Health
Paramedics in bid to stop attacks on ambulances
Emergency workers hope child feeding scheme will build better relations
News | 26 July 2022
We’re not alone: Cape Mental Health members share their experiences
“People need to know that things like this can happen to anybody”
News | 25 July 2022
Dilapidated Limpopo hospital has to send its laundry 30km away to be washed
New hospital to be built by 2026 says the national health department
Brief | 13 July 2022
For Unakho Kewana, loadshedding is life-threatening
East London 18-year-old can’t breathe properly without her oxygen device
Brief | 6 July 2022
Are South Africa’s pesticide rules outdated?
Farm workers and consumers should be worried, says public health expert. But industry body says food security depends on the pesticides in use.
By Liezl Human
News | 4 July 2022
Court action to stop immigrants being denied life-saving healthcare
Two-year-old Zimbabwean boy died after state hospital denied him treatment because his mother had no birth certificate
Law | 30 June 2022
Over 500 Eastern Cape health workers down tools
Nurses want rural allowance. Patients at six hospitals and clinics in the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality wait for hours.
News | 28 June 2022
Fort Beaufort Provincial Hospital is a health hazard
Eastern Cape Department of Labour issues an Occupational Health and Safety probation notice
News | 24 June 2022
Officials warn of “collapse” of health service but court says they are to blame
Eastern Cape judges refer damning ruling to NPA to consider prosecution
Law | 22 June 2022