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Workers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital, where a Congolese man died of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Image credit: Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Infectious Diseases

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda triggers WHO emergency alert

Disha Mishra and Akanksha Khushi 1 hour

MEA region has done well at The One Show. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

Accenture Song SA dominates One Show MEA with 3 Golds

3 days

Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, arrive to take a plane to the Netherlands, at Tenerife Sur airport, Canary Islands, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Pedro Nunes

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape woman tests negative for hantavirus as WHO cases rise

Charlotte Van Campenhout and Victoria Waldersee 13 May 2026

FAO expands Wikipedia partnership to boost agrifood knowledge access

Agriculture

FAO expands Wikipedia partnership to boost agrifood knowledge access

28 Apr 2026

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

Hospitality

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

20 Apr 2026

Marketing

The cashback arms race: Why your loyalty programme is a brand tax

Mosa Ntwampe, Issued by Brave Group 20 Apr 2026

The awards were held on 16 April in Johannesburg. Source: Black At.

Advertising

Key marketing figures win at Dare Awards 2026

17 Apr 2026

Infectious Diseases

Biovac's €75m cash injection to boost vaccine production and create jobs

17 Apr 2026

Merilynn Steenkamp from Roche Diagnostics explains how early and accurate diagnostics for preventable illnesses like cervical cancer, HIV, and TB can help protect women’s ability to stay economically active and support broader economic resilience. (Source: )

Women's Health

5 ways women’s health drives economic resilience

1 Apr 2026

Marketing

CMOs must bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the story… or become extinct

Pieter Geyser 20 Mar 2026

New York Festivals Lady Liberty will host a global virtual panel, Rewriting the Creative Playbook from the Middle East and the Role Women Play (Image source: © Bluffteon Today )

Advertising

NYF spotlights women shaping the Middle East’s creative future

19 Mar 2026

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Banking

BII and Deutsche Bank unveil $150m initiative to boost African trade finance

17 Mar 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

4 educational priorities to prepare future-ready African youth

Juan Visser 17 Mar 2026

8 days to South Africa’s premier sustainability forum: Engage directly with ministers and industry leaders

ESG & Sustainability

8 days to South Africa’s premier sustainability forum: Engage directly with ministers and industry leaders

Issued by Topco Media 17 Mar 2026

"The Golden Age of Strategic PR" is the World PR Day’s (WPRD) official theme for 2026 (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

World PR Day 2026 | "The Golden Age of Strategic PR”

17 Mar 2026

Energy & Mining

Menar becomes a United Nations Global Compact member

17 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Branding

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

Black At’s new initiative 'Through Her Lens' seeks to transform creative sectors

DEI

Black At’s new initiative 'Through Her Lens' seeks to transform creative sectors

9 Mar 2026

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

Technology

Vodacom launches new cohort of UN SDG innovation accelerator

6 Mar 2026

Cape wine estates poised for luxury tourism boom, says Vergenoegd Löw owner

Tourism

Cape wine estates poised for luxury tourism boom, says Vergenoegd Löw owner

3 Mar 2026

Tourism & Travel

ATTA report: Africa posts 18.6% jump in global aviation growth

3 Mar 2026

Zimbabwe leads charge against HIV in Africa with lenacapavir rollout

HIV/AIDS

Zimbabwe leads charge against HIV in Africa with lenacapavir rollout

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi 20 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 17 Feb 2026

SANBWA warns that South Africa is on the verge of “water bankruptcy”

Food, Water & Energy Security

SANBWA warns that South Africa is on the verge of “water bankruptcy”

12 Feb 2026

Hunger is chronic, not episodic: New research uncovers the reality facing struggling households

CSI & Philanthropy

Hunger is chronic, not episodic: New research uncovers the reality facing struggling households

Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Feb 2026

AWIEF appoints advisory board to drive strategic growth across Africa

Community

AWIEF appoints advisory board to drive strategic growth across Africa

Issued by Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum 28 Jan 2026

The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce: Technology isn’t slowing down but the humans are rebelling

VML 28 Jan 2026

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Energy

Eskom to boost reserve margin with additional generation capacity

26 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Fast fashion: Why changes in return policies don’t do enough to address environmental damage

Anastasia Vayona 22 Jan 2026

Artificial Intelligence

I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous

Jean-Hugues Roy 13 Jan 2026

Procurement in SA shifts from cost-saving to driving social impact

Logistics & Transport

Procurement in SA shifts from cost-saving to driving social impact

5 Jan 2026

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Agriculture

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum 30 Dec 2025

African ministers urged to meet 2030 water, sanitation and climate goals

Food, Water & Energy Security

African ministers urged to meet 2030 water, sanitation and climate goals

22 Dec 2025

Sanjeev Mansotra, Chairman, Planet One Group

Trends

From adversity to opportunity: African education’s revival strategies

Sanjeev Mansotra 19 Dec 2025

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, is appealing a HPCSA ruling against her. Photo: “” by ().

Ethics & Medicolegal

SA doctor in the firing line for stand on Palestine

Joan van Dyk 19 Dec 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO Food Price Index falls in November as global supplies strengthen

10 Dec 2025

World Tourism Film Awards 2025 celebrate top global tourism videos

Travel

World Tourism Film Awards 2025 celebrate top global tourism videos

8 Dec 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

Britta Rennkamp 9 Dec 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour

Narnia Bohler-Muller 5 Dec 2025

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Employment Equity

Disability diversity still lacking in SA's workforce: What needs to change

2 Dec 2025

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Climate Change

TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala and Tracy-Lynn Field 27 Nov 2025

New research highlights drivers of responsible entrepreneurship in SA

Social Entrepreneurship

New research highlights drivers of responsible entrepreneurship in SA

27 Nov 2025

Branding

Thinkerneur creates brand identity for Dime, a UNDP and Wakanda Food Accelerator initiative

Issued by Thinkerneur 27 Nov 2025

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025