Health
Two people collapse after waiting hours outside SASSA in Mamelodi
Beneficiaries want shorter waiting times and better service from staff at the office
Brief | 30 June 2025
New book tells the life of veteran activist Mandla Majola
The book was written by two professors from the United States
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 June 2025
Government still has no plan to replace US HIV funding. Health organisations are demanding action
A petition calls on the health department to release an emergency plan
By Liezl Human
Brief | 26 June 2025
South Africa needs to do more to tackle antimicrobial resistance, warn experts
This is a “pandemic which is wreaking havoc, is not being attended to properly and not being taken seriously enough”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 19 June 2025
Mozambique: These are the children the United States left to die
Part one: How the Trump Administration abandoned orphans with HIV
Feature | 19 June 2025
Clinic renovation stalled because health department hasn’t paid contractor
Patients are being treated at old church buildings because the clinic has been closed since 2022 for renovations
By Tladi Moloi
News | 17 June 2025
Cardiologist “gags” Carte Blanche
Despite having had multiple chances to respond, Dr Ntando Duze still managed to secure an interdict to halt the airing of a programme on allegations of malpractice
Law | 9 June 2025
Paramedics protest in Mfuleni, following attacks
“We are now working closer with the police and the community to make sure that the emergency services workers are protected at all costs”
Brief | 2 June 2025
Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts
60% of the country’s HIV counsellors have been laid off and the country’s TB programme is faltering
News | 2 June 2025