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#LifeEsidimeni: Motsoaledi and Makhura could be forced to pay up from their pockets
Those who oversaw the removal of mental health patients could face the full wrath of the law as could those standing by as KZN's cancer care fails.
Here are 12 things we’ve learned from five years of donor-funded journalism
Work at a non-profit media house? Then you know your job is not just reporting anymore.
A grim anniversary: Hundreds of clinics close as Trump’s gag rule turns one
Governments and even anonymous do-gooders are stepping into fill the funding gap left by the US decision, but their pockets will never be deep...
The real reason why Gauteng doesn’t want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni
‘Families should be compensated for trauma, but not for what the deceased went through’, says state advocate.
Can government employees kiss those above-inflation increases goodbye?
Picketing doctors and nurses in Limpopo could be just a taste of what's to come as unions and government prepare to head to the bargaining table.
‘Cancer I could deal with. Losing my breast I could not.’
For those with breast cancer, a mastectomy may seem like the best option. But Joanna Moorhead is glad she chose less extensive surgery.
Is Nigeria really home to almost one in four of the world’s malaria cases?
International insecticide brand Mortein claims that Nigeria contributes 23% of the world’s malaria cases. Does the figure hit the mark?
Scientists confirm what women always knew: Men really are the weaker sex
In times of famine, epidemic and hardship over the past 250 years, women have consistently outlived men, find researchers
Can you turn yourself into a broccoli-loving, marathon-running genius?
We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can – if we want it enough. But is that true?
Why taking back the power starts with you and your vagina
Want to advocate for your uterus? Here are six ways you can do it.
‘For goodness sake, if that’s how things are run … God help us all’
Gauteng Premier David Makhura claims he didn't know #LifeEsidimeni patients would be transferred to the care of NGOs. Perhaps he just didn't listen.
No money for #LifeEsidimeni, but millions for consultants
Qedani Mahlangu’s department paid almost R60-million to the law firm that would later represent her in the run-up to arbitration.
#LifeEsidimeni: Five of the most unbelievable things Qedani Mahlangu said
Did the former MEC move from playing the blame game to playing the victim?
#LifeEsidimeni: Qedani Mahlangu’s ego and the death of 143 patients
The former Health MEC claims her subordinates withheld information from her. But she’s being accused
of misleading the legislature.
Listeria: Follow SA’s medical sleuths as they chase a killer in a race against...
Bond, James Bond: The source of the listeria outbreak will likely be found by a gene-sequencing machine named after the famous agent 007. (Delwyn Verasamy)
#LifeEsidimeni: Did Mahlangu keep David Makhura in the dark?
More than a hundred protesters gathered this week outside the arbitration meetings as Mahlangu took the stand.