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Community health workers back in court
Free State healthcare workers say they are being punished for having dared to defy health MEC Benny Malakoane publicly.
African rhythms heal around the globe
Nicola Plastow looks at some of the settings in which African drumming has been used to improve mental health.
Past, present and future: What should be shaping Africa’s COVID-19 response
The World Health Organisation estimates that Africa will need up to 25-million respirators monthly. We must ensure that essential medical supplies such as these reach all of our communities. Now, is the time for the continent to leverage existing HIV services to boost COVID-19 testing, isolation, contact tracing and treatment.
People need to know more about abortion and contraception
A number of fallacious assumptions undermine the effectiveness of measures to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, writes Catriona Macleod.
From stranded to solitude: How the short-lived relief of repatriation could be people’s tipping...
As South Africa enters level two of its national lockdown, international travel remains restricted. One of the few exceptions are repatriation flights, which require a mandatory quarantine period. But the toll of mounting stress and isolation may have long-term consequences on people’s mental health.
Hospital staff dismissed for striking against dodgy doctor
Four Messina Hospital staff members, who are also shop stewards for the union Nehawu, have been dismissed for inciting strike action against a doctor.
[ICYMI] Health Minister Zweli Mkhize updates journalists on South Africa’s first case of the...
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has closed the Cowan House Preparatory School in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal through the weekend after a parent of a learner at the school tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Child rape in Diepsloot: The shocking story that sparked outrage
Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.
Eastern Cape drug depot in extremis
A report released by health activists details mismanagement and shortages in Mthatha.
#WitsHungerStrike: Four tips to protect your eyes during a protest
Police often use tear gas as a method of crowd control. Here are some tips to keep safe when those tear gas canisters start flying from our archives.
Doctors ‘operating legally’ after Concourt ruling
Issuing the proclamation led to a situation that could discourage practitioners from providing essential services for fear of criminal sanction.
The price of aid: Who is watching whom?
When governments fail and health systems falter, aid agencies take over. But who holds them accountable?
Unions, laboratory services to hold last-minute negotiations ahead of strike
Unions say they will not accept anything less than 7.3% wage increases.
Undercover tuberculosis: How SA’s top killer slips in under the radar
Healthy lungs don’t mean you’re off the hook: tuberculosis can take root anywhere in the body.
HPCSA ‘protecting’ hypocratic oafs
A man has taken two specialists to task for a misdiagnosis that nearly cost him his foot.
#FrankelCase: Constitutional court rules there’s no expiry date on sexual offenses
A court ruling has lifted the time limit on reporting sexual assault. Prior to the ruling, we asked survivors how such a ruling would impact them.