Health
Protest outside Delft community health centre after baby’s death
The health department says the centre cannot treat patients who need specialist care and the child was referred to Tygerberg Hospital
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 January 2025
Limpopo villagers protest over “one-nurse clinic”
The department has now temporarily closed Valdezia clinic
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 30 January 2025
Stopping health funding in Africa weakens America
This is an opportunity for President Ramaphosa to lead
By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
Opinion | 29 January 2025
Community health workers must be made permanent, rules labour court
Over 50,000 people affected
Law | 27 January 2025
Health workers bring Gqeberha hospital to a standstill
Strike since Monday at Dora Nginza Hospital over unpaid overtime
News | 23 January 2025
Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk
Imprecise executive order leaves health providers dependent on PEPFAR funding unsure if or when money will arrive
By Liezl Human
News | 23 January 2025
Over a hundred disabled and elderly people queue outside SASSA in Khayelitsha
Monday was the first day for disability grant applicants to make medical bookings
News | 21 January 2025
Limpopo villagers demand action on failing clinic
Residents of Valdezia want a new clinic, open for longer hours
By Thembi Siaga
News | 18 December 2024
Activists furious after Competition Commission drops probe into pharma company
Life-saving drugs still not available to many cystic fibrosis patients
Law | 17 December 2024