Life’s precipice puts addiction into perspective
Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.
Getting closure from the other side
Psychics such as John Edward are 'mostly harmless' and often quite helpful to the living, experts say.
Autism and its uncommon angels
Dembe Ndou learned to play piano in no time at all, but simply chatting is a complex challenge.
Publicly waiting for x-rays, privately abandoning all hope
In the state sector, not everyone is equal. Some of us have to pay an arm, a leg and a full working day.
Man severely beaten for speaking out about his penis amputation
Three people have been arrested after a Pondoland initiate who lost his penis and spoke out about it in public was beaten for "shaming the custom".
Violence, pregnant teenagers and booze at De Aar’s end of the world
Alcohol abuse breeds apathy and joblessness, and fuels abuse in an ever more vicious cycle.
Play gives initiates who lost their manhood a voice
A Johannesburg director has taken up the continuing tragedy of botched circumcisions.
HIV: Not one of us can say, ‘never me, never mine’
We feature four HIV positive women in their 40s who fit the profile of a typical M&G reader.
Is SA ready to turn over a new leaf?
Cannabis may well have beneficial properties, but experts warn that smoking it is still bad for your health.
HPCSA’s inertia sinks foreign medics
Badly needed and eager to work here, their efforts are being thwarted by a bureaucratic quagmire.
The downside of sex ‘enhancers’
There are many off the shelf products to help your sex life, but little is known about them – and their effects.
Help is at hand for connected moms
Simple phone services are stepping in to help women who can't seek clinical advice in person.
Private sector lags in HIV testing
Government facilities are trumping their larnier colleagues in providing HIV services.
Healthcare heroes heal the system
Clinical associates are changing the medical sector by freeing up doctors to do more.
How to wean moms off the bottle
Women in South Africa are waking up to the dangers posed by fetal alcohol syndrome.
Saving baby Zia from a rare disease
A procedure new to SA has allowed a young mother to give part of her liver to save her son.