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#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.
Did government waste R127-million on a condom no one wanted?
Activists warn new data shows government may have invested millions into the wrong female condom and may be on the verge of doing it again.
#LifeEsidimeni: What Qedani Mahlangu’s testimony may mean for David Makhura
Accusations fly as the embattled former health MEC finally testifies at the ongoing arbitration hearings.
#LifeEsidimeni: Did Qedani Mahlangu send patients to their deaths for political gain?
The former Gauteng Health MEC is expected to take the stand on Monday when she will finally face irate families who are tired of waiting for answers.
Forced abortions: A new frontier in the war on women’s bodies?
Partners and families allegedly drugged women and in some cases even physically restrained them as doctors performed the procedure.
Listeria outbreak: Why your back-to-school lunch box staples may be dangerous
Worried your child could be at risk of contracting the bug as they head back to school? You might have to leave polony off the menu.
‘Now people call me a killer’: Abducted at nine to be a girl soldier
Take a look at life after war for the women abducted by Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony.
Women forced into sex to pay hospital bills, study says
Patients too poor to settle medical debts are chained to drain pipes, starved and abused in health centres across parts of Africa.
Myths and methadone: Will Egypt’s laws bend to the rising tide of drug abuse?
The real revolution is yet to come when it relates to the country’s opioid epidemic.
Curbside counselling? These ‘friendship benches’ bring mental health closer to home
One in four Zimbabweans suffers from mental illness, but untrained female health workers are setting a new benchmark for the treatment of patients.
Is the rumour mill standing between you and better birth control? Find out
This implant offers all the protection from unwanted pregnancies with almost none of the clinic visits. So why did many say, ‘thanks, but no thanks’?
ANC looks to axe medical aid tax credits, expand National Health Insurance
The ruling party says it’s time to get serious about funding and rolling out South Africa's universal access to healthcare plan.
Ace Magashule’s wild Free State: Activists faced intimidation, whistle-blowers fled
Death threats and intimidation drove one man to leave the country after exposing crumbling conditions within the province’s health system.
What free education could cost us
Saturday’s surprise announcement could be the latest blow to the country’s bid for better healthcare.