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HIV/AIDS

SA Health to fund HIV/Aids research to fill Pepfar void

10 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury on PR in Africa

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury on PR in Africa

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media has named the 10 Best Agencies in Africa, with Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications named PRovoke Media’s African Agencies of the Year for 2025

PR & Communications

Provoke Media names Africa's 10 best agencies and leading campaigns

20 May 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

South African creativity shines in 2025 SABRE Awards shortlist

Marketing

South African creativity shines in 2025 SABRE Awards shortlist

5 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

Davos panel unveils $1tn opportunity by addressing women's health gap

Katja Hamilton 12 Feb 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

An educator uses a model of the HIV virus to illustrate a lesson on Aids to youths at a primary health centre in Kobi suburb, Abuja, Nigeria 30 November 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

HIV/AIDS

New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official

Jennifer Rigby 18 Dec 2024

Ogilvy leads Assegai Awards with 46 wins across 10 clients

Marketing

Ogilvy leads Assegai Awards with 46 wins across 10 clients

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 28 Nov 2024

Uncap rolls out €30m fund for African SMEs

Funding

Uncap rolls out €30m fund for African SMEs

18 Sep 2024

Source: Unsplash - Matnapo.

Tuberculosis

Next phase of TB vaccine clinical trial sparks hope of game-changing results – top SA scientist

28 Mar 2024

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

Agriculture

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

29 Jan 2024

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Research & Development

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Rémi Cardinael, Armwell Shumba and Vira Leng 7 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III open the inaugural Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum.

Markets & Investment

UAE launches groundbreaking COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum

1 Dec 2023

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus is pictured in Seattle, Washington, US 5 May 2021. Reuters/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

Medical Research

Gates gives $40m to boost access to mRNA vaccines in Africa

Jennifer Rigby and Wendell Roelf 9 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $2.6bn left to spend as pandemic recedes

Jennifer Rigby 26 Jun 2023

More talent joins Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Events

More talent joins Global Citizen's 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Issued by OnPoint PR 8 Jun 2023

Global Citizen announces 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Events

Global Citizen announces 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris'

Issued by OnPoint PR 24 May 2023

Public Health

African leaders pledge to drive routine immunisation and polio eradication

20 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo

Bhargav Acharya 20 Mar 2023

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

Food Security

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

20 Jan 2023

Media

Women's voices are missing in the media - including them could generate billions in income

Ylva Rodny-Gumede 17 Jan 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy is the most awarded agency in the country this year

Advertising

2022: The year of the Ogilvy 'come back'

Danette Breitenbach 8 Dec 2022

HIV/AIDS

Call to World Health Organization to rename HIV

2 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

South Africa's Biovac in new oral cholera vaccine deal

Wendell Roelf 25 Nov 2022

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Ayenat Mersie 18 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Linda-Gail Bekker, professor of medicine and chief executive officer at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation.

HIV/AIDS

Decades of research make PrEP against HIV a reality for South Africa

25 Oct 2022

Medical Research

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discloses locally led R&D initiatives

24 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

The Institut Pasteur de Dakar's new alliance bolsters West Africa's epidemic preparedness

7 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

SA's Aspen, India's Serum Institute sign vaccines deal for Africa

Promit Mukherjee 1 Sep 2022

Liquid Intelligent Technologies completes acquisition of Telrad

Technology

Liquid Intelligent Technologies completes acquisition of Telrad

Issued by APO Group 17 Aug 2022

Image supplied. Ubuntuland central kraal

Digital

World Data Lab partners with africarare metaverse

25 Jul 2022

Dentsu renews their commitment to end malaria by 2030

Advertising

Dentsu renews their commitment to end malaria by 2030

Issued by Dentsu 1 Jul 2022

Global stars join thousands of youth voices at Kigali Summit to demand urgent action to end malaria

Advertising

Global stars join thousands of youth voices at Kigali Summit to demand urgent action to end malaria

Issued by Dentsu 28 Jun 2022

Source: FreePik.

Covid-19

New agreement paves way for development of first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine

27 Jun 2022

Mimi Kalinda, ACG Group CEO, shares her storytelling journey

Media

Mimi Kalinda, ACG Group CEO, shares her storytelling journey

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Mar 2022

Working towards water-efficient sanitation systems in South Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

Working towards water-efficient sanitation systems in South Africa

Ednah Mamakoa 3 Feb 2022

Image supplied: Thrishni Subramoney, head of social media at Flow Communications

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Thrishni Subramoney, Flow Communications head of social media

Emily Stander 27 Jan 2022

Social Media

Flow Communications names new head of social media

24 Jan 2022

Values of African philanthropy can right social imbalance

CSI & Philanthropy

Values of African philanthropy can right social imbalance

Issued by Wits Business School 24 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

Covid-19

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Moky Makura - The Future of Media - Hard Data, Soft Stories

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Moky Makura - The Future of Media - Hard Data, Soft Stories

Danette Breitenbach 15 Dec 2021

Global Citizen reveals 117 million lives benefited from the epic Mandela 100 festival

Events

Global Citizen reveals 117 million lives benefited from the epic Mandela 100 festival

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 Dec 2021

What to expect from BizTrends 02.02.2022

Trends

What to expect from BizTrends 02.02.2022

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 31 Jan 2022

Marco acquires majority stake in Africa Communications Media Group

Media

Marco acquires majority stake in Africa Communications Media Group

22 Nov 2021

Meet the speakers for BizTrends 02.02.2022 - Booking opens

Trends

Meet the speakers for BizTrends 02.02.2022 - Booking opens

Issued by Bizcommunity 2 Nov 2021

Now is the time to include an environmental focus in grantmaking strategies in Africa

Environment & Natural Resources

Now is the time to include an environmental focus in grantmaking strategies in Africa

Reana Rossouw, Issued by Next Generation 20 Sep 2021