April 18
South Africa: Ekurhuleni Shack Dwellers' Hopes of Getting Flush Toilets Dashed
City of Ekurhuleni says five families can safely share a chemical toilet Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About a Sugar Tax
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Activists Call On Govt to Declare TB a National Health Crisis
Though TB is preventable and treatable, more than 50,000 people died of it in South Africa in 2022 Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Community Health Workers March in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment Read more »
March 08
South Africa: Health Department Fails to Pay Security Contractor, Leaving Guards Without Salaries
Company says it can't pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed Read more »
March 06
South Africa: New Limpopo Clinic Has No Running Water
Municipality says Department of Health never applied for a connection Read more »
March 05
South Africa: Anti-Vaxxers Thrashed in Court
Application to stop Covid vaccine slammed as "manifestly unfair", fatally defective and dismissed with costs by Pretoria High Court Read more »
February 26
South Africa: Unemployed Doctors March to Union Buildings
They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed Read more »
February 06
South Africa: Hospital Guards in Limbo As EC Health Department Fails to Pay Security Company
Security company says it had to terminate the contract because health department has not paid Read more »
January 31
South Africa: Garbage Piling Up in Cape Town Townships As Extortion Gangs Drive Out City Contractors
In some areas of Phillipi East rubbish has not been collected for nine months Read more »
South Africa: Officials Raise Alarm Over Hiring Freeze At Western Cape's Largest Hospitals
The freeze was recommended by National Treasury among other austerity measures Read more »
December 14, 2023
South Africa: One of Cape Town's Few Free Rehab Centres Has Closed Its Doors to Adults
Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation Read more »
December 07, 2023
South Africa: The EU Protects Its Companies From Big Pharma. South Africa Needs to Do the Same
Critical work being done by local scientists is at risk Read more »
December 01, 2023
South Africa: South Africans Are Living Longer, Mostly Thanks to HIV Treatment
Antiretroviral medicines have been a success, but more work is needed to reach United Nations targets Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: Health Workers Picket for Palestine Outside Red Cross Children's Hospital
Organisers call for immediate ceasefire Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Call for New Hospital in Gugulethu
The old hospital can't cope says Movement for Change and Social Justice Read more »
October 27, 2023
South Africa: Life-Saving TB Drug Is Now Cheaper - But Not As Cheap As It Could Be
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40% Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Health Dept Has Not Fully Implemented Court Order Affirming Immigrant Rights - Lawyers
The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care… Read more »
October 24, 2023
South Africa: Microplastics Are a Danger to Our Health. Here's How to Reduce Our Exposure to Them
Some well-intentioned initiatives make the situation worse Read more »
October 17, 2023
South Africa: Cape Flats Fishermen Still Catching Carp Despite City Health Warning
The municipality has suspended fishing at Zeekoevlei due to high heavy metal levels, but people are still fishing in the Lotus River canal Read more »
South Africa: Health Department Agrees to Pay Nurses Uniform Allowance
The temporary allowance is R3,153 Read more »
October 10, 2023
South Africa: Flying the Kite for Mental Health
The annual Cape Mental Health kite event was held at Heideveld Sports Field on Tuesday Read more »
October 06, 2023
South Africa: Political Appointments Cripple Lesotho Hospital
Wage bill at flagship Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital balloons by R48-million over a year as politicians appoint family members and friends Read more »
October 03, 2023
South Africa: Department of Health in Last-Minute Bid to Avoid Stand-Off With Nurses Over Uniforms
Union says nurses will work in their own clothes if uniform allowance is not sorted out Read more »
October 02, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds Walk to Celebrate Recovery From Addiction
Fewer than half of South Africans with drug or alcohol problems access treatment Read more »