Health
Activists call on government to declare TB a national health crisis
Though TB is preventable and treatable, more than 50,000 people died of it in South Africa in 2022
Brief | 20 March 2024
Arrested Cathcart leader’s court appearance moved 120km away out of fear of protests
Mziwebongo Burwana was arrested during violent protests sparked by rumours that the Cathcart Hospital will be downgraded
Brief | 20 March 2024
Community health workers march in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment
Brief | 11 March 2024
Health department fails to pay security contractor, leaving guards without salaries
Company says it can’t pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed
Brief | 8 March 2024
Alexandra grannies trade knitting needles for boxing gloves
They attend boxing classes once a week as part of a project called GOGOBox
Brief | 7 March 2024
New Limpopo clinic has no running water
Municipality says Department of Health never applied for a connection
Brief | 6 March 2024
Anti-vaxxers thrashed in court
Application to stop Covid vaccine slammed as “manifestly unfair”, fatally defective and dismissed with costs by Pretoria High Court
Law | 5 March 2024
Rescue on the beach: Easy-to-use devices placed on popular beaches could save lives
Automated External Defibrillators and simple airway devices can be used by bystanders to help victims of cardiac arrest and drowning
Opinion | 29 February 2024
Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings
They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed
Brief | 26 February 2024