Health
New hospital for Elim at last
But no date has been set by the Department of Health and the old hospital is crumbling
By Thembi Siaga
News | 5 December 2024
From caps to needles: Durban’s whoonga drug culture is changing
People who use heroin in Durban are increasingly switching from smoking to injecting, causing public health concerns
News | 3 December 2024
Patients to be moved from Cofimvaba Hospital as nurses down tools
The Eastern Cape health department has issued an ultimatum to return to work
Brief | 26 November 2024
Diamond mines everywhere but Richtersveld town battles poverty
Sanddrift residents struggle to get medication, ambulances, and jobs
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 25 November 2024
Activists welcome Treasury’s proposed minimum alcohol price
National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking
By Daniel Steyn
News | 19 November 2024
MSF slams Novo Nordisk for South Africa’s insulin pen shortage
But the multinational pharmaceutical company says it offered government solutions
News | 15 November 2024
Health department to take medical approach to heroin crisis
In response to high rates of heroin use, the government will pilot an opioid agonist therapy program
News | 15 November 2024
Patients lie on the floor at Uitenhage hospital
The health department has acknowledged there is pressure on available beds
News | 12 November 2024
Illegal electricity cables “a huge risk” to Cape Town hospital
City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 November 2024