Could electric bikes clean the air in the country of a quarter-million motorcycles?
In 2019, diseases linked to air pollution killed 1.1-million people in Africa. Could electric motorcycles save lives with cleaner air?
Libya’s war kills little children in need of heart surgery
The country's health system is ravaged, but a team of volunteer doctors visit regularly: operating on the desperate and training local medical staff.
Labour contracts stall upgrades to Mamelodi Hospital
The Gauteng health department has admitted to problems at the facility, seen by the public protector.
It’s no breeze to explain birds ‘n bees
The HPV vaccine roll-out is prompting parents to rethink how they talk to children about sex.
Finding South Africa’s missing TB patients
For many tuberculosis (TB) patients, the road to a cure begins with a simple test.
Today, South Africa is rolling out the world’s best technology...
The gravediggers of Kano: Why doctors and diggers alike face grim choices in this...
This country has more than 200-million people, so why has it only logged 22 000 coronavirus tests?
Musa Abubakar used to dig two or three...
Bringing home baby when your bae is HIV positive & you’re not
Sperm washing, assisted insemination & long hospital waits — if you were lucky. This is what falling pregnant when you were HIV-positive used to...
Slice of Life: ‘She made a joke out of my friend’s death’
When Mark died, emergency services left his body on the pavement in central Pretoria for hours.
How a dying woman’s bed was taken by an ANC official
In the Free State, access to health services can depend on who you know, as the tragic case of one woman illustrates.
The village where men are banned
Inside the Kenyan village that began as a refuge for survivors of sexual violence.
When hospitals don’t make the cut
Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.
Nursing the hungry: How one Catholic nun has taken Malawi’s prisoners under her wing
As humanitarian organisations sound the alarm over high malnutrition rates among Malawi's prisoners, one woman is trying to help keep inmates alive.
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".
How this 19-year-old fell prey to human traffickers
Unsafe in Somalia and unwanted in Kenya, refugees increasingly risk abduction in search of a better life.
Beer and stinky feet could be a fatal combination – for mosquitos
Could a new manmade concoction of mundane odours stop malaria?
Technology speeds up diagnosis and HIV testing for babies in Mozambique
Technology has cut diagnosis waiting times, getting infants on to treatment sooner.