Health
“Wrest control of the clinics from the hands of the vigilantes” judge tells state
Xenophobia is one of the greatest threats to democracy and human rights, says Judge Stuart Wilson
Law | 4 December 2025
Payments to sick miners in Lesotho resume after fraud scare
Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases reports fraud of R1.4-million
News | 4 December 2025
Understaffed, crumbling Eastern Cape clinic cannot meet demand
New temporary structure set to cost R1.2-million and take two years to complete
Brief | 1 December 2025
Release of useful health statistics: 2015 to 2025
The National Health Laboratory Service has provided HIV, TB, syphilis and cholesterol data
By Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low
News | 27 November 2025
State must stop xenophobic vigilantism at clinics, court told
Médecins Sans Frontières, Treatment Action Campaign and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia launched an application in the South Gauteng High Court
Law | 26 November 2025
Operation Dudula blocks access to clinics, violating court order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
Feature | 24 November 2025
US and Lesotho strike five-year health funding pact
Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the country’s health system
News | 19 November 2025
At this Limpopo clinic, nurses have to fetch water in buckets
Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years
Brief | 13 November 2025
“I can run, I feel free”: How government-funded hormones changed Lilita Singata’s life
Gender-affirming healthcare can be life-saving, but access is limited
By Zora Hollie
News | 13 November 2025