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If you think shutting down needle exchange programmes will keep your city free of contaminated needles, think again.

Soft drink manufacturers in SA have been paying a “sugar tax” since 2018 to encourage them to decrease how much sugar goes into their drinks. We show you how to calculate the sugar tax paid on a can of Coke in this short video.

More than 100 cases of the new virus have been reported in South Africa. Find out what you can expect — and how to protect you and your family.

Why are people who menstruate forced to spend at least R40 000 on sanitary products in their lifetime?

New Gauteng health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa speaks about the Life Esidimeni tragedy that claimed the lives of at least 94 mental health patients.

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses South Africa as the country's active coronavirus disease cases surge past 130 000.

Bathrooms, pronouns and growing up in a binary world. Mia Malan speaks to Demelza Bush about being genderqueer.

We did a little digging and asked the questions you really want to know: Like can HIV medication really get you high? And just how likely is it that these drugs are being cut with the street drug.

Gladys has hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the most deadly non-communicable disease in the world.

The second instalment of the Health Hub on Newzroom Afrika focuses on access to vaccines. Now that all adults in South Africa are allowed to get vaccinated against COVID-19, how does the department of health plan on making it easier for adults to get vaccinated?

Implementation trials start early 2024 in South Africa to help researchers find out what will make people use a two-monthly anti-HIV jab. Linda-Gail Bekker of the University of Cape Town, heads up one of the studies and spoke to Mia Malan on Bhekisisa’s TV show, Health Beat.

Leaving home means leaving your friends, family and social support. But it's worse than that.

World renowned scientist, Salim Abdool Karim, says yes. Here's why.

Are you one of the people in line for South Africa’s COVID vaccination roll-out? Brush up on your knowledge of the Pfizer vaccine.

Antibody tests are different to the PCR tests we've been using until now. But should you go for one? Watch this video to find out.

In August, a march to the Langa police station to address dismissal and obstruction of gender-based violence cases ended with protestors being shot at and arrested. But this issue is not unique to Langa. Less than one in 10 rape cases receive a guilty verdict in South Africa. In our latest partnership with Eh!Woza, these survivors share their stories.