December 19
South Africa: From Hustling On the Streets to Recovery - a Young Man's Triumph Over Drugs
Harm reduction centre succeeds where rehabs often fail Read more »
December 17
South Africa: Activists Furious After Competition Commission Drops Probe Into Pharma Company
Life-saving drugs still not available to many cystic fibrosis patients Read more »
December 18
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Demand Action On Failing Clinic
Residents of Valdezia want a new clinic, open for longer hours Read more »
December 13
South Africa: Sewage Stench Lingers At Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted Read more »
December 11
South Africa: Epileptic Woman Has to Sleep On Concrete Floor At Hospital
Eastern Cape health department says Uitenhage Provincial Hospital has too few beds for increased demand Read more »
December 09
South Africa: Fentanyl Is Here - South Africans Test Positive for Potent Opioid
Preliminary research shows people are using fentanyl, a lab-made opioid over 30 times as potent as heroin, responsible for thousands of deaths in the US Read more »
December 06
South Africa: We Visited Eight Boreholes in Cofimvaba - Not One of Them Is Operational
Municipal workers accused of stealing vital equipment Read more »
December 05
South Africa: New Hospital for Elim At Last
But no date has been set by the Department of Health and the old hospital is crumbling Read more »
December 03
South Africa: Key Disability Bill Should Not Be Rushed
We need more time to comment on this bill, which could transform the lives of millions Read more »
South Africa: From Caps to Needles - Durban's Whoonga Drug Culture Is Changing
People who use heroin in Durban are increasingly switching from smoking to injecting, causing public health concerns Read more »
November 26
South Africa: Patients to Be Moved From Cofimvaba Hospital As Nurses Down Tools
The Eastern Cape health department has issued an ultimatum to return to work Read more »
November 22
South Africa: City Extends Public Comment On Sale of Old Woodstock Hospital
This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City's intention to sell the site Read more »
November 12
South Africa: Patients Lie On the Floor At Uitenhage Hospital
Health department acknowledges there is pressure on available beds Read more »
November 15
South Africa: MSF Slams Novo Nordisk for South Africa's Insulin Pen Shortage
But the multinational pharmaceutical company says it offered government solutions Read more »
South Africa: Health Department to Take Medical Approach to Heroin Crisis
In response to high rates of heroin use, the government will pilot an opioid agonist therapy program Read more »
November 07
South Africa: X-Ray Machine Conks Out At Limpopo Hospital
Elim Hospital also faces persistent water shortage Read more »
South Africa: Sewage Flows in Streets As KZN Township Faces Water Crisis
For six months Sithembile township in Glencoe has been struggling with water shortages Read more »
November 05
South Africa: How Government Is Hindering Its Own Drug Policies
A program supplying sterile injection equipment was stopped for months in Cape Town Read more »
November 04
South Africa: Patients Cross River and Bush to Get to Nearest Clinic
Eastern Cape Department of Health says there's no budget to build a clinic for residents of Sicweza village just outside Flagstaff Read more »
South Africa: Gugulethu Protesters Demand Update On New Hospital
While most residents agree they desperately need a new hospital, some don't want to lose a popular sports field Read more »
October 30
South Africa: Bedsores and Maggots - Ikamva Labantu's Shocking Findings On Elder Abuse
Research report released into neglect and abuse of older people in Cape Town's poor communities Read more »
October 29
South Africa: South Africans Exposed to High Levels of Lead Chromates
In 2022, over 700-tonnes of lead chromates were imported into the country from India alone Read more »
October 28
South Africa: Shaggy Sheep, Ice Rats and the Future of Joburg's Water Supply
Crucial wetlands in the Lesotho Highlands are in trouble Read more »
October 24
South Africa: Cape Mental Health Celebrates 30 Years of Its Colourful Kite Festival
The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people Read more »
October 23
South Africa: Family Blames Father's Death On Local Clinic's Inaction
Buti Malinga was turned away from Makgolokoeng village clinic and died hours later Read more »
GroundUp (Cape Town)
A community journalist project reporting from South Africa's townships, mostly on health.
Website: http://www.groundup.org.za
