Health
The EU protects its companies from Big Pharma. South Africa needs to do the same
Critical work being done by local scientists is at risk
Opinion | 7 December 2023
South Africans are living longer, mostly thanks to HIV treatment
Antiretroviral medicines have been a success, but more work is needed to reach United Nations targets
By Daniel Steyn and Nathan Geffen
Science | 1 December 2023
Asbestos roofs still haven’t been replaced in Stellenbosch municipal housing
Residents of Cloetesville flats say they keep asking for repairs to be done
News | 28 November 2023
Protesters call for new hospital in Gugulethu
The old hospital can’t cope says Movement for Change and Social Justice
Brief | 21 November 2023
Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme
There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling
By Sonia A. Rao
Brief | 16 November 2023
22 Gauteng schools built with asbestos still haven’t been replaced
Historic Kliptown Primary School is one of them
By Marvin Adams
News | 16 November 2023
Over 100 grannies march in Durban to demand better healthcare and housing
This follows a three-day conference that brought together grandmothers from across the country
Brief | 27 October 2023
Life-saving TB drug is now cheaper in South Africa, but not as cheap as it can be
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40%
By Daniel Steyn
News | 27 October 2023
Health department has not fully implemented court order, say lawyers
The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care irrespective of nationality
News | 26 October 2023