Health
Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme
There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling
By Sonia A. Rao
Brief | 16 November 2023
22 Gauteng schools built with asbestos still haven’t been replaced
Historic Kliptown Primary School is one of them
By Marvin Adams
News | 16 November 2023
Over 100 grannies march in Durban to demand better healthcare and housing
This follows a three-day conference that brought together grandmothers from across the country
Brief | 27 October 2023
Life-saving TB drug is now cheaper in South Africa, but not as cheap as it can be
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40%
By Daniel Steyn
News | 27 October 2023
Health department has not fully implemented court order, say lawyers
The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care irrespective of nationality
News | 26 October 2023
Health department agrees to pay nurses uniform allowance
The temporary allowance is R3,153
Brief | 17 October 2023
Flying the kite for mental health
The annual Cape Mental Health kite event was held at Heideveld Sports Field on Tuesday
Brief | 10 October 2023
Political appointments cripple Lesotho hospital
Wage bill at flagship Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital balloons by R48-million over a year as politicians appoint family members and friends
Feature | 6 October 2023
Department of Health in last-minute bid to avoid stand-off with nurses over uniforms
Union says nurses will work in their own clothes if uniform allowance is not sorted out
News | 3 October 2023