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Where traditional beliefs are more real than textbooks, treating mental illness is a balancing act for sangomas and medical doctors alike.

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action.

About two-thirds of women and almost a third of men in South Africa are overweight or have obesity. It’s a new public health threat, which, if not acted on now, will have serious consequences for the wellbeing of the country. But rather than making it a game of blame and shame, there are two things that can be done right now.

Nicola Plastow looks at some of the settings in which African drumming has been used to improve mental health.

The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.

Much is made of alleged shortages in doctors’ posts but clinical associates rarely gets a mention, says professional association.

The report describes medication shortages as "a serious threat to the public healthcare system". But the government says the figures are inaccurate.

Health editor Mia Malan wins top honour for the second time at Discovery's annual awards ceremony.

A new kidney disease is striking down labourers in what could be one of the first epidemics caused by global warming.

When this queer woman's activism put her at the centre of a village-ordered hit, a sex worker saved her life. Go behind their story of love, life, fear and solidarity in one of the most homophobic countries in the world.

Community health workers are bringing healthcare to the homes of HIV-infected pregnant women in rural Cameroon. It has saved many babies.

Mia Malan describes the arduous trek an Eastern Cape woman had to undertake to get medical attention for her sick grandson.

Poor people who have fled their countries are expected to pay steep rates for treatment at government hospitals in Gauteng.

Some experts say sugar should be treated like drugs or alcohol. What does the science say?

The TAC and Section27 say their investigation into the province's health department shows it needs urgent intervention by three state ministries.

New research reveals complex relationships between harsh parenting and violence later in life for children.