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SA lawyers: Motsoaledi, we’re not the reason gynaes won’t deliver babies
Werksmans Attorneys' Neil Kirby hits back at claims that unscrupulous lawyers are driving doctors out of business.
Fears as Durban loses last state cancer specialist
Only two state cancer specialists remain in the province of more than 10-million people.
What can TB learn from HIV?
How HIV experts may be able to help crack the code and find SA's missing TB patients.
Memoirs of an activist: ‘The real heroes of the HIV struggle are still unknown’
In a new book, Mark Heywood reflects on love, justice and haunting lessons from the past.
#LifeEsidimeni: More than a year later, still no prosecutions
Families say many are still waiting for results of autopsies performed last year.
Why you might battle to find a doctor to deliver your baby in SA
Could the legal profession be behind the droves of gynaecologists leaving their jobs?COMMENTMedico-legal litigation has exploded. As of March 2016, claims against the health...
Inside the flesh-eating disease you’ve probably never heard about but should
Less than 15% of patients seek out care for this vicious form of gangrene.
Has South Africa’s new HIV plan been captured?
The new strategy is the first in a decade that does not advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work.
New Gauteng programme allows drug users to swap illegal highs for safer alternatives
The Tshwane initiative could help reduce drug use, drug-related crime and new HIV infections.
How to defy Zuma – and survive to tell the tale
Analysts say this minister's strong SACP connections and ANC support ensure he’s ‘too powerful politically’ for the president to fire.
Why you shouldn’t be ashamed of your period
When we are socialised to believe something as natural as menstruation is dirty, those who bleed may feel embarrassed about their period.
#FrankelCase: Constitutional court rules there’s no expiry date on sexual offenses
A court ruling has lifted the time limit on reporting sexual assault. Prior to the ruling, we asked survivors how such a ruling would impact them.
Penicillin shortages as pharma companies eye newer, more lucrative drugs
Older antibiotic staples are no longer moneymakers. But as modern bugs evolve to outwit them, very few new drugs are ready to take their place.
Rough welcome: Could South Africa’s new border detention centres turn deadly?
Experts warn that the country’s overburdened asylum system could leave people trapped at ‘processing centres’ for years.
Motsoaledi: What the NHI will mean for you – and your tax credits
Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez asks health minister Aaron Motsoaledi five questions about the National Health Insurance (NHI) and your medical aid.
‘I would have killed myself’: Free app puts care at rape survivors’ fingertips
In Diepsloot, Bhekisisa's Vimba! app is helping rape survivors access life-saving care and treatment.