Health
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
Gqeberha is losing the war on dumping
Nearly 2,000 illegal dumpsites in Nelson Mandela Bay
Brief | 11 November 2022
Nurses back at work at Gqeberha clinics
Clinics were closed after death of Zenizole Vena
Brief | 24 October 2022
Liquor Amendment Bill might be further toughened up
Covid experience will have to be taken into account, says Department of Trade and Industry
News | 18 October 2022