Poisonous haze: Why the air we breathe could kill us
Climate change and air pollution could be conspiring against the continent, and fuelling new levels of death and disease.
Tales from Trumpland: Health workers will be forced to bury aborted fetal tissue
In the war on women's bodies, the casualties stretch far beyond US' 50 states.
Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?
History repeats as old health emergencies emerge anew. Is the health ombud the person to lead fights the Human Rights Commission started?
Not a school in sight: Autistic children travel 500 km to learn
A mother's love led her to South Africa to find a school for her son with autism.
Saved: How drug users gained the power to reverse overdoses
Find out how drug users banded together to use a simple injection to save thousands of lives.
After Ebola: What happens when the virus fades and the NGOs — and money...
Ebola wiped out nearly 10% of Liberia’s doctors and nurses. Take a look at life for those it left behind.
Old birth rites, new ways
When bringing a new life into the world risks taking another, even old traditions have to adopt new ways.
Speak more than one language? This is what it does to your brain.
Speaking more than one language could lead to better tests scores and even being a more empathetic person.
Who killed Ntombizodwa Matthews? Politics, protest & corruption in the North West
A month after she was wheeled out of a North West hospital in a barrow, Ntombizodwa Matthews met her end. Her family blames politics for her death.
Football’s dashed hopes: The teenagers sold a Premier League lie
They thought they were signing up for a dream but it turned out to be a trafficking nightmare.
These hospitals have become a home away from home in the Maasai’s fight against...
When TB strikes, the fight to live can come at the cost of a way of life for the country's nomads. This could help ease the pain.
Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online...
Are social media algorithms designed to prey the mental health of women and people of colour?
What do your period and bananas have in common? Find out
In Rwanda, schoolgirls can now buy locally produced, cheaper sanitary towels
Women of the Maasai fight back for their daughters
Girls as young as 10 feel the blade but an extraordinary group is fighting against female genital mutilation (FGM).
Uncut, unwed and cast out, but a better life awaited
In rural Kenya, a group of strong-willed women is giving traumatised young runaways a second chance at life.
Bones of gold: ‘You never know when someone will kidnap you’
Dangerous myths persist about people living with albinism, but a community in Malawi has had enough.