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Kauai marks 30 years of making healthy eating more accessible

Food & bev. services

Kauai marks 30 years of making healthy eating more accessible

1 day

Lucky Star backs Major League DJz's purpose-led running campaign

Wellness

Lucky Star backs Major League DJz's purpose-led running campaign

1 day

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Noncommunicable diseases

Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South Africa

Siphiwe Dlamini 2 days

From AI to health innovation - South Africa's Top Science Awards #ChooseUP researchers

Higher Education

From AI to health innovation - South Africa's Top Science Awards #ChooseUP researchers

Issued by University of Pretoria 2 days

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 2 days

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HIV/AIDS

“Game-changing” HIV prevention drug reshapes employee benefits

Naseema Ephraim 2 days

Solidaridad Southern Africa joins IFA to advance sustainable fertiliser use

Agriculture

Solidaridad Southern Africa joins IFA to advance sustainable fertiliser use

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Materials & Equipment

IZA Africa marks seven years of advancing zinc-use across Southern Africa

2 days

Omnicom’s revenue in the second quarter of 2026 increased $2.5bn to $6.6bn as compared to the second quarter of 2025. Pictured: Annalect, part of the Omnicom Media Group, is a prominent player in the media and analytics sector located in Bengaluru, India (Image source @ Annalect

Advertising

Omnicom Q2 results: Built for an era where speed, integration, and scale matter most

3 days

Altron appoints Collin Govender as managing director of Altron HealthTech

Technology

Altron appoints Collin Govender as managing director of Altron HealthTech

Issued by The Nielsen Network 3 days

The Alizza fruit is here: Checkers’ latest fresh produce innovation

FMCG

The Alizza fruit is here: Checkers’ latest fresh produce innovation

3 days

ILDS’s newly established Strategic Working Group on Skin Bleaching aims to challenge the allure of skin bleaching, which the controversial South African personality often promotes. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Ethics & Medicolegal

New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

3 days

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Marketing

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Issued by Incubeta 3 days

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

3 SA innovators selected for 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge

3 days

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Labour Law

Dismissing for incapacity? Why medical boarding must be explored first

Pascale Towers and Chloë Loubser 3 days

Health & Safety

No safety in numbers: Implats holds lion’s share of SA mine fatalities in 2026

3 days

South Africa’s most valuable brands add $14bn to their value, as MTN reclaims the no.1 spot

Research

South Africa’s most valuable brands add $14bn to their value, as MTN reclaims the no.1 spot

Issued by Kantar 28 Jul 2026

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Hospital Groups

Growthpoint introduces new health and wellness spot on the block

28 Jul 2026

Livestock owners can now apply online to vaccinate against FMD

Agriculture

Livestock owners can now apply online to vaccinate against FMD

27 Jul 2026

Lessons for Africa from Japan: Yesterday can’t fix tomorrow, but today can

Higher Education

Lessons for Africa from Japan: Yesterday can’t fix tomorrow, but today can

Bismark Tyobeka, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 27 Jul 2026

Cape Town Kite Festival returns to colour the skies for mental health

Events

Cape Town Kite Festival returns to colour the skies for mental health

3 days

Nobody panic. That's just the job

Events & Conferencing

Nobody panic. That's just the job

Issued by Lumico 27 Jul 2026

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

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Employee Wellness

7 reasons workers suffer mid-year blues... and what to do about it

Anja van Beek 24 Jul 2026

The Merck Research Laboratories in South San Francisco, California. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Generic Medicines

Aspen gets Merck licensing agreement for experimental HIV pill

Christy Santhosh 24 Jul 2026

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Ethics & Medicolegal

Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

24 Jul 2026

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Medical Research

Discovery-backed research seeks to end SA’s maternal mortality rate

23 Jul 2026

The future is on the ballot

Higher Education

The future is on the ballot

Issued by Varsity Vibe 23 Jul 2026

Marketing

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Gary Mortimer 22 Jul 2026

Pork prices fall as SA's market shifts to oversupply

Agriculture

Pork prices fall as SA's market shifts to oversupply

22 Jul 2026

A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Pharmaceuticals

Novo’s expired semaglutide patent fires up weight-loss drug market

22 Jul 2026

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Dealers

Hyundai expands Western Cape footprint with new Table View dealership

21 Jul 2026

Travellers walk at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. Image credit: Reuters/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Canada bans DRC arrivals; South Africa adds Ebola questionnaire

21 Jul 2026

It may have started as a nail salon franchise, but De Ntha Beauty Studio now delivers a full suite of services including hair care, nails, skincare treatments, and body therapies. Image supplied.

SMEs

Beauty business nails move from franchisee to founder-led brand

Maroefah Smith 22 Jul 2026

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Occupational Health & Safety

New push to deliver R10bn in unpaid benefits to ex-mineworkers

20 Jul 2026

Dust-A-Side highlights winter dust control for mining operations in 2026

Mining

Dust-A-Side highlights winter dust control for mining operations in 2026

Issued by Top Click Media 20 Jul 2026

Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, SAMRC President and CEO, receives his Honorary Doctor of Medical Sciences degree from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Source:

Higher Education

Glasgow University awards honorary doctorate to SAMRC chief

20 Jul 2026

Pharmaceuticals

Novo Nordisk enters the chat with launch of cheaper Ozempic copy

20 Jul 2026

Formula One driver Carlos Sainz fronts campaigns for L’Oréal Paris, including the Elvive haircare range, as well as the L'Oréal Men Expert skincare and antiperspirant lines. Image credit:

Aesthetic Medicine

Men’s wellness spending reshapes grooming into a high-growth market

17 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Legislation & Regulation

Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal

Tania Broughton 17 Jul 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Embedding carbon management into construction contracts: What SA needs to know

Joe Whittle 17 Jul 2026

Absa mobilises thousands across Africa during Mandela Month, delivering food security, skills and hope

CSI & Philanthropy

Absa mobilises thousands across Africa during Mandela Month, delivering food security, skills and hope

Issued by OnPoint PR 16 Jul 2026

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Agriculture

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Daneel Rossouw 16 Jul 2026

A De Beers store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

De Beers announces 2-year pause at SA’s largest diamond producer

16 Jul 2026