Health
Staff at Chatsworth hospital picket over poor working conditions
Staff shortages saw nurses having to work as cleaners and clerks
Brief | 13 July 2023
Teenagers march in Kariega for better sexual and reproductive health services
Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies
Brief | 11 July 2023
Health workers protest at Lentegeur hospital
Unhappiness over payments and workers left jobless
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 June 2023
Kariega clinics closed after staff robbed at gunpoint
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised
Brief | 27 June 2023
Hundreds march to Gugulethu clinic demanding better service
Protesters want a new hospital to be built
News | 21 June 2023
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer stops Clicks selling cheaper generic blood thinning medication
The judge took over a year to rule in “urgent application”
Law | 8 June 2023
Court dismisses MEC’s attempt to quash inquiry into her “killing my health system” remark
“The holding of political office and remaining registered as a medical practitioner are not mutually exclusive” says judge
News | 2 June 2023
Patients spend their weekends waiting to be seen at Mamelodi clinic
Department plans to get more waiting space for busy Stanza Bopape clinic
Brief | 30 May 2023
Nurses protest against staff shortage at hospital treating cholera patients
About 100 nurses originally contracted to deal with the Covid pandemic have not had their contracts renewed
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 25 May 2023