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Healthcare

Defective medical devices and implants can cause harm: How to claim compensation

27 May 2024

Eduvos and TASK launch Bio Centrifuge Africa competition, paving the way for biotech innovation

Education

Eduvos and TASK launch Bio Centrifuge Africa competition, paving the way for biotech innovation

Issued by Eduvos 21 May 2024

A new era of interconnected devices to increase productivity

ICT

A new era of interconnected devices to increase productivity

Avashnee Moodley, Issued by Oppo 16 May 2024

Healthcare

JCA drives ISO 13485 compliance for South African medical devices

23 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Joost Pielage, Quro Medical's chief technology officer.

Healthcare

Quro Medical's AI capability is a lifesaver

30 Nov 2023

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

Retail

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

Issued by Propak Cape 2026 18 Oct 2023

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Healthcare

Brand Finance Healthcare 2023 Report reveals resilience amidst post-pandemic slump

7 Jul 2023

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Healthcare

Abbott's uninterrupted streak: 398th consecutive quarterly dividend declared

22 Jun 2023

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Legal

National Health Insurance Bill: Questions still remain

Martin Versfeld, Prelisha Singh, Glenn Penfold & Robert Appelbaum 19 Jun 2023

Healthcare

Sahpra unveils the latest graduates

12 Jun 2023

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Healthcare

Surgical treatment of cancer will be key driver of energy instruments market growth

3 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Akram Bouchenaki, chief executive officer of Abdul Latif Jameel Health; Maryam Ziaei, founder and chief executive officer of iSono Health, and Shadi Saberi at Arab Health.

Healthcare

World first | AI-driven 3D breast ultrasounds

3 Feb 2023

Global clubfoot experts to convene in South Africa during this year's 'Disability Awareness Month'

Healthcare

Global clubfoot experts to convene in South Africa during this year's 'Disability Awareness Month'

Issued by MANGO-OMC 15 Nov 2022

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Legal

How load shedding could impact medical negligence cases

Mtho Maphumulo and Seipati Mohaladi 12 Oct 2022

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Healthcare

MDMSA splits from Samed

2 Sep 2022

Nigeria hasn't been able to produce steel: remanufacturing could be the solution

Construction & Engineering

Nigeria hasn't been able to produce steel: remanufacturing could be the solution

Okechukwu Okorie and Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 21 Jul 2022

Finance

Commodity price risk and its effect on sub-Saharan Africa

Craig Kent 21 Jun 2022

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

Energy & Mining

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

Issued by eMoyo Technologies 20 Jun 2022

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Retail

DSM-Firmenich merger to create largest fragrance, beauty, well-being and nutrition supplier

6 Jun 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

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Healthcare

Smart lockers expand countrywide as patients demand quick medicine collection

5 Apr 2022

The role of loyalty programmes in sustaining non-profit organisations

Retail

The role of loyalty programmes in sustaining non-profit organisations

Issued by MANGO-OMC 4 Apr 2022

Source: Premier Alan Winde. The interior of the new NantSA vaccine plant opened in Cape Town at the same time as the launch of the AAAH coalition .

Healthcare

Cape Town unveils Africa's Access to Advanced Healthcare coalition

24 Jan 2022

Productive energy use powering socioeconomic transformation in Africa - reports

Energy & Mining

Productive energy use powering socioeconomic transformation in Africa - reports

26 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

How cannabis production can boost revenue for pandemic-stricken countries

Legal

How cannabis production can boost revenue for pandemic-stricken countries

Darryl Bernstein 23 Jul 2021

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

ICT

5 technopreneurs chosen for Ayo Scaling Africa Series

22 Jul 2021

University of Johannesburg's multi-partner 'Mahlale Innovation Consortium' opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Education

University of Johannesburg's multi-partner 'Mahlale Innovation Consortium' opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Issued by Vaal University of Technology 24 May 2021

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

Education

Mahlale Innovation Consortium opens ventilator design competition for SA students

21 May 2021

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

Education

New deputy vice-chancellor appointed at the North-West University

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 13 May 2021

Maker spaces give engineers and designers the tools to build low-cost medical equipment using locally available materials.
Brandon Martin, Rice University, CC BY-NC-ND

Healthcare

'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic

Rebecca Richards-Kortum & Theresa Mkandawire 31 Mar 2021

Clinical trials with human volunteers done in South Africa must get approval from the health products regulator. Felix Dlangamandla/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Healthcare

Explainer: how South Africa regulates medicines and vaccines

Andy Gray 11 Feb 2021

Logistics & Transport

Safeguard procurement, distribution and administration of vaccines against corruption

2 Feb 2021

Data is the key in the era of 5G

ICT

Data is the key in the era of 5G

Gerhard Fourie 14 Jan 2021

Reynhardt Uys, chief experience officer, Immersion Group

Healthcare

#BizTrends2021: Healthcare innovation in 2021 and beyond

Reynhardt Uys 8 Jan 2021

Don't miss this quality management webinar!

Healthcare

Don't miss this quality management webinar!

Issued by COHSASA 7 Oct 2020

Drugs can be returned due to defects, damages or expiration. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies must handle returned drugs better

Mpho Sharon Makaleng 1 Oct 2020

UCT GSB teaching case study on medical technology company, Biotronik, wins top international award

Education

UCT GSB teaching case study on medical technology company, Biotronik, wins top international award

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 25 Sep 2020

#Newsmaker: Fara Naomi Macias, new head of marketing at GC Aesthetics

Marketing & Media

#Newsmaker: Fara Naomi Macias, new head of marketing at GC Aesthetics

Juanita Pienaar 16 Sep 2020

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Tourism & Travel

Global business travel will not be killed off by coronavirus - new research

Kieran Michael Conroy, Anthony McDonnell & Stefan Jooss 19 Aug 2020

A man undergoes testing for Covid-19 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre, Nigeria. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

African countries need cheaper Covid-19 tests: here's how to get them

Timothy Amukele & Mustafa Barbhuiya 16 Jul 2020

The Nigerian Naira has been under a lot pressure lately
Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Finance

Nigeria's post-Covid-19 recovery plan has some merit. But it misses the mark

Tolu Olarewaju 22 Jun 2020

VUT contributes to the fight against the spread of coronavirus

Education

VUT contributes to the fight against the spread of coronavirus

Selina Rapulane, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 29 May 2020

Logistics & Transport

OR Tambo cargo traffic up by 62% in April

29 May 2020

Covid-19: Emergency measures and investor-state arbitration claims

Legal

Covid-19: Emergency measures and investor-state arbitration claims

Sarah McKenzie and Chandni Gopal 27 May 2020