Budget cuts to the provincial departments will leave close to 200 health science graduates without spots for their community service. The knock-on effect will be that fewer people who use state hospitals will have access to health services like dentists and physiotherapists.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/March 19, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/February 23, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/February 6, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 17, 2023
Nicole Ludolph is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/February 19, 2024
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/February 6, 2024
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/November 29, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/October 10, 2023
South Africa’s medicines regulator is helping to process pharmaceutical companies’ applications for medicines to be approved by the African Medicines Agency. But the country won’t have a say in the appointment of the agency’s head because it hasn’t yet ratified the treaty for its establishment.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/April 29, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/April 2, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/May 6, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/April 25, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/March 27, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/March 15, 2024
Around 500 people in South Africa get infected with HIV each day. A number that Mbali Jonas from the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation wants to reduce to zero. They’re doing this by telling youth about medications that can stop HIV infection. We take you to their communities and show you how they work.
Liz Fish is an investigative journalist and producer.
- Liz Fishhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/liz-fish/May 13, 2024
- Liz Fishhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/liz-fish/April 29, 2024
Tim Wege is a documentary filmmaker and cameraman based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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The establishment of the African Medicines Agency will significantly contribute to the improvement of healthcare delivery across the continent and better overall health of African citizens. SPONSORED CONTENT Africa continues to be a growing continent i …
Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela is the chief executive officer at the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra).
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Chimwemwe Chamdimba is the head of African medicines regulatory harmonisation at the African Union Development Agency (Auda-Nepad).
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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 Teamhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/May 15, 2024
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/May 14, 2024
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/May 10, 2024
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/May 8, 2024
The climate crisis is bad for people’s mental health — and it’s taken increasingly seriously at this year’s conference of the parties, COP28. In this interview from Health Beat, Bhekisisa’s monthly TV show, South African climate justice activist, Kumi Naidoo, explains what climate anxiety is — and what we can do about it.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/May 6, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/April 25, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/March 27, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/March 15, 2024
At the Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa), we believe that there is an art to seeing beyond what is, to what could be. It’s not always easy. And it takes more than just practice. SPONSORED CONTENT Any healthcare reforms, including the proposed …
Dumisani Bomela is the chief executive officer of the Hospital Association of South Africa, the representative organisation for over 80% of private hospitals in South Africa.
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Bhekisisa and Media Hack Collective’s 2021 #SayHerName project, researched what gender-based violence stories make it onto the news. The data backed up what we know anecdotally — that murders of women like Reeva Steenkamp and Leigh Matthews are the one …
Tanya Pampalone is Bhekisisa's business development consultant. Pampalone is the former managing editor of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, executive editor of the Mail & Guardian and head of partnerships and audience development for The Conversation Africa. Now a communications, strategy and fundraising consultant, she works with non-profit and mission-driven media groups in San Francisco and Johannesburg.
- Tanya Pampalonehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tanya-pampalone/April 17, 2024
- Tanya Pampalonehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tanya-pampalone/March 13, 2024
- Tanya Pampalonehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tanya-pampalone/November 7, 2023
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/April 29, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/April 2, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
Since fewer people are using condoms, we need more ways to prevent HIV. HIV prevention pills are free at government clinics, but the catch is that you have to take them every day. A two-monthly jab and monthly vaginal ring could change the game, but can the state afford them? Watch this Health Beat episode to find out.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/April 29, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/April 2, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
Jessica Pitchford is Bhekisisa's TV and multimedia editor. She's been a journalist since the early nineties and has reported on some pivotal events in South Africa’s political history, such as the country’s transition to democracy and the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/April 29, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/April 2, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/February 26, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/February 9, 2024
Mohale Moloi worked at Bhekisisa as a television producer and health journalist from July 2021 to March 2024.
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/April 11, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/April 2, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/April 29, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/April 11, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/April 2, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 12, 2024
Tshidiso Lechuba is a freelance video editor working in Johannesburg.
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 8, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 7, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/October 3, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/August 29, 2023
- Justin Barlowhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/justin-barlow/April 11, 2024
- Justin Barlowhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/justin-barlow/April 2, 2024
Experts at COP28 have warned that the climate crisis threatens to put us back in the fight against HIV. Floods and droughts will make it harder to adhere to daily treatment and to access HIV prevention medication, and will increase the demand for transactional sex.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/May 6, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/April 25, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/March 27, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/March 15, 2024