Injecting drug users are at high risk of contracting Hepatitis C from sharing needles. (Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters)

Almost half of injecting drug users could be living with Hepatitis C

Pontsho Pilane

Newer lifesaving drugs for South Africa's "silent" killer aren't available in the country yet.

In rural areas, being able to afford transport in an emergency can mean the difference between life and death — something that a basic income grant could support. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel

Koot Kotze

Go inside this unspoken ethical dilemma South African doctors face every day.

North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo may be gone but problems for the provincial health department are far from over. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Supra Mahumapelo's legacy? Closed clinics, drug shortages and millions in debt

Nelisiwe Msomi

Unpaid security firms pull guards out of facilities.

An NGO in the Eastern Cape allegedly tested primary school students for HIV without parents' consent and revealed two students' statuses in front of classmates. (Thomas Mukoya, Reuters)

Find out which province is the only one with a plan when it comes to HIV

Roxy de Villiers

It’s been a steep learning curve for provinces that sometimes don’t have the know how — or the data — to write and track local plans.

Traditional cigarettes and their electronic counterparts face stiff regulation in the Bill, putting South Africa in line with global standards. (AFP)

Read: South Africa’s controversial #TobaccoBill

Bhekisisa team

South Africa could become one of a growing number of countries that require plain packaging for cigarettes.

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Sexual violence is rife in Khayelitsha primary schools, a new study has shown. (Gallo)

Almost half of Khayelitsha primary school learners have experienced sexual violence

The youngest children are the ones most at risk — and less likely to report it.

The late cardiologist Bongani Mayosi dedicated his life to battling rheumatic heart disease in Africa (World Health Federation).

'In that moment, it was clear Bongani was destined for great things'

Late UCT Medical School dean Bongani Mayosi pioneered the response to a little known but common heart disease at home and across the continent.

The Gauteng department of health only reported its former head of department Barney Selebano (pictured) 10 months after the Health Ombud's recommendation to do so. (Joyrene Kramer, Section27)

How many doctors and nurses will lose their licenses over #LifeEsidimeni?

The nation's nursing body says one official has been hauled before it.

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