Health
Operation Dudula chases immigrants away from Joburg clinic
Patients told to get health care “in their own countries”
News | 18 January 2023
Stocks of snake antivenom are dangerously low, experts warn
Doctors wait at least six months for orders of vital snake polyvalent antivenom
By Liezl Human
News | 18 January 2023
Sewage on the seashore: Here’s what’s causing Cape Town’s beach closures
Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures
News | 13 January 2023
Gardening project helps patients recover from mental illness
The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients
By Daniel Steyn
News | 11 January 2023
New medicines for drug-resistant TB will save lives. But will they be affordable where they are most needed?
Study, published today in New England Journal Medicine, shows that a new regimen is safer and more effective than the current standard of care.
By Daniel Steyn and Nathan Geffen
News | 22 December 2022
Tembisa Hospital CEO and senior officials must face disciplinary action, tribunal rules
Shonisani Lethole died after he had not been fed for days
Law | 15 December 2022
Mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals
Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence
News | 9 December 2022
Man dies during eight-hour wait for an ambulance
Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele
News | 8 December 2022
Student organisation SHAWCO bounces back to celebrate 80th birthday
The welfare organisation aims to be operating at 100% capacity by the end of 2023
News | 7 December 2022