Health
Pharmacists asked to pledge support for NHI
South African Pharmacy Council sent unorthodox message
By Drew Wayland
Brief | 16 October 2019
MEC promises better security for ambulance drivers
Emergency workers return to PE townships
Brief | 10 October 2019
PE nurses strike escalates
Health workers are worried about their safety after a spate of assaults
News | 8 October 2019
Don’t rob us, plead ambulance drivers
Emergency services workers protest in PE townships
Brief | 7 October 2019
Medical staff demand better security at Motherwell clinic
Strike enters second day
Brief | 3 October 2019
Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day
The hospital treats 3,000 new oncology patients a year
By Elsabé Brits
News | 3 October 2019
Nightmare labour for mother in Limpopo hospital
Health department says incident was “truly unacceptable”
News | 26 September 2019
Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa
While it’s too soon to be confident, a vaccine originally tested in Thailand has shown promising early results
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 20 September 2019
Fire closes Mitchells Plain hospital
“The quick reaction time of the fire crews resulted in the fire being contained to the theater section of the hospital”
Brief | 13 September 2019