[WATCH] Did South Africa’s COVID-19 tobacco ban work?

South Africa’s tobacco users are smoking fewer daily cigarettes these days, but it came at a cost. Spoilers – it wasn’t worth it.

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Yolanda Mdzeke

Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.

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  September 19, 2023

  [WATCH] How anti-cervical cancer jabs work
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  September 13, 2023

  [WATCH] This nurse wants to stop cervical cancer in Hammanskraal
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  September 7, 2023

  [WATCH] How to use pills to prevent TB
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  August 29, 2023

  Health Beat #11 | Why do more Black SA women get cervical cancer than any other race in the country?

Joan van Dyk

Joan van Dyk was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from 2017 to 2023.

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  June 6, 2023

  [WATCH] How to diagnose & treat cholera: A guide for health workers
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  May 31, 2023

  Mpumalanga reports its first cholera case — and death
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  April 19, 2023

  Why the cruel treatment of obese people is one of the last great stigmas
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  April 17, 2023

  Three health ministers in a row have failed SA’s nurses. Here’s why