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

Why Supra Mahumapelo may hold his fate and that of his province in his hands.

Provincial medicine shortages may be just the beginning.

Why the World Bank may have peddled some dodgy facts about this mental health condition.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of children die gasping for air. This could help to change that.

Striking workers say a go-slow at the province's central depot will continue until their demands are met.

When TB strikes, the fight to live can come at the cost of a way of life for the country's nomads. This could help ease the pain.

Nigeria's latest and largest epidemic has claimed almost 100 lives. Find out more about the virus.

A horrifying experience at an illegal abortion provider led Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile to use social media to help women access safe abortion services

Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan asks reproductive health doctor Tlaleng Mofokeng why older men prey on younger women.

But will the country be able to half its maternal mortality ratio by 2030 - in time to achieve its sustainable development goal?

Misconceptions about HIV infection and injection drug use could shut down the only project working to curb it.

Public health systems are driven by nurses. Yet, they have little authority.

Terminally ill patients in the province have little access to pain relief, or basic care. Here's one man's story.

After being awarded damages, distraught families want more: the former Gauteng Health MEC must face criminal charges.

It's World TB Day. Here's why human rights and TB responses go hand in hand.