Health
World’s largest research funder lifts ban on South Africa
Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding
By Liezl Human
News | 24 August 2026
Home or hospice: The debate over the closure of St Luke’s inpatient unit
While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution
Feature | 21 August 2026
R2.7-billion in compensation paid to sick mineworkers
17% of silicosis and TB claims have been paid out as of 30 June
Chart by The Outlier. Text by Sechaba Mokhethi.
Charts | 3 July 2026
21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1-million payout
Most of the payout is interest calculated from when state’s liability for TB contraction in prisons was established in 2012
Law | 30 June 2026
Important advance in TB treatment
South African researchers publish trial results in world’s leading medical journal
News | 25 June 2026
Unemployed doctors protest in Pietermaritzburg
They want hospitals to be able to recruit directly
Brief | 17 June 2026
The Cape Town shelter where you won’t be turned away if you’re drunk
Pilot Sober Space project offers a bed to homeless people who have been drinking
News | 11 June 2026
Organisation forced to halt free sanitary pad project
Code Red Initiative, which distributed period kits in Masiphumelele, Ocean View and Red Hill, is in need of funding
News | 8 June 2026
Khayelitsha clinic struggles to meet the needs of growing population
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication
Brief | 2 June 2026