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This bracelet could one day help keep you safe from rape, assaults
How do you fix South Africa’s sexual and reproductive health wrongs? Help people access their rights.
Should you believe the latest smoking figures from this tobacco-funded non-profit?
Claim: 49% of men and 34.1% of women in South Africa smoke tobacco. Is this true? Africa Check investigates.
Concern over rate of teen depression and suicide
One in four South African teens have attempted suicide and one in three hospital admissions for suicide involve youth.
The investigation that unravelled an international syndicate dealing in stolen ARVs
How undercover police infiltrated a criminal network that spent years hiding behind a curtain of shelf companies, Swiss bank accounts and pseudonyms.
Why aren’t government officials losing sleep over #Listeriosis and #LifeEsidimeni?
Both Life Esidimeni and Listeriosis exposed leadership cracks in our public health system. Are political leaders held accountable for their actions?
Four ways the Competition Commission’s latest investigation will change the National Health Insurance
What does a nearly 300-page technical report mean for the move to the new health financing model — and your pocket? Find out in the latest in our series, Compass: Charting a course to the National Health Insurance.
Eastern Cape health workers wait up to one month for COVID-19 test results
South Africa's COVID-19 testing backlog is making healthcare workers wait weeks for their own results, leading them to fear for themselves and patients.
[EXCLUSIVE] Qedani Mahlangu is not a registered student at alleged London school
Bhekisisa can reveal Mahlangu is not a student at the London School of Economics and Political Science after lodging a Freedom of Information request.
Controversial banting advocate Tim Noakes found not guilty
Professor Tim Noakes was charged with giving unconventional medical advice via Twitter.
One step closer to protecting yourself from HIV with a vaginal ring
A monthly vaginal ring loaded with antiretroviral medication ould reduce women’s risk of contracting HIV, becoming the first long-acting form of PrEP.
#LifeEsidimeni: NGOs ‘chose patients like cattle at an auction’
The department moved people to save money and NGOs were happy to take them in for cash.
Will the UK’s new prime minister cut funds to this malaria jab?
A malaria vaccine has passed the World Health Organisation’s efficacy rate of 75%. But if the United Kingdom’s new prime minister cuts foreign aid, the people who need the jab may never get it.
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".
Gauteng health department misses deadline to pay junior doctors
With no money for petrol, many doctors have applied for authorised special leave. But some hospitals have warned there will be consequences.
Motsoaledi to provinces: ‘Fund junior doctor internships, or I might sue you.’
The health minister warns finding the money for junior doctor placements is not voluntary, it's what the law prescribes.
Women can now inject themselves with ‘the shot’ at home
Could do-it-yourself birth control injections take off in South Africa?