July 15
South Africa: We Had No Water to Put Out the Flames, Say Victims of Durban Shack Fire
Pregnant woman dies as 200 shacks gutted Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Gauteng Non-Profit Organisations Reject Findings of Province's Forensic Probe
Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now "under investigation" Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Mpox in South Africa - Here's What We Know
Health department reports second death from the disease Read more »
June 10
South Africa: These Inanda Families Have to Walk to a Primary School to Use the Toilet
Victims of 2022 floods are still living in a "transit camp" Read more »
South Africa: Radiation Therapy Graduates Unplaced for Six Months By Health Department
Graduates are required by law to complete the Internship and Community Service Programme in order to practise Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Almost Half of State-Funded Drug Rehab Beds in Gauteng Under Threat
Organisations "under investigation" have not been told why Read more »
May 22
South Africa: Colchester Clinic Is Crumbling, With Broken Ceilings, Windows and No Electricity
But the Eastern Cape Department of Health says there's no money to renovate the clinic Read more »
May 20
South Africa: SA Bank Executives Coined It During Covid
Banks paid out hefty bonuses, though performance targets were not met Read more »
South Africa: 'Silent Disease' Outed At African Hepatitis Convention
Many South Africans with hepatitis go undiagnosed Read more »
May 15
South Africa: Sewage Seeps Into Kwazulu-Natal's Popular South Coast Lagoons
None of the 19 sewage treatment plants managed by the Ugu District Municipality is properly treating sewage released into rivers and lagoons Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Soup Kitchen Serves Eastern Cape Children the Only Meal They'll Eat That Day
The Human Rights Commission has recommended that child malnutrition in the province be declared a disaster Read more »
May 06
South Africa: The Long Battle of 300 Families for Toilets and Taps
The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital Read more »
May 03
South Africa: Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence
Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development Read more »
April 24
South Africa: Department of Health Fails to Buy Life-Saving Device for Diabetes Patients
Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal Read more »
April 18
South Africa: Ekurhuleni Shack Dwellers' Hopes of Getting Flush Toilets Dashed
City of Ekurhuleni says five families can safely share a chemical toilet Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About a Sugar Tax
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Activists Call On Govt to Declare TB a National Health Crisis
Though TB is preventable and treatable, more than 50,000 people died of it in South Africa in 2022 Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Community Health Workers March in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment Read more »
March 08
South Africa: Health Department Fails to Pay Security Contractor, Leaving Guards Without Salaries
Company says it can't pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed Read more »
March 06
South Africa: New Limpopo Clinic Has No Running Water
Municipality says Department of Health never applied for a connection Read more »
March 05
South Africa: Anti-Vaxxers Thrashed in Court
Application to stop Covid vaccine slammed as "manifestly unfair", fatally defective and dismissed with costs by Pretoria High Court Read more »
February 26
South Africa: Unemployed Doctors March to Union Buildings
They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed Read more »
February 06
South Africa: Hospital Guards in Limbo As EC Health Department Fails to Pay Security Company
Security company says it had to terminate the contract because health department has not paid Read more »
January 31
South Africa: Garbage Piling Up in Cape Town Townships As Extortion Gangs Drive Out City Contractors
In some areas of Phillipi East rubbish has not been collected for nine months Read more »
South Africa: Officials Raise Alarm Over Hiring Freeze At Western Cape's Largest Hospitals
The freeze was recommended by National Treasury among other austerity measures Read more »