulances to improve maternal services

Administration

New ambulances to improve maternal services

18 Mar 2014

Formula for plain (bland) packaging

Corporate & Commercial Law

Formula for plain (bland) packaging

Lize Mills 11 Dec 2013

State cannot afford to hire the specialists it trains

Public Health

State cannot afford to hire the specialists it trains

Tamar Kahn 30 Oct 2013

Human milk needed for premature babies

Nutrition

Human milk needed for premature babies

1 Aug 2013

Philips Avent donates products to South African Breastmilk Reserve

Sponsorship

Philips Avent donates products to South African Breastmilk Reserve

30 Jul 2013

Ambulances just for pregnant women

Logistics & Transport

Ambulances just for pregnant women

Romaana Naidoo 18 Jun 2013

Africa making great strides toward MDG targets

Research

Africa making great strides toward MDG targets

27 May 2013

Inflow of migrants pushes population to 53 million - Stats SA

Administration

Inflow of migrants pushes population to 53 million - Stats SA

16 May 2013

HR & Management

Nurses dismissed for unprofessional conduct

2 May 2013

SA on track to improving healthcare

Administration

SA on track to improving healthcare

4 Mar 2013

Mining

Zambia's mines battle with policy changes

Gift Chanda 6 Feb 2013

Baby milk ad controls published

Paediatrics

Baby milk ad controls published

Tamar Khan 13 Dec 2012