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Speaking more than one language could lead to better tests scores and even being a more empathetic person.

A month after she was wheeled out of a North West hospital in a barrow, Ntombizodwa Matthews met her end. Her family blames politics for her death.

They thought they were signing up for a dream but it turned out to be a trafficking nightmare.

Everyone knows about KZN's cancer crisis but no one is talking about the other provinces that operate on just one radiation oncologist — or less.

The virus’ resurgence, this time in a city of more than one-million people could set the scene for a fast-spreading disaster.

‘As doctors, we've advised each other to discharge stable patients and explain to there is nothing we can do.’

Meanwhile, a lone specialist in the North West caters for 3.7-million people as four provinces are forced to send patients to Gauteng.

Sex workers tell of being tortured, including being beaten with sjamboks.

Maternal deaths in developing regions would fall by 73% if all women had access to contraception and maternal healthcare, shows new research.

"Women are blamed for infertility when, in fact, as we know from research, it is quite often on the man’s side.”

Bhekisisa's new manual provides handy information on abortion data in South Africa, how procedures work and what the law says.

The reality is many of us look at water like we do a takeaway container.

For millennials, it ain't looking good, but are hard-hitting campaigns just fat-shaming and counterproductive?

Taps in capital city of Maputo being turned off every other day as climate change exacerbates southern African drought.

Provincial health department has been put under administration as ministerial task team is deployed to the province.

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.