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Pharmaceutical companies say that delayed drug registrations by the Medicines Control Council may have played a role in stock outs.

Only some study participants have access to the tablet that can cut the risk of HIV infection by more than 90%.

Reporters lauded for their work on prison conditions, refugees’ access to health and SA’s road to a sugar tax.

Experts warn state clinics and hospitals are likely to further deteriorate as the public purse shrinks.

Parents and staff can no longer keep contraception out of schools in the case of children 12 years and older.

Only two state cancer specialists remain in the province of more than 10-million people.

Families say many are still waiting for results of autopsies performed last year.

The new strategy is the first in a decade that does not advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work.

The Tshwane initiative could help reduce drug use, drug-related crime and new HIV infections.

Analysts say this minister's strong SACP connections and ANC support ensure he’s ‘too powerful politically’ for the president to fire.

A court ruling has lifted the time limit on reporting sexual assault. Prior to the ruling, we asked survivors how such a ruling would impact them.

Experts warn that the country’s overburdened asylum system could leave people trapped at ‘processing centres’ for years.

Eight men and women may change the law and pave the way to justice and healing for thousands.

Even if your child has been vaccinated, booster shots provide an extra layer of protection.

A new report finds that 90% of Nigerians surveyed support a controversial Act that now also stands between LGBTI communities and healthcare.

Children who experience discrimination may be more at risk of mental and physical ill-health.