Laura Lopez Gonzalez
Laura Lopez Gonzalez is the deputy editor of the Mail & Guardian's Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism. Lopez has covered health for more than 10 years, working for Irin, Doctors Without Borders and the Open Society Foundations. She was the print editor of Health-e News Service and has won numerous awards. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.
Ace Magashule’s wild Free State: Activists faced intimidation, whistle-blowers fled
Death threats and intimidation drove one man to leave the country after exposing crumbling conditions within the province’s health system.
What free education could cost us
Saturday’s surprise announcement could be the latest blow to the country’s bid for better healthcare.
Motsoaledi to provinces: 'Fund junior doctor internships, or I might sue you.'
The health minister warns finding the money for junior doctor placements is not voluntary, it's what the law prescribes.
#LifeEsidimeni: This official may have just thrown Mahlangu under the bus
Suspended head of Gauteng health Barney Selebano's court bid to avoid testifying at the ongoing arbitration could keep him off the stand for months.
[EXCLUSIVE] Qedani Mahlangu is not a registered student at alleged London school
Bhekisisa can reveal Mahlangu is not a student at the London School of Economics and Political Science after lodging a Freedom of Information request.
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#LifeEsidimeni: Mahlangu’s alleged school confirms no exams scheduled
Meanwhile, the London School of Economics and Political Science says it cannot confirm Qedani Mahlangu is a student.
London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student
Eleven Gauteng health employees were singled out for censure. Now, only two have been suspended and garnered an alleged R1.3-million in wages.
#LifeEsidimeni: Why seemingly good people came to do very, very bad things
At least 141 mental health patients. As officials take the stand as part of arbitration hearings, a disturbing thread runs through their testimonies.
#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng Health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs
Social worker says mental health patients' lives could have been saved if senior officials visited facilities. Bhekisisa has evidence they did.
So, can or can't South Africans tell government how sex work should be regulated?
Activists have been told that government wants to hear their views, but without draft legislation their input is of little value.
