Videos

In this webinar, we bring you the experiences of three people with HIV who have worked their way through stigma, the side-effects of antiretroviral treatment and living with a chronic condition.

Reports of a rare heart condition linked to the Pfizer COVID vaccine should not deter teens from getting the jab.

After almost two years, the nation comes together to watch the national football team play its first match on home turf.

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.

The world is in a polycrisis — and climate change will highlight vulnerabilities and inequalities in healthcare. We need to understand how changing weather patterns will affect our health and draw on lessons from past research to help us become more resilient. Here’s what experts said at Bhekisisa’s 10th birthday celebration on Tuesday, 7 November.

Pontsho Pilane explains why women may choose a Caesarean section over a vaginal birth, especially in the private sector.

Too much greenhouse gases going into the air from burning coal, oil and gas make the atmosphere warmer than it should be. This causes global weather patterns to change, aka climate change. Watch this animation to learn more.

Bhekisisa asked 29 doctors and nurses about their fears, access to protective gear and whether they’ve been tested for COVID-19

Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital’s radiation waiting list gets longer each year because of too few staff to operate life-saving cancer equipment. This episode of our monthly television show, Health Beat, puts these problems to the health department. Mia Malan asks if the National Health Insurance scheme can fix the country’s broken health system.

Playtime isn't just about fun and games - find out why it's an important part of young children's development.

What do you do if you suspect your child has autism? We answer these and other questions about the disorder.

People with HIV have a big chance of battling with mental health problems. At the moment though, only doctors can prescribe psychiatric medicines. Could getting nurses to do this too help people with HIV to stay on their treatment, and so get infection rates down? Mia Malan finds out from a doctor who’s lived through HIV with his patients for the past 20 years.

The South African department of health's free condoms go head-to-head with the name brand competition.

South Africa's Coronavirus National Command Council will update the nation on the revised lockdown regulations today, Thursday 2 April 2020.

South Africa has just confirmed its seventh case of the new coronavirus. Here's what you can do to protect yourself.

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.