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‘We are forced to move on from declaring babies dead as if nothing happens’
Saving lives — and losing them — may be all in a day's work for health workers, but if you think it doesn't take its toll, listen to these doctors.
‘Cancer treatment in the North West is impossible’
Activists say that at least one patient has been trying to get treatment since 2013.
Obesity: Is eating slap tjips as bad as smoking?
For millennials, it ain't looking good, but are hard-hitting campaigns just fat-shaming and counterproductive?
‘No sex, no coffee, no ARVs’: Former president’s quackery could land him in court
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.
Local is lekker: How this Kenyan hospital began to make its own supply of...
Every year, hundreds of thousands of children die gasping for air. This could help to change that.
#SliceOfLife: ‘I shared my abortion experience on Facebook and it went viral’
A horrifying experience at an illegal abortion provider led Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile to use social media to help women access safe abortion services
Listeria outbreak over: Your polony is safe, now meet the scientists you can thank
SA's listeria epidemic is over. Take a look at the detectives who traced the epidemic's source in this feature from our archives.
#Listeriosis: Meet the family that lost two loved ones
Long before red flags were raised, this family fell victim to listeriosis. And this week, tragedy has struck again.
Captured, raped, ransomed: The kidnappers preying on teenagers far from home
When Ella and her cousin reached a refugee camp in Sudan, it seemed to herald safety. Instead, it was the start of an all too familiar ordeal.
Listeria: Follow SA’s medical sleuths as they chase a killer in a race against...
Bond, James Bond: The source of the listeria outbreak will likely be found by a gene-sequencing machine named after the famous agent 007. (Delwyn Verasamy)
Forced abortions: A new frontier in the war on women’s bodies?
Partners and families allegedly drugged women and in some cases even physically restrained them as doctors performed the procedure.
‘Now people call me a killer’: Abducted at nine to be a girl soldier
Take a look at life after war for the women abducted by Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony.
Myths and methadone: Will Egypt’s laws bend to the rising tide of drug abuse?
The real revolution is yet to come when it relates to the country’s opioid epidemic.
Curbside counselling? These ‘friendship benches’ bring mental health closer to home
One in four Zimbabweans suffers from mental illness, but untrained female health workers are setting a new benchmark for the treatment of patients.
#SizaMap: Find a safe, legal abortion near you with this list of designated providers
Until now, the national and provincial health departments have not been able to say where services are provided. Here's how we found them.
When there was no list of free abortion clinics, we made our own. Here’s...
How we found the country's 'missing' abortion providers – and mapped contraception services too.Bhekisisa has created #SizaMap, South Africa's first searchable map of free abortion providers....