Anger at huge price tag for life-saving medicine
Price of effective treatment for hepatitis C is over 600 times what it costs to produce
By Rejul Bejoy
News | 28 July 2016
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
News | 13 July 2016
Botswana Court of Appeal unanimously recognises gay rights organisation
Judgment has broader implications for many African countries that do not recognise sexual minorities
Analysis | 23 March 2016
TB kills 1.5 million a year - here’s how to stop it
We must increase access to medicines, diagnostics and vaccines
By Festus Mogae and Precious Matsoso
Opinion | 22 March 2016
Medicine patent system must be fixed
Current system is not developing enough of the drugs we need
Opinion | 18 March 2016
Tensions rise in Masiphumelele after shack demolitions
Victims of the Masiphumelele fire that left thousands homeless marched with the sun shining on their faces to the office of ward councillor Felicity Purchase today.
News | 18 December 2015
NHI white paper: the good and the bad
South Africa is one of the most unequal nations in the world, and despite having the highest GDP on the continent, it boasts poor health indicators and faces a high burden of disease, both communicable like HIV and non-communicable like diabetes; high rates of violence and injury and mortality.
Kathryn Stinson and the Writing Group for the People’s Health Movement South Africa
Opinion | 18 December 2015
Home Affairs incompetence causes refugees to lose jobs, money and bank accounts
“I am sick and tired and wish I could be resettled to another country. They should not treat people like animals,” says a man trying to renew his refugee status. He is one of many complaining about the service at Home Affairs on Cape Town's foreshore.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 18 December 2015
Watch champion speedcuber Lonwabo Mvovo in action
Most people take hours, days or never to solve the Rubik's Cube. This is not the case for 15-year-old Lonwabo Mvovo who has recently been awarded the top spot in South Africa for completing the puzzle blindfolded in minutes.
Barbara Maregele
News | 17 December 2015