Health
People found chained at a private care centre
Department of Social Development is busy relocating the facility’s 20 occupants amid allegations of neglect and inhumane conditions
News | 11 October 2024
Durban picketers demand accessible mental health services
About 100 people protested outside the city hall to mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday.
Brief | 10 October 2024
Heroin use has spread as prices plummet
South Africa’s central position in a drug smuggling route between West Asia and Europe plays a role
Analysis | 9 October 2024
Joburg march to raise awareness about access to free, safe abortions
Saturday was International Safe Abortions Day
Brief | 30 September 2024
Hundreds join Cape Flats “recovery walk”
The annual event celebrating recovery from substance use started in 2015
By Tori Newby
Brief | 30 September 2024
Court postpones decision on hospital security guard strike
Labour Court to rule on Friday over Golden Security guard strike at Heideveld Day Hospital in Cape Town
Brief | 16 September 2024
SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions
One law firm submitted claims of nearly R500-million against the Eastern Cape health department
News | 13 September 2024
Health department misses another deadline to provide nurses with uniforms
The department has committed to paying nurses a once-off allowance by the end of November
News | 10 September 2024
Security guards picket at another Cape Town hospital
Security guards employed by Golden Security Services in Heideveld say they are owed money
By Mary-Anne Gontsana, Tori Newby and Ihsaan Haffejee
News | 3 September 2024