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Source: © Shoprite Holdings Dr Nqobile Manzini and her son, Siya were reunited by Checkers Sixty60 via its branded Lift aeroplane

Promotions & Activations

Heartwarming festive campaign reveals why Checkers branded a Lift aeroplane

19 Nov 2024

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

ESG

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

30 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

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Healthcare

The high cost of hope: How to budget for your fertility journey

13 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Minister Wenger visits Western Cape hospitals, supports healthcare

1 Jul 2024

Source: South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Healthcare

UCT academic appointed SAMRC president and CEO

3 May 2024

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Oncology

7th Icon Conference looks at the role of multi-disciplinary teams in oncology

Issued by Icon Oncology 11 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Worst of hiring freeze over, Western Cape health department assures health workers

19 Feb 2024

Healthcare

Officials raise alarm over hiring freeze at Western Cape’s largest hospitals

Daniel Steyn 2 Feb 2024

Source: Google Maps

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town heritage building balcony collapses, injuring 20

Lindsey Schutters 3 Nov 2023

Eating well to support kidney health

Healthcare

Eating well to support kidney health

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon

Public Health

Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

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Mental health

Growing demand for mental health assistance among South African youth

31 Jul 2023

Palliative care can extend life

Palliative care

Palliative care can extend life

Issued by Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) 5 May 2023

World Health Day - Listen to your gut

Oncology

World Health Day - Listen to your gut

Issued by CANSA 11 Apr 2023

Public Health

Consider more than 200 hospitals for possible exclusion from load shedding, legal team says

27 Feb 2023

Healthcare

Pivotal local research on antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals begins in earnest

22 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Oncology

SA first: Surgical team breaks new ground in paediatric orthopaedics

13 Oct 2022

Loeries 2022: FCB Joburg takes the only SA Loerie Grand Prix award

Advertising

Loeries 2022: FCB Joburg takes the only SA Loerie Grand Prix award

Issued by FCB Africa 12 Oct 2022

Healthcare

Chest pain and respiratory complaints top EMS call-out list

13 Sep 2022

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Healthcare

UCT honours renowned women's health champion in South Africa

Niémah Davids 16 Aug 2022

Image supplied: Tug of War will be screened at the Diff competition

Film & Cinematography

Diff announces films included in competition

18 Jul 2022

Supplied. All the 2022 Bookmark Awards finalists

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the Bookmarks 2022 finalists: Did you make the cut?

17 Jun 2022

Jenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

Public Health

Jenna Lowe's powerful legacy for South Africans lives on

3 May 2022

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

Healthcare

Abbott seeks new treatment standards for Africa's silent killer disease

29 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied. Members of Vodacom and the Western Cape Department of Health, with Premier Alan Winde, at the announcement of the distribution of 257 new cold-chain units across the province.

Covid-19

Ensuring SA's vaccine safety in the cold chain

11 Apr 2022

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Public Health

Groote Schuur Hospital opens adolescent centre of excellence

16 Mar 2022

Tourism & Travel

Protect domestic tourism during fourth wave, urges Minister Sisulu

29 Nov 2021

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Noncommunicable diseases

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

15 Nov 2021

Atlantis Red Dot Taxi service launched to incentivise vaccination

Transport

Atlantis Red Dot Taxi service launched to incentivise vaccination

4 Oct 2021

Soource: ©Ratthaphon Bunmi

Medical Research

Investigating postoperative deaths in Africa

30 Aug 2021

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

Covid-19

6 Covid-19 vaccine myths dispelled by experts

25 Aug 2021

Groote Schuur is one of South Africa’s biggest teaching hospitals. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19

Covid-19: A glimpse behind the scenes at Groote Schuur Hospital

James Stent 12 Aug 2021

Mariam Anthony and colleagues from the engineering department at Groote Schuur Hospital

Public Health

#WomensMonth: Engineering is vital to deliver quality care, says Mariam Anthony

11 Aug 2021

Vaccine mandates are being debated all over the world. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Ethics & Medicolegal

Why Covid-19 vaccines should be mandatory in South Africa

Keymanthri Moodley 11 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Media

Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Nurses Maxine MacNamara (left), Clare Wepener, and Nicky Krynauw, who work at Life Healthcare’s Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

Covid-19

What it's like being a nurse during a pandemic

James Stent & Mary-Anne Gontsana 2 Jun 2021

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Covid-19

Covid-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Bruce M Biccard 25 May 2021

The Lancet has published the results of an analysis of how critically ill Covid-19 patients did at 64 hospitals in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, and South Africa. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Covid-19

Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else

Elsabé Brits 21 May 2021

Emergency relief efforts for Rhodes Memorial, UCT fire under way - here's how to help

Health & Welfare

Emergency relief efforts for Rhodes Memorial, UCT fire under way - here's how to help

Sindy Peters 19 Apr 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital

Covid-19

Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate, says Professor Marc Mendelson

19 Mar 2021

SA team take part in 24-hour global mixed reality surgical event

Surgical Procedures

SA team take part in 24-hour global mixed reality surgical event

24 Feb 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Palliative care

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Food & bev. services

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Tariro Washinyira 29 Jan 2021

Professor Marc Mendelson

Covid-19

Third wave is on its way, if rapid vaccine roll out falters

26 Jan 2021