Health
South African study offers hope against drug-resistant TB
New simpler, shorter regimen has high cure rate
By Ashleigh Furlong and Nathan Geffen
News | 20 February 2017
Betrayal of the mind: living with bipolar disorder
For many people, care is out of reach
News | 17 February 2017
Life Esidimeni scandal raises questions about public-private partnerships
These partnerships will be critical if National Health Insurance is implemented
By Pat Sidley
News | 10 February 2017
Mining company fights Northern Cape community over asbestos
Kumba Iron Ore takes Dingleton residents to court
Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 9 February 2017
TAC calls for Roche to drop price of cancer drug
Activists say that with generic competition trastuzumab could be R3,500 per course instead of the current price of over R200,000
News | 7 February 2017
Why the Life Esidimeni scandal was predictable
Regulation is urgently required
Opinion | 6 February 2017
City promises social housing in Woodstock
Sceptical activist calls for concrete plans
News | 31 January 2017
Gugulethu toddler needs a liver transplant … and a better house
Transplant patients in poor housing face risk of infection, doctors warn
News | 24 January 2017
Residents in Pietermaritzburg march for clinic
Community members say they struggle to pay the travel costs to access health services
Brief | 13 December 2016