Health
“I can’t recall the last time I saw the municipal rubbish truck”: Makhanda families dump their rubbish in the street
But the municipality says it collects rubbish regularly
News | 5 February 2021
UK accused of poaching health workers from poorer countries
It’s “insensitive” and “morally questionable”, write two doctors in the South African Medical Journal
News | 21 January 2021
Families abandoned to deadly asbestos risk
Makhanda councillor says they shouldn’t have occupied buildings
Brief | 10 December 2020
AIDS victories show what we can do if we try
We can do the same for Covid-19 and other diseases
Opinion | 1 December 2020
Thousands of health workers march for permanent employment
“We put our lives at risk but we are not permanently employed”
By Vincent Lali, Nokulunga Majola and Joseph Chirume
News | 26 November 2020
Will Covid-19 vaccines bring life back to normal in 2021?
Vaccinating tens of millions of people will be very difficult
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
News | 26 November 2020
Health workers say they have to meet their supervisors under a tree in Khayelitsha
They are picketing for better working conditions and wages
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 November 2020
Decomposing bodies piling up since 2010 at Pietermaritzburg mortuary
Staff say conditions have only got worse since they protested in 2018
News | 19 November 2020
Eight hospital staff suspended after protest
This follows the forced removal of the Northdale Hospital CEO by his staff
Brief | 19 November 2020