Health
No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys
They say back-pay owed to them was promised by 6 January
Brief | 10 January 2020
Clinic closes to most patients after burglary
Kuyasa clinic usually treats about 400 patients per day
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 January 2020
“Townships should not be a dumping site for unhealthy food”
People’s Health Movement urges government to do more to curb malnutrition and obesity in townships
Brief | 10 December 2019
Some clinics reopen after closing for three days during security strike
Strike by Phiko Security guards in Motherwell is not over
Brief | 21 November 2019
Asylum seeker appeals hospital decision to stop dialysis
Alem Bazabe Ereselo was deemed ineligible for a kidney transplant because of her refugee status
Law | 19 November 2019
Man dies in agony after ambulance takes ten hours to arrive
Partner of deceased says operator told her to “learn to wait”
News | 15 November 2019
Clinic in Uitenhage shut down by protesters
Anger over staff being unable to locate patients’ medical files
Brief | 12 November 2019
Unemployed nurses demand vacant hospital posts be filled
Over 200 nurses marched to the KZN Department of Health in Pietermaritzburg
Brief | 12 November 2019
75-year-old SHAWCO to cut back activity after funding cuts
But medical projects will continue
By Drew Wayland
Brief | 11 November 2019