Africa - search results

Journalism does not begin or end with free speech, we have an ethical obligation not to give platform for abhorrent views in the name of free speech.

Curious about water births and why they're becoming more popular? We give you the basics in under 2 minutes.

New drug combinations tested in the country may be a lifeline to those with TB most unlikely to survive it.

Today, SA is seeing fewer new TB cases and deaths than ever before.

A doctor shortage in war-torn Mozambique paved the way for a new breed of surgeons that have slashed deaths among new mothers.In Caia, a...

Contraception may be finally coming to a secondary school near you.

Rape culture doesn't start when a rape is committed. It is built in slow steps in everyday events that help normalise gender-based violence.

Malawi says it will no longer enforce anti-homosexuality laws but dangerous homophobia persists on the country's streets - and in its clinics.

Gladys has hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the most deadly non-communicable disease in the world.

Many diabetics are dependent on expensive blood sugar testing strips to stay alive. Most in South Africa can't afford it.

Did you know that 'bluetoothing' puts you at risk of contracting multiple bloodborne diseases and it doesn't even get you high?

Could psychosocial programmes turn extremists into moderates?

A deal brokered with the health department guarantees free access but for how long?

Female activists face persecution largely because their existence is an affront to the patriarchal nature of societies.

Eighty two of the Chibok school girls, kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria three years ago, have been released. But what now?

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a diagnosable mental health condition. Never heard of it? You're not alone.