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Almost three out of four specialist medical posts are vacant in this province
And about half of its ambulances are standing idle.
No evidence of ‘fake food’, but tap water is sold as spring water, Motsoaledi...
But inspectors uncover counterfeit bottled water and spices.
How readers like you are helping flip the script on illegal abortion providers
We teamed up with readers and translators to create some of the first graphics ever on abortion in all South Africa's official languages.
Read South Africa’s national HIV and TB plan 2017-2022
The strategy aims to, for instance, slash new HIV infections by more than 60%.
Ombud slams doctor, media over allegations of abuse at mental health hospital
Makgoba says a statistical error led doctor to greatly overestimate patient deaths.
Read the health ombud’s full report into alleged abuse at Tower Psychiatric Hospital
The Eastern Cape's Tower Hospital was billed as the country's next "Life Esidimeni".
Could this protect hundreds of children from being raped?
Life Orientation 2.0? Why it may be time for a new take on an old subject.
‘I told Mahlangu, you must leave the country, go into exile for two years.’
In Life Esidimeni, we can see the ghosts of our past. Read why.
SA needs R4-billion to fight this killer virus you may never have heard of
Newer, lifesaving drugs for South Africa's "silent" killer aren't yet available in the country.
Read: South Africa’s controversial #TobaccoBill
South Africa could become one of a growing number of countries that require plain packaging for cigarettes.
Are provinces ready to take the wheel of South Africa’s HIV response?
It’s been a steep learning curve for districts that sometimes don’t have the know-how — or the data — to write and track local plans.
Almost half of Khayelitsha primary school learners have experienced sexual violence
The youngest children are the ones most at risk — and less likely to report it.
‘Gag Rule will slow down the fight against Aids’
The damage caused by the controversial US policy will only start showing when it’s too late to reverse it, activists and researchers argue.
How many doctors and nurses will lose their licenses over #LifeEsidimeni?
The nation's nursing body says one official has been hauled before it.
Why two pills before and after sex could help to save you from HIV
Men who have sex with men can now take on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, safely.
READ: #LifeEsidimeni families shocked and outraged at the re-election of Mahlangu
Former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is implicated in deadly mismanagement but still survives to be elected into the Provincial Executive Committee.