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Pharmaceuticals

Urgent warning as fake Ozempic infiltrates South African market

11 Nov 2024

Healthcare

SA watchdog stresses reporting side effects to make medicines safer

11 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

Legal and regulatory insights into South Africa’s growing medical cannabis market

Ethics & Medicolegal

Legal and regulatory insights into South Africa’s growing medical cannabis market

Issued by Bassani Medical 2 Oct 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Healthcare

Sahpra issues urgent recall of Benylin Paediatric Syrup over fatal toxicity concerns

15 Apr 2024

Image source: Alexander Grey from

Legislation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

Public Health

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

Surgical Equipment & Products

JCA drives ISO 13485 compliance for South African medical devices

23 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

NHI

"The NHI Bill is going to be introduced and signed into law whether they like it or not" - Ramaphosa

Katja Hamilton 15 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The Health Department has applauded NICD And SAHPRA`s decision to recall contaminated health product - Sterile Lubricating Jelly

Healthcare

Health Department applauds recall of contaminated health product

21 Dec 2023

Source: UNAids.

HIV/AIDS

Kiara Health takes vital first step to making woman-controlled HIV prevention a reality

1 Dec 2023

Value Logistics awarded ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certification

Logistics & Transport

Value Logistics awarded ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certification

9 Nov 2023

Hoorah makes a difference with purpose campaign for Enterogermina X Save The Children

Advertising

Hoorah makes a difference with purpose campaign for Enterogermina X Save The Children

Issued by Hoorah Digital 20 Sep 2023

Public Health

Africa CDC contributes vaccine manufacturing equipment to Sahpra

11 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Sahpra unveils the latest graduates

12 Jun 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Healthcare

South Africa still far from providing equitable healthcare for all, summit reveals

Katja Hamilton 4 May 2023

Covid-19

SA launches first Covid-19 antigen self-test kit

12 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla, Paul Miller.

Public Health

Measles vaccine rollout ramped up amid outbreak

21 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Juliet Houghton, the chief executive officer of the Southern African HIV Clinician’s Society.

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: SA prepares to roll out new HIV treatment plan for children

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied.

Medical Research

First cannabis clinical trial takes off in South Africa

11 Nov 2022

Cannabis farm for sale in Atlantis, Cape Town

Property

Cannabis farm for sale in Atlantis, Cape Town

Issued by S3 Organicsss 3 Oct 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Advocating for medication safety

Bada Pharasi 16 Sep 2022

Covid-19

"There should be no secrecy in a pandemic" - Health Justice Initiative's senior researcher

13 Sep 2022

Covid-19

Second death linked to J&J Covid-19 vaccine confirmed

13 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Koranteng, Sr Adrigwe and Dr Mutshutshu.

Healthcare

Advanced dosimetry service tracks radiation workers' exposure

30 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Reuters. A healthcare worker administers the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine to a man, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Covid-19

SA reports first death causally linked to Covid vaccine

Alexander Winning and Mark Potter 5 Aug 2022

Wellness

Cannabis Clinics opens online medical cannabis platform

24 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Cipla voluntarily recalls batches of Coryx throat spray

21 Jun 2022

Fact vs fiction: eMoyo's Kuduwave. Clinically validated audiometry tool for the mining industry

Health & Safety

Fact vs fiction: eMoyo's Kuduwave. Clinically validated audiometry tool for the mining industry

Issued by eMoyo Technologies 20 Jun 2022

Source: Freepik.

HIV/AIDS

Child-friendly 4-in-1 ARV treatment launched for SA's children living with HIV

15 Jun 2022

Source: Kate Holt/Sightsavers (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Covid-19

Ivermectin sent back to the worms by medicines regulator

James Stent 31 May 2022

Agro-processing

100% black-owned HempVest Africa goes commercial

25 May 2022

Image source: Elena Elisseeva –

Medical Law

Regulations for complementary medicines are invalid - SCA

Kareema Shaik and Jenny Pienaar 23 May 2022

A big win for natural medicine in South Africa

Natural Medicine

A big win for natural medicine in South Africa

Daleen Totten 21 Apr 2022

April Fool's: Russian mega-yacht discounts, chicken-flavoured Chuckles and more

Retail Marketing

April Fool's: Russian mega-yacht discounts, chicken-flavoured Chuckles and more

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Apr 2022

Source: iStock.

Markets & Investment

The Vaal Cannabis Capital - the linchpin of SA's first smart city

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2022

REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

Covid-19

SA allows use of Merck Covid pill but government not buying

18 Feb 2022

Image source: RF._.studio from

Labour Law & Unions

Requirements for compensation due to vaccine injury

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 9 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied.

Covid-19

SA regulator approves Covid-19 vaccine from China

7 Feb 2022

Labat Africa ramps up cannabis retail expansion with new deals

FMCG

Labat Africa ramps up cannabis retail expansion with new deals

20 Jan 2022

Covid-19

Report adverse effects from Covid jabs, Department of Health urges

Katja Hamilton 13 Jan 2022

Covid-19

SAMA delighted at the availability of booster shots

24 Dec 2021

Covid-19

South Africans get the go-ahead to receive Pfizer, and now J&J booster shots

24 Dec 2021

Innovative model for supplemental healthcare launched in South Africa

Pharmaceuticals

Innovative model for supplemental healthcare launched in South Africa

Issued by Vitamin Club 15 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Probe into Covid-19 booster jabs for SA babies and toddlers

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2021

Covid-19

Pfizer gives green light to booster shot

10 Dec 2021

Image source: © Artem Podrez –

Labour Law

Side effects of mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations: Compensation criteria

Tracy van der Colff and Tiisetso Rabolao 18 Nov 2021

Source: ©dolgachov

Women's Health

Women in healthcare still face barriers to advancement

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Jasmin Merdan

Covid-19

Vaccinate for a normal way of life

20 Sep 2021