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.
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?
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.
What do your period and bananas have in common? Find out
In Rwanda, schoolgirls can now buy locally produced, cheaper sanitary towels
Meet the doctors: Take a look at this country’s first crop of homegrown physicians
Finally capping its own medics, the country must now retain them and coax them into rural areas.
My descent into postpartum psychosis – and how I got out
A new mother recounts how psychiatric care that nurtured her bond with her baby helped heal her mania.
Angelina Jolie takes on her biggest role — as a TB-sniffing rat
Angelina might just have saved a life. But is there science to prove it?
Football like you’ve never seen it: On the pitch with this blind soccer team
Blind football represents hope and belonging for Egypt's one million visually impaired.
Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs
Older antibiotic staples are no longer moneymakers. But as modern bugs evolve to outwit them, very few new drugs are ready to take their place.
‘I would have killed myself’: Free app puts care at rape survivors’ fingertips
In Diepsloot, Bhekisisa's Vimba! app is helping rape survivors access life-saving care and treatment.
Hospitals introduce sign language to bridge gap between the deaf and care
Some hospitals are introducing sign language to help deaf patients.
Will strikes pit the rights of doctors against those of their patients?
The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.
How to fund a failing health system
Could Zimbabwe's new Health Development Fund rescue the country's cash-strapped clinics and hospitals?
Afraid of death? Take comfort that you’ll live on in varied and surprising ways
Most of us would rather not know what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways.
Malawi to halt prosecutions against LGBTI community
Malawi says it will no longer enforce anti-homosexuality laws but dangerous homophobia persists on the country's streets - and in its clinics.