Health
Response by Free State government to whistleblowers
On Friday 27 February GroundUp published a whistleblowers' account of the state of the Free State health system. Before publishing GroundUp sent a list of questions to the Free State Department of Health and the office of Premier Ace Magashule. Here is a response written by Mondli Mvambi of the health department and Makalo Mohale of the premier's office.
Mondli Mvambi and Makalo Mohale for the Free State government
Opinion | 28 February 2015
ANC calls for “deregistration of TAC”
The ANC Youth League Free State has called for the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) to be deregistered. This follows TAC's "Fire Benny" campaign, which calls for the dismissal of the province's Health MEC Benny Malakoane.
Nathan Geffen and GroundUp Staff
News | 19 February 2015
Addiction and alcoholism: from boardrooms to the streets
I’ve been around recovery from addiction for over ten years. I’m in recovery myself, and I have counselled many addicts and alcoholics who have come in and out of my office. Right now I’m doing what I love the most. I’m trying to find ways to create awareness about addiction and alcoholism; problems that are destroying our society.
Ady Dodds
Opinion | 13 February 2015
City to improve toilet cleaning facility
This is a response by Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services, to GroundUp's article "Is this the Dirtiest Job in Cape Town?" published on 21 January.
Ernest Sonnenberg
Opinion | 23 January 2015
So you want a fake medical certificate? Meet Mancane and co.
Hung over and want to stay in bed? Missed a deadline for a university assignment? Mancane and his colleagues in Katlehong may be able to help you.
Pharie Sefali
News | 23 January 2015
Phumeza’s chance to hear again
A fundraising campaign has sprung up to pay for cochlear implants that would help former drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) patient and current activist Phumeza Tisile regain her hearing.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 19 December 2014
Empty medicine shelves of Gauteng hospital
Gauteng hospitals are suffering severe medicine stockouts. Here are photos that GroundUp has obtained of the empty shelves of a pharmacy in a Gauteng tertiary hospital. All the medicines shown (or, to be more precise, not shown) are used to treat psychiatric conditions.
GroundUp Staff
News | 12 December 2014
Unions should rescue TAC, says Achmat
Former Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) leader, Zackie Achmat, has called on the trade unions to come to the rescue of TAC which has been mired in financial difficulties.
Alide Dasnois
News | 10 December 2014
Life-saving AIDS medicine out of stock in Gauteng
Hospitals throughout Gauteng ran out of essential medicines in recent weeks, including a life-saving drug for people with AIDS called amphotericin B.
Daneel Knoetze and GroundUp staff
News | 9 December 2014