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Infertility and tradition: ‘Society thinks having children is your womanhood’
We speak to a young, black woman who is infertile about the stigma she faces in her community.
What can TB learn from HIV?
How HIV experts may be able to help crack the code and find SA's missing TB patients.
What if you don’t identify as a man or a woman?
Bathrooms, pronouns and growing up in a binary world. Mia Malan speaks to Demelza Bush about being genderqueer.
Why you should care about SA’s new border detention centres
Civil society organisations warn that these centres could put migrants’ rights and health at risk. Joan van Dyk explains.
Why some people may not be over the moon about menstrual cups
Moon cups, reusable pads and period panties are all alternatives to disposable pads and tampons, but they may not work for everyone.
![[LISTEN] What can the fight against corruption learn from the Aids struggle?](https://bhekisisa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/7c4db932-why-are-the-biggest-victims-of-hiv-not-leading-the-fight-against-the-virus-218x150.jpeg "[LISTEN] What can the fight against corruption learn from the Aids struggle?")
[LISTEN] What can the fight against corruption learn from the Aids struggle?
Those most at risk of HIV are still fighting to be heard. But there's a lot we can learn from the fight against HIV.
Why is prostate cancer more aggressive in black men?
It's not yet known why prostate cancer affects black men worse than their white counterparts, but if you're a black man over 40, get yourself checked.
[ICYMI] Coronavirus cases top 1 300 as country heads towards massive screening campaign
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Monday, 30 March 2020, address the nation on the measures currently being undertaken to contain the Coronavirus pandemic.
[ICYMI] Campuses remain closed, grades 7 and 12 back to school on 1 June
Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga and Minister of Higher Education and Training, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande give an update on how and when schools will start reopening.
[ICYMI] Zweli Mkhize unveils the National Health Insurance Bill
WATCH LIVE: Zweli Mkhize unveils the National Health Insurance Bill.
[ICYMI] New lockdown laws: Informal food traders will open, COVID-19 close contacts traced with...
South Africa's Coronavirus National Command Council will update the nation on the revised lockdown regulations today, Thursday 2 April 2020.
![[VIDEO] How to clear your fridge of listeria](https://bhekisisa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/df675a83-video-how-to-clear-your-fridge-of-listeria-218x150.jpeg "[VIDEO] How to clear your fridge of listeria")
[VIDEO] How to clear your fridge of listeria
Joan van Dyk tells you what to bin and how in under two minutes.
[ICYMI] The booze ban is back. Find out what else has changed
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses South Africa as the country's active coronavirus disease cases surge past 130 000.
Smoking vs vaping: Which one is worse?
Is vaping really safer than smoking? Take a look at what we really know about the recent craze some say could help you quit smoking — and what’s behind the recent spate of vaping deaths abroad.
[ICYMI] Here’s what #Level3Lockdown will look like — and the entire SA gets it...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the National Command Council, political parties and other stakeholders and is now ready to tell the country how lockdown regulations will be relaxed.
#TeamBhekisisa: What’s it like to run a health journalism centre? Ask Mia Malan
Meet the woman who started Bhekisisa way back in 2013. Killer narrative feature writer and donor-funded journalism extraordinaire.