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Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

Source: Supplied. PN Siyavuya Nolanda, PN Likho Gubelana, Dr Hellmuth Weich, Mr Nathan Yamey, and PN Rita Plaatjies.

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Health Dept slammed for favouring Cuban doctors over local talent

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A Phase I Covid-19 vaccine trial is about to start in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Study finds that not enough South Africans are prepared to be vaccinated against Covid-19

Study finds that not enough South Africans are prepared to be vaccinated against Covid-19

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Ebola strikes West Africa again: key questions and lessons from the past

Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

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WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

Saliou Samb 18 Feb 2021

Ramaphosa kicks off vaccine rollout at Khayelitsha

Ramaphosa kicks off vaccine rollout at Khayelitsha

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South Africa's Dis-Chem sales rise on preventative healthcare demand

South Africa's Dis-Chem sales rise on preventative healthcare demand

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Cheeba Cannabis Academy to host free virtual Craft Cannabis Summit

Cheeba Cannabis Academy to host free virtual Craft Cannabis Summit

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Michael Cherry and Nathan Geffen 15 Feb 2021

EMS drone rescue in Rooi-Els

EMS drone rescue project in full swing

12 Feb 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

Explainer: how South Africa regulates medicines and vaccines

Andy Gray 11 Feb 2021

When women do science, society benefits in myriad ways. Solskin/Stock image/Getty Images

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Natasha Joseph, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Wale Fatade 11 Feb 2021

Local #WomeninScience breaking barriers, adding value to scientific community

Local #WomeninScience breaking barriers, adding value to scientific community

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New to motherhood in Covid-19 times

New to motherhood in Covid-19 times

Association for Dietetics in South Africa 11 Feb 2021

Healthcare workers to receive J&J jab

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Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started Covid-19 vaccination. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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The way men take care of their skin is evolving

The way men take care of their skin is evolving

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UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

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FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks past an illustration of a virus outside a regional science centre amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Oldham, Britain August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

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Mosoka Fallah 19 Feb 2021

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WHO alerts six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

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Many countries around the world, like Bangladesh, have started Covid-19 vaccination. Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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UP researchers receive prestigious grants for cancer research

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A health worker treats a patient at a temporary field hospital set up by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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New eucalytptus and menthol formulation has excellent anti-viral properties

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Survey: 67% of South Africans favour vaccine

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