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By the age of 10, children’s ideas about gender, relationships and violence are largely set in stone.

Successes in the battle against infectious diseases are offset by chronic, noncommunicable illnesses.

Striking workers say a go-slow at the province's central depot will continue until their demands are met.

An estimated average of 15% of staff are absent on any given day - and only one in three people who do not go to work are actually physically ill.

In Life Esidimeni, we can see the ghosts of our past. Read why.

As the country’s landmark euthanasia case heads to the appeal court, lawyers argue that keeping the practice illegal could violate the Bill of Rights

The health department will tell you what you should be binning and how to do it safely without causing another public health nightmare.

The billionaire philanthropist says we need to focus on curbing infections among teenage girls and young women.

The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson's fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.

The liquor ban may have contributed to nearly a 60% drop in trauma admissions, according to new research seen by Bhekisisa.

Four COVID jabs’ efficacy results have been released within less than a year after the trials had started. But this is far from the norm. Researchers have been working on HIV vaccines for over three decades — and we still don’t have one. Here’s why.

Bhekisisa bagged its sixth Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award this year. This time around, for the feature category. Go behind the scenes of the award-winning story.

Women at factories in Lesotho owned by Taiwanese firm say jobs and promotions in jeopardy if they refuse advances, claims new report.

Between April 2020 and September 2022, 988 women were killed by their intimate partners, police data shows. In about the same time, the government achieved just 1 in 5 of the targets in its action plan to fight gender-based violence and femicide.

His reasoning has come in for much criticism, but the minister has no wish to continue the debate.

A new tool developed by scientists may be able to predict the countries most likely to see conflict sparked by water scarcity.