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Nutrition

GMO debate reignited as SA sets new precedent in court

Katja Hamilton 5 hours

COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

Agriculture

COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

Muhammad Nakhooda 1 day

Source: Schroders Global Investor Insights Survey.

Markets & Investment

Global investors overlook election uncertainties to double down on global equities and private equity

24 Oct 2024

Eduvos 2024 Research Indaba: Empowering sustainable development in Africa

Higher Education

Eduvos 2024 Research Indaba: Empowering sustainable development in Africa

Issued by Eduvos 18 Oct 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

Tahaluf launches CPHI Middle East as region’s premier pharma event

25 Sep 2024

Eduvos named one of Insight Success Magazine’s top 10 fastest-growing companies in South Africa

Higher Education

Eduvos named one of Insight Success Magazine’s top 10 fastest-growing companies in South Africa

Issued by Eduvos 26 Aug 2024

Nampo Cape 2024 expands with new exhibitions, machinery, and sheepdog expo

Agribusiness

Nampo Cape 2024 expands with new exhibitions, machinery, and sheepdog expo

19 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Dirna Grobbelaar, IvoHealth oral hygienist.

Dentistry

#Women'sMonth: Dirna Grobelaar leads in oral care innovation

Katja Hamilton 1 Aug 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

ESG & Sustainability

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 2 Aug 2024

PepsiCo divests Marmite, Bovril, and Savoury Ingredients business to Lallemand

FMCG

PepsiCo divests Marmite, Bovril, and Savoury Ingredients business to Lallemand

29 Jul 2024

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Higher Education

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Issued by Eduvos 11 Jul 2024

Jamie Williams, Head of White Wine, Nederburg

Viticulture & Oenology

Jamie Williams appointed head of Nederburg’s white wine team

4 Jul 2024

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Employee Wellness

Benefits of normalising ADHD in the workplace

18 Jun 2024

Eduvos Pretoria celebrates grand opening of state-of-the-art science labs

Higher Education

Eduvos Pretoria celebrates grand opening of state-of-the-art science labs

Issued by Eduvos 18 Jun 2024

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Medical Research

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Issued by Stellenbosch University 21 May 2024

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

Research & Development

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

23 Apr 2024

Popular future-focused summit returns

Advertising

Popular future-focused summit returns

Issued by Mann Made 18 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Growthpoint Healthcare adds Johannesburg Eye Hospital to its portfolio

Facilities & Property Management

Growthpoint Healthcare adds Johannesburg Eye Hospital to its portfolio

Issued by Catchwords 5 Apr 2024

Public Health

Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court

Tania Broughton 11 Mar 2024

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Agriculture

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Clive Roberts 16 Feb 2024

Primary & Secondary Education

Mpilisweni School of Specialisation officially launches in Gauteng

14 Feb 2024

Healthcare

Merck Foundation honours outstanding African researchers at 2023 MARS Awards

3 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: The future of wellness: you are what you eat, sleep and move

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The future of wellness: you are what you eat, sleep and move

Márcia Eugénio 16 Jan 2024

5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

Awards

5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

16 Nov 2023

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Food Security

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Eduvos hosts annual Research Indaba

Higher Education

Eduvos hosts annual Research Indaba

Issued by Eduvos 18 Oct 2023

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Pharmaceuticals

Roche Pharma launches #30DaysIsALifetime campaign

17 Oct 2023

Source: Moderna.

Covid-19

Moderna reports 92% interim profit drop

Katja Hamilton 17 Aug 2023

What to watch on the big screens this August

Film

What to watch on the big screens this August

Daniel Dercksen 4 Aug 2023

SA Innovation Summit. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Funding

SA Innovation Summit is back in Cape Town in September

2 Aug 2023

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Healthcare

MotiMoves winner awarded R3m for medical innovation

11 Jul 2023

Public Health

Consortium sparks debate over intellectual property of mRNA vaccines manufactured in SA

Katja Hamilton 21 Apr 2023

How cultivated meat technology will affect farmers, veterinary professionals

Agro-processing

How cultivated meat technology will affect farmers, veterinary professionals

20 Mar 2023

South African wine industry pays tribute to its flag bearers for the future

Food & Wine

South African wine industry pays tribute to its flag bearers for the future

Issued by FusionDesign 23 Feb 2023

February - the month-long birthday celebration for South African wine

Food & Wine

February - the month-long birthday celebration for South African wine

Issued by FusionDesign 22 Feb 2023

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

Agri Tech

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

17 Feb 2023

VUT to play a key role in rejuvenating the declining economy of the Vaal region

Higher Education

VUT to play a key role in rejuvenating the declining economy of the Vaal region

Issued by Vaal University of Technology 16 Feb 2023

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

ESG

Plastic-eating enzymes could help combat fashion's polyester waste problem

6 Feb 2023

Cape Town-based biotechnology company, Afrigen, appoints new board chair

Medtech

Cape Town-based biotechnology company, Afrigen, appoints new board chair

Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: The road to ESG - how SA can use 'social impact' to make environmental progress

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The road to ESG - how SA can use 'social impact' to make environmental progress

Ravi Naidoo 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Bongani Dladla 9 Jan 2023

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Covid-19

African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

Healthcare

The challenges and possibilities inherent in turning Africa into a research and development hub

Dr Tadesse T Mekonen 17 Oct 2022

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Agri Tech

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Alexander Winning 5 Oct 2022

Covid-19

Moderna sues Pfizer

30 Aug 2022

SA-UK mission facilitates SA's move towards hydrogen economy

Energy

SA-UK mission facilitates SA's move towards hydrogen economy

15 Jul 2022

UP's Prof Michael Wingfield wins Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award

Forestry

UP's Prof Michael Wingfield wins Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award

13 Jul 2022

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Higher Education

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Masego Panyane, Issued by University of Pretoria 12 Jul 2022