Health
High demand for contraceptive pills smuggled in from Zimbabwe
The market is fuelled by the struggle women have to access health facilities
News | 9 April 2021
Report shows dangerous levels of pollution in Cape Town’s rivers, vleis and estuaries
Quality of water bodies has declined over 40 years
Science | 9 April 2021
Military health workers denied Covid-19 vaccines
“Endangering [your] own forces is a criminal offence. The surgeon general should resign immediately”
By Elsabé Brits
News | 24 March 2021
Call for Child Support Grant to include poor pregnant women
A study found that many pregnant women in the Cape Metro went hungry following the Covid-19 lockdown
News | 19 March 2021
This is how South Africa’s vaccination programme works. But is the system able to scale up?
Getting vaccinated “is the best thing you can do for yourself” says Groote Schuur nurse
By Elsabé Brits and Nathan Geffen
News | 17 March 2021
Immigrants must be given health care even if undocumented, health department confirms
A number of immigrants in Makhanda say they were denied health care
Brief | 15 March 2021
Eastern Cape’s health workers have been betrayed by Covid-19 corruption
Part two of a two-part series on how corruption is killing people in the province’s health system
By Daneel Knoetze and Steve Kretzmann
Feature | 11 March 2021
Over 5,000 Eastern Cape health workers will be without jobs at the end of this month
The provincial health department says it has run out of funds and cannot renew the contracts
News | 11 March 2021
Right to die: Dying doctor’s testimony to be heard in camera
Lawyers cite patient confidentiality as the reason for barring the media
Law | 5 March 2021