Health
Unions threaten total shutdown if no response in five days
NEHAWU is demanding a 7% increase
Brief | 3 September 2020
UCT professor’s research offers hope of treatment for sickle cell anaemia
80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 2 September 2020
Community healthcare workers demand “danger pay”
“We need proper PPE because we work in cramped bungalows and shipping containers”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 September 2020
Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river
Children stay away from school when rains fill the river
News | 1 September 2020
Covid-19: Patients complain of long clinic queues but officials are trying to fix this
“No patient has been turned away”
By Buziwe Nocuze and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 27 August 2020
Dire conditions in Eastern Cape clinics made worse by pandemic
“In the fight against Covid-19, we have neglected primary health care” says Human Rights Commission official
News | 24 August 2020
Here’s a quick health win for government
With a bit of data-sharing, we can understand who is dying where and of what much quicker - and then take action to fix it
GroundView | 21 August 2020
We followed community health worker Katrina Jacobs for a day. It’s incredible what she does
She is one of thousands providing essential care across the country
Feature | 21 August 2020
Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa
Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue
Opinion | 19 August 2020