March 03, 2023
South Africa: School Amends Policy That Excluded Pregnant Learners
We previously reported that the school in Mamelodi required pregnant learners to stay home until they gave birth Read more »
February 23, 2023
South Africa: Decision Not to Raise the Sugar Tax Puts Profits Ahead of People, Activists Say
"Difficult operating environment for the sugar industry" cited by Finance Minister as reason Read more »
February 09, 2023
South Africa: Buckets to Catch Water in Free State Hospital's Leaking Wards
Nurses downed tools last week over poor conditions at Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad Read more »
January 30, 2023
South Africa: 'Rebuild Pollsmoor Prison', Says TB Expert
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker spoke at the first GroundUp/Bertha House Science for the People seminar Read more »
January 23, 2023
South Africa: Getting a Covid Booster Shot Is Not As Easy As It Should Be
Under-50s will be eligible in February for a second booster Read more »
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Dust, Flying Rocks, Deafening Noise - Blasting Is a Nightmare for People Living Near Mines
Here's what government can do about it Read more »
January 18, 2023
South Africa: Operation Dudula Chases Immigrants Away From Joburg Clinic
Patients told to get health care "in their own countries" Read more »
South Africa: Stocks of Snake Antivenom Are Dangerously Low, Experts Warn
Doctors wait at least six months for orders of vital snake polyvalent antivenom Read more »
January 11, 2023
South Africa: Gardening Project Helps Patients Recover From Mental Illness
The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients Read more »
December 22, 2022
South Africa: New Medicines for Drug-Resistant TB Will Save Lives. but Will They Be Affordable Where They Are Most Needed?
Study, published today in New England Journal Medicine, shows that a new regimen is safer and more effective than the current standard of care. Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: Tembisa Hospital CEO and Senior Officials Must Face Disciplinary Action, Tribunal Rules
Shonisani Lethole died after he had not been fed for days Read more »
December 09, 2022
South Africa: Mothers Speak Out About Traumatic Births At Health Facilities
Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence Read more »
December 08, 2022
South Africa: Man Dies During Eight-Hour Wait for an Ambulance
Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele Read more »
December 06, 2022
South Africa: Sex Workers Welcome Government's Decriminalisation Plans
"Many sex workers have died and this bill will save many lives" Read more »
December 01, 2022
South Africa: Spread of Swine Fever Blamed On Poor Farming
This infectious disease has hit the pockets of many families in Nelson Mandela Bay who rely on pigs to generate an income Read more »
South Africa: Injections Against HIV Could Be Manufactured Locally and Cheaply, Says Aspen Pharmacare
Cabotegravir is still unaffordable after two years Read more »
November 21, 2022
South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal Reverses Controversial Ivermectin Ruling
There was no evidence to justify Judge Cassim Sardiwalla's order, says court Read more »
November 14, 2022
South Africa: Covid - Vaccine Drive Is Running Out of Steam and People Are Dying
Vaccination still helps prevent serious illness and death Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: No Water, No Electricity - Stroke Survivor Sizwe Memela Has Had Enough
KwaNobuhle still without water in spite of promises by mayor Read more »
October 24, 2022
South Africa: Nurses Back at Work at Gqeberha Clinics
Clinics were closed after death of Zenizole Vena Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Africa: Couple Challenges Law On Maternity Leave
Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple Read more »
September 19, 2022
South Africa: Government Needs to Speed Up Cannabis Law Reform, Say Protesters
"We've been given the constitutional right to grow and consume it, but we haven't been given the right to trade with it," says Linda Siboto Read more »
September 12, 2022
South Africa: Black Sash Calls for Urgent Action to Fix Child Hunger
More than ever, we need a Universal Basic Income Grant Read more »
September 13, 2022
South Africa: Court Orders Eastern Cape Health MEC to Reinstate Whistleblower
A woman has been compensated for the "punishment" she received for reporting attempted nepotism in the department Read more »
September 09, 2022
South Africa: Sewage Seeps Into Vaal Dam As Mpumalanga Water Treatment Plants Fail
Gauteng drinking water could be threatened if crisis is not fixed Read more »