Health

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How sex workers are avoiding HIV infection

Once daily pill has been made available at ten clinics across the country

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News | 17 July 2016

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Success against deadly drug-resistant TB in rural KZN

Number of cases has dropped dramatically following bunch of health interventions

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News | 16 July 2016

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No HIV transmissions after sex 58,000 times without condoms

Amazing result in a study of couples where one partner is HIV-positive and on antiretroviral treatment

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News | 13 July 2016

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Bizarre state involvement in AIDS conference

Security agency leads media accreditation process

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Brief | 8 July 2016

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Please don’t kill us, say people with albinism

"Our bodies do not cure anything"

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Brief | 7 July 2016

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SA health system is “broken”

Over 40 organisations raise concerns over the state of public health at National Health Assembly

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News | 27 June 2016

Silicosis case: Limited leave to appeal granted

On Friday afternoon, the Gauteng High Court ruled on the request to appeal by mining companies in the silicosis class action judgment.

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Brief | 25 June 2016

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Survey finds massive medicine shortages in clinics

Mpumalanga and Gauteng have the most stockouts of HIV and TB medicines

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Feature | 24 June 2016

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City’s Robbie Nurock Day Hospital to relocate

Services will continue as normal until moved to Caledon Street

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Brief | 21 June 2016