Health
State must stop xenophobic vigilantism at clinics, court told
Médecins Sans Frontières, Treatment Action Campaign and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia launched an application in the South Gauteng High Court
Law | 26 November 2025
Operation Dudula blocks access to clinics, violating court order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
Feature | 24 November 2025
US and Lesotho strike five-year health funding pact
Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the country’s health system
News | 19 November 2025
At this Limpopo clinic, nurses have to fetch water in buckets
Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years
Brief | 13 November 2025
“I can run, I feel free”: How government-funded hormones changed Lilita Singata’s life
Gender-affirming healthcare can be life-saving, but access is limited
By Zora Hollie
News | 13 November 2025
Transgender prisoner wins right to hormone therapy
The court found the Department of Correctional Services had violated her rights by refusing hormonal treatment as “cosmetic medication”
Law | 11 November 2025
Free State clinic short-staffed and overcrowded for 10 years
Premier promised to upgrade the clinic years ago
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 6 November 2025
No water for two years as R200-million project remains incomplete
At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets
By Thembi Siaga
News | 30 October 2025
Fighting addiction: march for recovery-friendly events
“Sharing my recovery with others has kept me grounded,” says Gakeema Solomons at annual Recovery Walk
By Liezl Human
Brief | 20 October 2025