March 19
Africa: South Africa's Just Transition Must Also Be a Health Transition
Cleaner air, healthier communities and new economic opportunities are not secondary benefits of climate policy. They are central outcomes of a transition designed to protect people… Read more »
March 10
South Africa: What the Constant Sound of Modern Life Is Doing to Our Minds
The daily exposure to non-stop music, chat and other sounds may be shaping how you think, decide and cope without you even noticing. Read more »
March 04
South Africa: Early Hearing Detection Could Help Close the Learning Gap Before It Opens
Early hearing loss often goes undetected, quietly shaping a child's ability to speak, learn and connect. A quick test at birth could change that trajectory - yet too many of SA's… Read more »
March 03
South Africa: Strand Residents Demand Action Over Persistent Sewage Leaks That Threaten Health and Endanger Beaches
As the City of Cape Town balances a billion-rand wastewater infrastructure overhaul with a collapsing estuarine system, the shadow of illness and ecological decay has fallen over… Read more »
South Africa: Turning National Commitment Into Community Action to End Child Stunting By 2030
South Africa has committed to ending child stunting by 2030, placing early childhood development (ECD) at the centre of national priorities. Turning that promise into reality means… Read more »
South Africa: Small Habits, Big Impact - How Tiny Daily Shifts Can Transform Life and Mindset
Meaningful change tends to take root in modest, repeatable habits. When sustained over time, these small shifts can alter not just what we do, but how we feel as we move through… Read more »
March 04
South Africa: Will Drinking Hot Water Help Me Lose Weight, Clear My Skin or Treat Cramps?
Are the benefits of drinking a cup of hot water daily real, or is it just another viral wellness fad? Read more »
February 27
South Africa: A Curveball From the Heart
After weeks of unexplained fatigue, a frightening trip to the emergency room brought a diagnosis: a heart condition requiring urgent attention. Tony Jackman writes candidly about… Read more »
February 26
South Africa: Does SA's Foot-and-Mouth Disease Strategy Have the Endurance It Requires?
Foot-and-mouth disease does not spread because paperwork fails. It spreads because immunity gaps open. And immunity gaps open when timing slips. Read more »
February 25
South Africa: Will the Sugary Drinks Tax Be Increased in the Budget Speech This Year?
The Health Promotion Levy has not increased since 2022. Civil society groups want the finance minister to announce a shift from 11% to 20%. Read more »
February 24
South Africa: Specialists Scrub Up for Free in Life-Changing Epilepsy Surgery Drive At Groote Schuur
A group of specialist doctors from across the public and private sectors went above and beyond to provide care for epilepsy patients at Groote Schuur Hospital on Saturday, 21… Read more »
February 20
South Africa: Tracking a 'Bogus' Beautician - - Collapsed Salons in Turkey to 'Botched Lips' in SA
In 2025 salon owner Sinem Çekinmez left Turkey, where she reportedly had money problems, and subsequently moved to Cape Town where she continued offering aesthetic… Read more »
February 18
Africa: As Europe Drinks Less, Big Alcohol Turns to Africa
As drinking declines in Europe and North America, global alcohol companies are shifting their growth strategy towards emerging markets - including South Africa. Public health… Read more »
South Africa: One Million Vaccine Doses En Route As Foot-and-Mouth Disease Fight Intensifies
As foot-and-mouth disease devastates South Africa's livestock sector, one million vaccines are set to arrive, offering a glimmer of hope for struggling farmers. Read more »
February 13
South Africa: Employee Health Now a Material Business Risk for South African Employers
Health-related productivity losses cost South Africa an estimated R161bn a year, driven by a combination of absenteeism, presenteeism and untreated mental health challenges,… Read more »
South Africa: Unlocking Better Health Through Quality Sleep - Why Your Mattress Matters
In the relentless hustle of modern South African life, we often treat sleep as a luxury, a finish line we cross only when the emails are answered and the chores are done. What if,… Read more »
February 03
South Africa: The Anti-HIV Jab That Buhle Sikade Trusts - Free Soon for 456,000 South Africans
Buhle Sikade has been using an HIV-prevention injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against contracting HIV through sex - medicine that other HIV-negative people in… Read more »
February 02
South Africa: Farmers Take Foot-and-Mouth Disease Fight to Steenhuisen As Vaccine Battle Escalates
Frustrated farmers are calling for the state to urgently allow foot-and-mouth disease vaccines to be acquired and administered privately. DA leader John Steenhuisen has hit back,… Read more »
January 29
South Africa: EC Farmers Fear a Second Wave of FMD Amid Struggle to Contain Rapid Spread
A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees, praying they do not see a second… Read more »
January 26
Africa: Africa Should Protect the Value of Its Pathogen Data
The continent needs legal guarantees that the pathogen data its member states collect will facilitate the development of pandemic products that are accessible, affordable and… Read more »
January 27
South Africa: Mom Moves From From Grief to Advocacy As She Challenges Perceptions of Autism
What started as a mother sharing her lived experience online has grown into a platform for connection and awareness. Bongiwe Leepiloe's journey through autism and motherhood has… Read more »
January 18
South Africa: National Health Insurance - - Reports of a Potential Truce Are Greatly Exaggerated
Amid ongoing legal battles over the National Health Insurance, hopes for a truce dwindle as political motives complicate negotiations on universal healthcare. Read more »
January 12
South Africa: Regulator Probe, Public Uproar Spare 16,507 Discovery Health Members From R125m Billing Error
Discovery Health's systems hiccup turned routine claims into nasty 'you owe us' notices for 16,507 members, with some demands climbing toward R80,000. After MediCheck lit the fuse… Read more »
South Africa: Discovery Health Gives You Another Reason to Hate Your Medical Scheme
In the middle-class story of the holidays, what made Discovery Health's reimbursement error utterly bizarre was that it publicly defended its flawed legal stance when it never had… Read more »
December 15, 2025
South Africa: Canoe Legend Oscar Chalupsky Battles Discovery Health for Full Cancer Treatment Coverage in Landmark Case
All eyes are on what could be a precedent-setting case at the Council for Medical Schemes as a former champion athlete takes his fight to Discovery Health Medical Scheme to get his… Read more »
