Health
Farm workers demand wealth tax for the 1%
Women on Farms protest outside Parliament ahead of budget speech
By Liezl Human
Brief | 23 February 2022
Open Charlotte Maxeke Hospital now, demand health workers
Province offers reason for why more money was not made available to hospitals that picked up the additional patient load
News | 20 February 2022
Charlotte Maxeke closure is placing “severe strain” on Helen Joseph
The Gauteng Department of Health has taken over the reconstruction of the hospital from the provincial Department of Infrastructure Development
News | 18 February 2022
Less talk, more action: South Africa’s failing response to the antibiotic resistance pandemic
Our government’s report card reads: “Must do better”
By Marc Mendelson and Moritz van Vuuren
Science | 10 February 2022
Taking healthcare to SASSA queues: pensioners screened for hypertension
About 60% of participants are found to have high blood pressure
News | 10 February 2022
HIV incidence in South Africa has halved since 2010
This is mainly due to antiretroviral treatment and condom promotion, but male medical circumcision and behaviour change after HIV diagnosis had a role too
Science | 9 February 2022
What can you do to reduce the risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection?
Part four in our series on antibiotic resistance
Science | 3 February 2022
Security guards and cleaners at Gauteng hospitals demand permanent employment
Union members say they are exploited and lack job security under private companies
News | 2 February 2022
Nurses robbed during security guard strike
Cellphones and car keys stolen as guards continue to strike for back pay
Brief | 27 January 2022