Makana authorities shut the shops two weeks ago citing violations of various regulations
Brief | 12 December 2024
Eastern Cape health department says Uitenhage Provincial Hospital has too few beds for increased demand
Brief | 11 December 2024
But no date has been set by the Department of Health and the old hospital is crumbling
By Thembi Siaga
News | 5 December 2024
People who use heroin in Durban are increasingly switching from smoking to injecting, causing public health concerns
News | 3 December 2024
The Eastern Cape health department has issued an ultimatum to return to work
Brief | 26 November 2024
Sanddrift residents struggle to get medication, ambulances, and jobs
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 25 November 2024
National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking
By Daniel Steyn
News | 19 November 2024
But the multinational pharmaceutical company says it offered government solutions
News | 15 November 2024
The health department has acknowledged there is pressure on available beds
News | 12 November 2024
City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 November 2024
Elim Hospital also faces persistent water shortage
By Thembi Siaga
News | 7 November 2024
While most residents agree they desperately need a new hospital, some don’t want to lose a popular sports field
News | 4 November 2024
Eastern Cape Department of Health says there’s no budget to build a clinic for residents of Sicweza village just outside Flagstaff
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Brief | 4 November 2024
NEHAWU has brought a case to compel the health department to give the workers permanent jobs
Brief | 30 October 2024
In 2022, over 700-tonnes of lead chromates were imported into the country from India alone
News | 29 October 2024
Buti Malinga was turned away from Makgolokoeng village clinic and died hours later
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 23 October 2024