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End of the road: Ntombizodwa Matthews was wheeled put of Mafikeng Provincial Hospital in April because the facility had no staff to care for her. A month later she was buried.

Who killed Ntombizodwa Matthews? Politics, protest & corruption in the North...

Mia Malan, Pontsho Pilane, Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Joan van Dyk - 0
Fewer pregnant women in South Africa die during pregnancy and giving birth or soon thereafter compared with 2009 – but the country’s maternal mortality ratio needs to be cut in half by 2030 if it wants to meet United Nations goals.

Giving birth has become less dangerous in South Africa

Pontsho Pilane, Mia Malan and Mia Malan - 0
Natalie Lewis believes if the health department investigated her mother's death this could have prevented 180 people from dying from listeriosis.

#Listeriosis: Meet the family that lost two loved ones

Pontsho Pilane, Mia Malan and Mia Malan - 0

[EXCLUSIVE] Qedani Mahlangu is not a registered student at alleged London...

Laura Lopez Gonzalez, Adri Kotze, Pontsho Pilane, Adri Kotze and Pontsho Pilane - 0
How to test for HIV at home

‘I would buy the HIV home test because it’s easier than...

Nelisiwe Msomi and Pontsho Pilane - 0
Why you shouldn't be ashamed of your period

Why you shouldn’t be ashamed of your period

Dylan Bush and Pontsho Pilane - 0
A new court case could finally give survivors and law enforcement the tools they need to bring sex offenders to justice even decades after their crimes.

#FrankelCase: Constitutional court rules there’s no expiry date on sexual offenses

Pontsho Pilane and Carl Collison - 0
Why some people may not be over the moon about menstrual cups

Why some people may not be over the moon about menstrual...

Dylan Bush, Pontsho Pilane and Pontsho Pilane - 0
How do water births help with pain relief?

How do water births help with pain relief?

Dylan Bush, Pontsho Pilane and Pontsho Pilane - 0
What started as a bizarre press release touting a "potential HIV cure" has gone viral leading media houses all over the world to lash out over firm Zion Medical's latest claims.

South Africa is placed on alert for ‘superbug’ as drug-resistant yeast...

Pontsho Pilane - 0
Julius Malema's recent weight loss should be praised and not ridiculed.

The Mail & Guardian apologises: Our Malema tweets were misleading and...

Pontsho Pilane and Mia Malan - 0
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