Health
Immigrants in JHB claim they are being denied health care
Public interest law centre considers legal action against Gauteng health department’s latest “xenophobic” policies
News | 17 November 2021
Treating Covid: What works? What doesn’t? And what might work?
A simple guide
Explainer | 16 November 2021
Mthatha patients wait in the rain at clinics from 3am
“For years we have been treated like this, but it’s worse since Covid.”
News | 12 November 2021
Community health workers: arbitrator rules against NEHAWU
Bid to make workers permanent state employees fails
News | 10 November 2021
Health activists call for patent law reform
Patents prevent equal access to life-saving medicines, protesters say
News | 9 November 2021
Pregnant women queue all night outside abortion clinic
“Poor treatment like this forces some of the women to go for illegal abortions”
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 21 October 2021
Hundreds march to Union Buildings over health system corruption
Protesters speak of ignorance and bigotry from clinic staff
News | 19 October 2021
No water at Elim Hospital
Patients rely on relatives to bring them water to drink and to wash
News | 30 September 2021
13-year-old drowns on Makhanda construction site
Residents accuse municipality of negligence after Asanele Qomfo lost his life swimming in water from a damaged pipe
Brief | 28 September 2021