All medicines and treatments have to go through lengthy safety and efficacy testing, but this is particularly tricky – and often delayed – for one important age group. Spotlight explores the complexities of conducting clinical trials involving babies, and why those complexities are worth grappling with. Babies are at risk of developing illness and severe…
Marilize Redelinghuys, head of retail modernisation, Mr Price Group. (Photograph: Lesley Moyo) Mr Price Group, a JSE-listed, cash-based omnichannel retailer, has reduced its application landscape from nearly 400 systems to 103 over the past five years as part of a broader technology modernisation programme aimed at supporting growth while maintaining operational efficiency. This is according…
Nairobi — Workable Nairobi has become the first coworking space in Africa to achieve the WELL Coworking Rating, an international benchmark focused on health, wellbeing and human performance in flexible workspaces. Developed by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) in partnership with The Instant Group, the WELL Coworking Rating is the first global standard dedicated…
Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years. Published On 30 Sep 202630 Sep 2026 A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped Tennessee from executing death row inmate Christa Pike, intervening less than two hours before she was due to receive a lethal injection. The 6th…
In his farewell address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, António Guterres reminisced about his time as secretary general. In his words, it was a decade during which wars: dragged on with despicable cruelty. Civilians were targeted. Human rights trampled. Hunger weaponised. Humanitarians killed. International law cast aside. It’s true Guterres and the…
The Technology Innovation Agency’s Patrick Krappie The JSE and government’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have launched a four-month pilot to prepare 10 small and medium-sized technology enterprises to raise capital – without giving them grants. The programme was announced at the JSE in Sandown on Wednesday. “It does not provide participating SMEs with direct grant…
Chinchimani — Mafwe Chief George Mamili VII has called on his subjects and communities across the Zambezi region to embrace unity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, warning against words and actions that could sow division. Addressing his subjects and invited guests who turned up in large numbers during the annual Lusata Cultural Festival at the Mafwe…
Applications are now open for the SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme, with this year’s intake focused on entrepreneurs who have already proved that their businesses work and are ready to build them for growth. The flagship 18-month programme is looking for commercially proven South African businesses that are either already growing or demonstrably poised for…
People who switched from obesity injections to Novo‘s new Wegovy pill continued to lose weight after three months, according to an analysis of real-world data the company presented on Wednesday. Real-world studies evaluate associations and can’t determine causality. But the results suggest that the Wegovy pill may improve upon the initial weight loss people experience…
Nairobi — US billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin advocate Tim Draper has highlighted Africa’s potential to leapfrog traditional financial systems as Nairobi prepares to host the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 from October 15 to 17. Speaking with Africa Blockchain Festival founder Olubunmi Fabanwo ahead of the event, Draper said Africa’s growing adoption of digital assets,…
