Health
Medical workers protest against attacks on them
20 armed attacks on EMS workers in the past year.
Brief | 11 April 2024
Hundreds of security guards sent home without wages after Eastern Cape health department fails to pay contractors
Department promises to make payments from April, the start of the new financial year
Brief | 27 March 2024
Nurses and patients have to bring their own water to this Limpopo clinic
Nthabalala clinic near Elim has not had running water since mid-2022, according to residents
Brief | 27 March 2024
Activists call on government to declare TB a national health crisis
Though TB is preventable and treatable, more than 50,000 people died of it in South Africa in 2022
Brief | 20 March 2024
Arrested Cathcart leader’s court appearance moved 120km away out of fear of protests
Mziwebongo Burwana was arrested during violent protests sparked by rumours that the Cathcart Hospital will be downgraded
Brief | 20 March 2024
Community health workers march in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment
Brief | 11 March 2024
Health department fails to pay security contractor, leaving guards without salaries
Company says it can’t pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed
Brief | 8 March 2024
Alexandra grannies trade knitting needles for boxing gloves
They attend boxing classes once a week as part of a project called GOGOBox
Brief | 7 March 2024
New Limpopo clinic has no running water
Municipality says Department of Health never applied for a connection
Brief | 6 March 2024