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Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa was clear: COVID-19 funds have been stolen and misused, food parcels have been diverted from households in need and government officials and service providers have colluded to steal money. But will anti-corruption messages fix this?

To understand Mpumalanga's teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.

Reusable sanitary towels are cheaper than regular pads and tampons but the state is failing to distribute these to schoolgirls from poor families.

Jacket would detect symptoms up to four times faster than a doctor.

Less than 15% of patients seek out care for this vicious form of gangrene.

Government facilities are trumping their larnier colleagues in providing HIV services.

When 'that time of the month' comes, you don't have to reach for disposable tampons or pads.

Karyn Maughan lives with diabetes and was partially vaccinated when she contracted the virus that causes COVID-19. But because of vaccination she survived the illness — unlike two of her unvaccinated colleagues, who also had diabetes, and died.

Africa Check digs into the data to reveal the surprising truth behind the widely cited statistic

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.

Scientists studied soldiers with PTSD and even children who'd witnessed a great tragedy. Did they unlock the secrets of resilience?

They thought they were signing up for a dream but it turned out to be a trafficking nightmare.

In the Free State, access to health services can depend on who you know, as the tragic case of one woman illustrates.

In 2017, Lesotho became the first African country to legalise cannabis. Nearly six years later, the industry is yet to change the country’s fortunes.

When a child is emotionally manipulated by one parent to hate the other, the legal system and therapists grapple with how to help families repair their relationships. Here’s why so-called parental alienation cases are contentious.

The ruthless quest for gold in eastern Cameroon has left the landscape peppered with deadly open pits.