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Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside
Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance
News | 18 February 2025
HIV patients go weeks without medicines after US aid cut
Legal challenges have restored funding but damage has been done
News | 18 February 2025
First day of lectures disrupted as UCT students protest
UCT Vice-Chancellor Mosa Moshabela promises to address students concerns on financial exclusion
News | 17 February 2025
Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who fought for queer rights, assassinated
He reportedly said that the need to be authentic was greater than his fear of death
News | 17 February 2025
Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future
Conservation groups challenge minister’s decision on no-fishing zones around penguin colonies
By John Yeld
News | 17 February 2025
Fraud flagged at the Compensation Fund
The Fund has been failing audits for 12 years and counting, Parliament told
News | 17 February 2025
What to expect when you’re expecting during a climate crisis
Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to health of pregnant women and babies, say Wits researchers
News | 14 February 2025
Pensioners queue for hours to replace expiring SASSA cards
“If I don’t change my card there will be no income in my house,” says 84-year-old KZN pensioner
News | 14 February 2025
No water from the City of Tshwane, so families turn to illegal suppliers
The 12,000 households in Azania informal settlement have no official supply of water
News | 13 February 2025