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UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Higher Education

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Issued by University of Pretoria 3 days

Eczema and asthma in children: how household fuels are harming health in poor South African homes

Health & Social Welfare

Eczema and asthma in children: how household fuels are harming health in poor South African homes

Mandla Bhuda, Janine Wichmann and Joyce Shirinde 5 Mar 2026

SA sets benchmark for global poultry production efficiency

Agro-processing

SA sets benchmark for global poultry production efficiency

12 Feb 2026

The wellness wave: Shaping a healthier South Africa through prevention

Medical Aid

The wellness wave: Shaping a healthier South Africa through prevention

Issued by Medshield 4 Aug 2025

Agri X Fusion event to tackle SA's red meat sector challenges

Agriculture

Agri X Fusion event to tackle SA's red meat sector challenges

2 Feb 2026

Copper peptides: these powerful molecules are worth the skincare hype

Aesthetic Medicine

Copper peptides: these powerful molecules are worth the skincare hype

Ahmed Elbediwy and Nadine Wehida 30 Jan 2026

Ditch the neck drama

Aesthetic Medicine

Ditch the neck drama

Issued by Skin Renewal 19 Nov 2025

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Oncology

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 14 Nov 2025

Novartis' new malaria medicine GanLum sachets at the company's manufacturing site in Slovenia, October 30, 2024. Image credit: Novartis/Handout via Reuters

Malaria

Novartis' new drug more than 97% effective at treating malaria

Jennifer Rigby 13 Nov 2025

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

Agriculture

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

6 Nov 2025

Dr Thabo Mogotlane, specialist psychiatrist and addiction physician at Mediclinic Legae

Employee Wellness

Is it burnout... or is it depression?

15 Oct 2025

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Oncology

Profmed’s Pink Room | Centring survivors in breast cancer awareness

7 Oct 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Hospital Groups

Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows

Dipa Kamdar 25 Sep 2025

Kenya Dairy Board, ILRI sign MoU to boost dairy sector

Agro-processing

Kenya Dairy Board, ILRI sign MoU to boost dairy sector

15 Sep 2025

Image credit: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Medical Research

Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

Mahtaab Hayat and Jean-Tristan Brandenburg 5 Sep 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

Building resilient economies begins with healthy women

Women's Health

Building resilient economies begins with healthy women

Issued by CANSA 6 Aug 2025

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Wellness

Nivea partners with Joëlle Kayembe on new campaign for epigenetics serum

4 Aug 2025

Image credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca enters rare disease care in South Africa

31 Jul 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Sports Science

Empowerment through exercise: Ugandan women fight obesity

21 Jul 2025

Living well with autoimmune disorders: Insights from Medshield

Noncommunicable diseases

Living well with autoimmune disorders: Insights from Medshield

Issued by Stone 16 Jul 2025

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Medical Research

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Issued by ITP Communications 1 Jul 2025

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

20 Jun 2025

New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa

Environment & Natural Resources

New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Jun 2025

Legislation & Regulation

Why South African animal welfare laws need an urgent overhaul

Charan Saunders 12 Jun 2025

Nigeria imports Danish cattle to double milk output, cut $1.5bn import bill

Agriculture

Nigeria imports Danish cattle to double milk output, cut $1.5bn import bill

Camillus Eboh 6 Jun 2025

How a human-centred design approach is changing STEM teaching

Primary & Secondary Education

How a human-centred design approach is changing STEM teaching

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 6 May 2025

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

Fishing

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

15 Apr 2025

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Living with multiple chronic conditions cuts lives short – but Africans are overlooked in research

Isaac Kisiangani, Michele Ramsay, and Michelle Kamp 8 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

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

3 Mar 2025

Oncology

African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes

31 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Madelein O’Connell, Executive: Marketing, Sales and Corporate Relations at Bestmed Medical Scheme

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The role of medical schemes in preventative healthcare and wellness trends

Madelein O'Connell 13 Jan 2025

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative 2024 winner revealed in the economic heartland of South Africa

Skills Training

PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative 2024 winner revealed in the economic heartland of South Africa

Issued by PG Bison 25 Oct 2024

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Agribusiness

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Wandile Sihlobo 23 Oct 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agribusiness

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Food Security

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Issued by Trialogue 2 Sep 2024

Swipe iX celebrates 10 years with renewed focus and leadership team

Digital

Swipe iX celebrates 10 years with renewed focus and leadership team

Issued by Media24 30 Jul 2024

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HIV/AIDS

Significant progress has been made in controlling HIV in South Africa, report shows

23 Jul 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

Research & Development

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

Women's Health

Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre Van Niekerk 27 May 2024

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

Agribusiness

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

17 May 2024

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Environment & Natural Resources

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

Source: Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.

Tuberculosis

Researchers developing cellphone app that detects TB

25 Mar 2024