How much does cutting down on carbon emissions, by doing things like using public transport, walking or cycling to get to places, really save? COP29 was a good place to find out. Our team tracked their steps and calculated how much carbon they emitted — and saved.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 10, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 14, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/October 11, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/October 10, 2024
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 17, 2025
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 28, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 25, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 14, 2024
Antiretrovirals like dolutegravir help keep people healthy. But their use adds to global warming, which drives climate change. Switching to newer forms of medicines can help to lower the carbon emissions from these medicines. But we don’t have enough to make this a reality. Here’s what has to change.
Sipokazi Fokazi is Bhekisisa's senior health news reporter.
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/November 16, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/November 11, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/September 19, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/September 2, 2024
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/December 12, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 16, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 7, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/October 11, 2024
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Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run and deal with waste can get this figure down. But South Africa’s healthcare workers say regulations are stopping them from doing this — and so playing their part in slowing climate change.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/December 12, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 20, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 7, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/October 11, 2024
Sipokazi Fokazi is Bhekisisa's senior health news reporter.
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/November 20, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/November 11, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/September 19, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/September 2, 2024
Climate change is affecting the way in which we’re producing food and how polluted the water we drink and the air we breathe are, but only about one in three governments pointed out the impact of climate change on their citizens’ health in their yearly United Nations Debate statements last year.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 17, 2025
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 28, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 25, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 22, 2024
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 10, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 22, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/October 11, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/October 10, 2024
New regulations likely to come into force early next year, will see South Africa’s roughly 200 000 healers having to register with a regulatory council who will oversee their practice. But opposing views between healers and the health department could scupper the plan.
Sipokazi Fokazi is Bhekisisa's senior health news reporter.
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/November 20, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/November 16, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/September 19, 2024
- Sipokazi Fokazihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/sipokazif/September 2, 2024
Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape — despite more than a third of pregnant women in this rural part of the province being HIV positive. Find out how an NGO’s peer-support programme here helps.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/December 12, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 20, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 16, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/October 11, 2024
The proposed Tobacco Bill will treat vapes like traditional tobacco products, banning public use and advertising, to stop young people from picking up the habit. But research shows that e-cigarette rules could lead to a spike in traditional smoking. Yet not everyone agrees. Here’s why it’s a tricky issue.
Christina Pitt is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Christina Pitthttps://bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/September 20, 2024
- Christina Pitthttps://bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/September 6, 2024
- Christina Pitthttps://bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/August 15, 2024
- Christina Pitthttps://bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/July 4, 2024
In Westbury, Johannesburg, drugs and gangs overshadow daily life, trapping new generations in addiction and crime. While police crackdowns bring short-lived relief, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime tells Health Beat that affordable rehabilitation and medical treatment for drug dependents are better investments.
Anna-Maria van Niekerk is Bhekisisa’s news editor. She joined the centre after six years as the managing editor of the investigative television show, Carte Blanche. Anna-Maria has an extensive career in in-depth health and human rights reporting and has been named both the Vodacom Journalist (2002) and Discovery Health Journalist of the Year (2010) for exposés on the selling of human body parts for muti in Limpopo and the devastating consequences of HIV denialism.
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/January 17, 2025
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/December 3, 2024
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/November 25, 2024
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/October 28, 2024
Jessica Pitchford is Bhekisisa's TV and multimedia editor. She's been a journalist since the early nineties and has reported on some pivotal events in South Africa’s political history, such as the country’s transition to democracy and the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/January 17, 2025
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/December 3, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/November 25, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/October 28, 2024
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 17, 2025
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 28, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 25, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 22, 2024
Thatego Mashabela is a multimedia producer at Bhekisisa.
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/January 17, 2025
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/December 3, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/November 25, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/October 28, 2024
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/January 17, 2025
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/December 3, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 28, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 25, 2024
An award-winning editor and producer with over 22 years in broadcasting, Floris Kotze tells compelling stories that connect with viewers. Inducted into the South African Guild of Editors, he brings creativity, attention to detail, experience and a sharp eye to every frame.
- Floris Kotzehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/floris-kotze/January 17, 2025
- Floris Kotzehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/floris-kotze/October 28, 2024
Ruan Visser is a South African-based freelance director of photography, crafting visual narratives with a keen eye for detail and a love for cinematic storytelling.
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/January 17, 2025
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/October 28, 2024
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/October 15, 2024
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/September 30, 2024
Health Beat examines South Africa’s drug policy and finds out why policing and health are operating in silos, instead of following our National Drug Master Plan.
Anna-Maria van Niekerk is Bhekisisa’s news editor. She joined the centre after six years as the managing editor of the investigative television show, Carte Blanche. Anna-Maria has an extensive career in in-depth health and human rights reporting and has been named both the Vodacom Journalist (2002) and Discovery Health Journalist of the Year (2010) for exposés on the selling of human body parts for muti in Limpopo and the devastating consequences of HIV denialism.
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/January 17, 2025
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/December 3, 2024
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/November 25, 2024
- Anna-Maria van Niekerkhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/anna-m/November 1, 2024
Jessica Pitchford is Bhekisisa's TV and multimedia editor. She's been a journalist since the early nineties and has reported on some pivotal events in South Africa’s political history, such as the country’s transition to democracy and the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/January 17, 2025
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/December 3, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/November 25, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/November 1, 2024
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 17, 2025
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 28, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 25, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 22, 2024
Thatego Mashabela is a multimedia producer at Bhekisisa.
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/January 17, 2025
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/December 3, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/November 25, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/November 1, 2024
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/January 17, 2025
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/December 3, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 28, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 25, 2024
Ruan Visser is a South African-based freelance director of photography, crafting visual narratives with a keen eye for detail and a love for cinematic storytelling.
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/January 17, 2025
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/November 1, 2024
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/October 15, 2024
- Ruan Visserhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/September 30, 2024
An award-winning editor and producer with over 22 years in broadcasting, Floris Kotze tells compelling stories that connect with viewers. Inducted into the South African Guild of Editors, he brings creativity, attention to detail, experience and a sharp eye to every frame.
- Floris Kotzehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/floris-kotze/January 17, 2025
- Floris Kotzehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/floris-kotze/November 1, 2024