Africa: Climate Disasters Leave Invisible Scars

Whenever rain clouds gather over her village, Ntombenhle Ndlovu finds herself checking the weather forecast again and again, bracing for what might come next. When the rain finally… Read more »

Africa: World Aids Day Belongs to Us, Not Washington

The decision by the United States government to retreat from public recognition of World AIDS Day, and to withhold the release of its annual HIV data, is being treated globally as… Read more »

Africa: HIV in South Africa - Lessons From the Past, Challenges for the Future

"It was a nice and hot day, there was this breeze. But for me, it was a cold front. That's how bad it was. And already I was now experiencing AIDS symptoms," Nombuyiselo Mapongwana… Read more »

Africa: GBVF Declared a National Disaster Ahead of G20 Women's Shutdown

The national campaign calling for Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) to be declared a national disaster reached a breakthrough. At the G20 Social Summit on 20 November,… Read more »

Africa: China Injects R60m Into South Africa's HIV Prevention Efforts

China has announced a US$3.49 million (R60 million) partnership with South Africa to expand HIV prevention services among adolescents and young people, as well as people who inject… Read more »

Africa: Bridging the Innovation Divide - Making Modern Diabetes Care Accessible to All

In South Africa, two people can live with the same chronic condition yet face vastly different realities. Read more »

Africa: Who Will Watch the Clinics Now? Ritshidze Forced to Shrink After US Aid Cuts

Ritshidze, the world's largest community-led monitoring system, is in jeopardy following the cuts to U.S development aid announced in January. Read more »

Africa: Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot Priced At $40 - What It Means for South Africa

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