Five things you should know about your vagina
Science is learning more about your vagina. So should you.
The female condom showdown: Lovers Plus Inner Condom, the Cupid and the V
South Africa is pumping more money into female condom distribution. We look at what's on the market and what's to come for the femidom.
On the road: Lifeline for sex workers and truck drivers emerges along trade route
A chain of clinics is helping to save lives on Malawi's border with Mozambique.
Inside the illegal abortion market: ‘I nearly touched hell’
Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.
The pros and cons of C-sections and vaginal births
Planning for a baby? Before deciding on a birth plan, find out what you need to know to make an informed decision.
Doctor smartphone and other tales from the bedroom
From how to spice up your sex life to the more mundane, “does this look weird to you”, there are some questions you just don’t want to ask your friends and family. Relax. Now, there’s an app for that.
It’s only 32km to the state clinic, but for the poor that’s a world...
Some residents in rural towns in Mpumalanga have to chose between buying food or going to the doctor.
‘The choice is this: if we go we will be killed; if we stay...
In the rarely visited town of Gedeb, fears are rife over state plans to return 150 000 people to areas they fled because of ethnic violence.
How one project is finally helping reduce the risk of suicide among teens
When kids at risk of suicide can talk to trained friends & family, they're seven times less likely to die, says one...
The village where men are banned
Inside the Kenyan village that began as a refuge for survivors of sexual violence.
When police crashed her wedding, she was 8. Her soon-to-be husband was 67.
Across the continent, women are helping to reimagine a sacred rite of passage in an effort to honour their cultures and spare their bodies.
mhealth’s power & pitfalls: An SMS a day keeps teens alive
By making a devastating mistake, this clinic proved it was on the right track.
Life under Nigeria’s gay ban
It’s been five years since the country prohibited same-sex marriage and LGBTI gatherings, and the climate of fear left in its wake could be deadly.
Bosasa to dead toddler’s family: If you want answers, you’ll have to PAIA us
About 15 years after their son died while illegally detained at a deportation centre outside Johannesburg, this family still hasn't found his grave.
Fact Check: No, SA does not weigh in as the world’s 3rd most obese...
Africa Check digs into the data to reveal the surprising truth behind the widely cited statistic
Unearthing the salt hidden in your diet
Some of your favourite comfort food could be concealing a killer.