Health
Pensioners on the move for Mandela Day
“We are ageing, yes. But we’re not done living.”
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 July 2025
After US funding cuts, Mozambican children died: Who bears responsibility?
Both the US and Mozambican governments have failed
Analysis | 21 July 2025
Treasury hands HIV response a lifeline, but it’s probably too little
UNAIDS says US funding cuts put decades of progress against HIV in jeopardy
By Liezl Human
News | 10 July 2025
Global Fund to cut R1.4-billion to SA for HIV, TB and malaria
Global Fund is reducing funding to over 100 countries amidst shortfalls
By Liezl Human
Brief | 3 July 2025
Nurses suspended after video of naked patient circulates on social media
Residents of Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape stage series of protests over treatment at hospital
News | 2 July 2025
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