South Africa: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance and the Looming Threat of Mirror Life Require Global Action

A new threat now looms. In a recent publication in Science, we joined an esteemed list of researchers in raising the alarm about risks of ongoing efforts to create 'mirror life'.… Read more »

South Africa: Alison Botha - Small Steps to Recovery After Aneurysm While Parole for Attackers Faces Review

While rape survivor Alison Botha is making good progress after suffering a brain aneurysm in September, her freed attackers might soon find themselves back behind bars. Read more »

South Africa: #thelaundry - From Government Contracts to a Laundry Web

A prolific housing contractor was awarded a suspect emergency tender during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite having its bank accounts frozen (and then seized) by authorities for… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya Strives to Strike a Balance On Highly Addictive Stimulant Muguka

Amid growing concerns about muguka, a highly addictive variant of khat, Kenya needs evidence-based regulations to balance public health and economic interests. Read more »

South Africa: Groote Schuur Hospital Unveils Upgraded Liver Treatment Clinic

In collaboration with the Gift of the Givers Foundation, the Elma Foundation and the Western Cape Department of Health, Groote Schuur Hospital has unveiled upgrades to one of South… Read more »

South Africa: Urgent Legal Battle - Activists Demand Action for 3,000 Gauteng Cancer Patients Awaiting Treatment

Cancer activists drag Gauteng Department of Health to court for failure to provide life-saving treatment. Read more »

South Africa: Will SA's New Vaping Laws Lead to More Smokers Instead of Fewer?

The jury is still out on vapes - on whether they help people to quit cigarettes and whether taxing them makes people smoke tobacco again. Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Is Forced to Make Tough Choices but It Won't Cut Education and Health Jobs

The Gauteng government is paying the price for scrapping e-tolls, and will have to service its R20.1-billion debt to Sanral from its already constrained resources. Read more »

South Africa: Lucky Star Denies Involvement in 'Misleading' Pilchard Forgery

'This is not our product' -- Lucky Star hits back at allegations of counterfeit pilchards with tampered expiration dates packed in Woolworths-branded cartons. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs Strong Voices Pushing for Locally Manufactured Vaccines

More needs to be done to boost the research and development capabilities crucial to countries succeeding in manufacturing vaccines locally. Read more »

South Africa: Mental Health / Bonitas - 70 Percent of South Africans Are Not Coping Mentally

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 'Globally, one person attempts suicide every 26 seconds and one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds.' Each suicide is a… Read more »

Africa: Pandemic Treaty Talks Should Prioritise Substance Over Speed So That Equity Is Not Sacrificed

If the negotiators rush to conclude talks on the treaty with the existing proposals, the Global South will not be in a better position to respond when the next pandemic comes. Read more »

South Africa: Life Esidimeni Families Urge NPA to Prioritise Prosecutions of Mahlangu and Manamela

Family members of the victims and survivors of the Life Esidimeni tragedy picketed outside the NPA's offices in Pretoria on Tuesday to call on the body to prioritise the… Read more »

South Africa: Doctors Run the Good Race to Raise Funds for Caregivers of Children At Joburg Hospital

Medical staff, together with their friends and supporters, raised more than R250,000 at the 2024 Soweto Marathon to support the caregivers of children admitted to Charlotte Maxeke… Read more »

Africa: Balancing Act - Will South Africa's Sugar Tax Survive Amid Industry Pressure and Health Concerns?

The next time the industry laments the sugar tax, pay attention to what it doesn't say. Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Fights Uphill Battle Against Ocean and Waterway Sewage Spills

Sewage contamination incidents around parts of Cape Town's coastline, and the City of Cape Town's marine outfalls in Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point, where sewage is pumped… Read more »

Africa: Tiktok Users Claim a Cast Iron 'Fish' Can Help With a Mineral Deficiency - but It's Not Quite That Simple

Iron deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in the world. Read more »

South Africa: Consumer Commission Confirms Listeria Link in Recalled Hummus

The National Consumer Commission says it is unaware of any illness linked to the recall of the Shoprite Checkers brand of Deli Hummus, which at first was pulled off the market for… Read more »

South Africa: Business and Government Set for More Talks in Bid to Resolve SA's NHI Impasse

After a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, business leaders said the government had committed to more engagements to hear their alternative National Health… Read more »

South Africa: Confronting Stigma Head-On, Capetonians Shona and Vic Have Been Transforming Lives

Shona McDonald and Vic McKinney want society's 'invisible' people to be seen. Read more »

South Africa: We Should Be Spreading the Word About Suicide Among Teens, Experts Urge

On World Suicide Prevention Day, experts emphasise the need for early intervention and proactive mental health measures to combat rising teen suicide rates. The South African… Read more »

South Africa: Teen Suicide Crisis in Schools Sparks Call for Urgent Action

A disturbing number of suicides among school learners and staff underscores the critical need for robust mental health support in schools. Anxiety, depression, bullying and online… Read more »

South Africa: Domestic Workers' Mental Health Is On the Decline in South Africa - We Need an Empathy Audit

Even after identifying that a mental health problem has been triggered, what access to mental healthcare is realistically available when it is even difficult for the middle class… Read more »

South Africa: SIU Saves Health Departments R3bn in Medico-Legal Claims, but Hawks Yet to Act

The SIU has saved provincial health departments more than R3-billion in medical malpractice claims, but the Hawks say that so far they are only 'investigating and sharing notes as… Read more »

South Africa: Unlocking the True Value of Women's Work in School Nutrition

This Women's Month -- 30 years since the end of apartheid -- demands meaningful change. We need to shift from words to action. Recognising the work of the women who feed the… Read more »