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Growing up wasn’t easy for Miss Jasmine Rose Juicy, a transgender woman from the Eastern Cape. But nothing could stand in her way of becoming fabulous.

For now, booster COVID vaccines are mostly offered to those with weakened immune systems. Here’s what we know about how long COVID shots can protect you.

Ahead of the opening of the AIDS Conference, activists marched to draw attention to the 20 million people who still do not have access to treatment.

Follow the final days of an expired COVID vaccine as they await their turn in the incinerator.

Here are three ways to tell whether or not you might be going for an abortion at an illegitimate practitioner.

After 30 years of speculation about whether the three month shot makes women more likely to contract HIV, we finally have an answer.

A doctor’s race and the language they speak can play a role in the kind of care they provide - depending on their patient’s race and language.

The M&G's Mia Malan spent a week in Diepsloot and spoke to rape victims, parents and councillors to understand the high rate of rape in the township.

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.

Is South Africa breeding a nation of abusers and victims? Mia Malan interrogates why sexual violence in the country is so prevalent.

Public health experts agree with the vaping lobby that smokers need more help to quit. They disagree, however, with the industry’s argument that imposing a sin tax on vapour products will lead down a similar path as the state-sanctioned Aids denialism of former President Thabo Mbeki’s administration.

With more than 300 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, Gauteng continues to be the epicentre of the country's outbreak. Find out what the national coronavirus lockdown will look like in the country's economic hub.

Bhekisisa's editor-in-chief, Mia Malan, speaks to US infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, about the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons South Africa can learn from how the pandemic has played out in the United States. In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss global vaccine inequality, the future of international travel and how hesitant people can be encouraged to get vaccinated.

Black skin shows signs of ageing at a later stage than white skin because it has more protection against damage from the harmful rays of the sun.

To keep your heart happy and healthy you should be exercising for between 150 - 300 minutes a week. Watch this short video for other useful tips on how to exercise properly.

At midnight tonight, South Africa will become the latest country across the world to institute a national lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus.