Health
Mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals
Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence
News | 9 December 2022
Man dies during eight-hour wait for an ambulance
Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele
News | 8 December 2022
Student organisation SHAWCO bounces back to celebrate 80th birthday
The welfare organisation aims to be operating at 100% capacity by the end of 2023
News | 7 December 2022
Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare
Cabotegravir is still unaffordable after two years
By Daniel Steyn
News | 1 December 2022
Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table
Unions reject 3% wage increase
By Chris Gilili, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
News | 22 November 2022
Good news: HIV medicine prices have decreased dramatically!
Experts commend the Department of Health’s efforts to secure lower prices in new contract
By Liezl Human
News | 16 November 2022
Woman who survived mountain fall must wait six weeks for operation
Makemiso Ramabitle is in severe pain but her nearest hospital in rural Eastern Cape does not have capacity to perform the necessary surgery
News | 15 November 2022
Covid: Vaccine drive is running out of steam
Vaccination still helps prevent serious illness and death
By Daniel Steyn
News | 14 November 2022
Unions call for Western Cape to hire community health workers
“We won’t allow the Western Cape government to be the only province that doesn’t recognise community health workers,” says Vavi
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 November 2022