Health

Stun grenades thrown at farm women outside Parliament

200 women were marching to call for a ban on pesticides

Eastern Cape clinic serving a dozen villages is falling apart

Patients at Gilton clinic complain of medication shortages, broken medical equipment, no proper furniture, staff shortages and high patient volume.

Colchester clinic is crumbling, with broken ceilings, windows and no electricity

But the Eastern Cape Department of Health says there’s no money to renovate the clinic

“Silent disease” outed at African Hepatitis Convention

Many South Africans with hepatitis go undiagnosed

Community health workers toyi-toyi outside Alan Winde’s offices

They were demanding full employment by the province

Activists and patients march on Gauteng health department demanding radiation treatment

Nearly R800-million set aside for radiation treatment outsourcing has not been spent

Department of health fails to buy life-saving device for diabetes patients

Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal

Health workers march in Gqeberha to demand permanent jobs

“Anti-vax” doctor’s disciplinary inquiry gets underway

Shankara Chetty is accused of failing to act in the best interests of patients