December 08, 2023
South Africa: Analysis - Where We Are With Nimart 13 Years Later
Like many countries, South Africa has a shortage of healthcare workers - particularly of doctors. One response to such shortages is task-shifting - in short, to let doctors focus… Read more »
November 17, 2023
South Africa: 'I'm Doing It With My Whole Heart' - South Africa's Rural Nurse of Year
Nosiphiwo Gunuza from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape was the first college graduate in her family - she is also her family's sole breadwinner. In addition, the 43-year-old… Read more »
November 08, 2023
South Africa: Surgery Backlog in Northern Cape Getting Worse
Already long surgical waiting lists in the Northern Cape appear to have ballooned in recent months. In May, the province's MEC for Health Maruping Lekwene told the province's… Read more »
October 13, 2023
South Africa: Interview - Rural Doctor of the Year Reflects On the Rutted Road to Quality Healthcare
Describing the rutted gravel road between Butterworth and Tafalofefe District Hospital in the Eastern Cape, Dr Bukiwe Spondo uses the word "terrible" at least eighteen times.… Read more »
October 05, 2023
South Africa: Mabuyane Under Fire for Moving Eastern Cape Head of Health
This week, several healthcare stakeholders have slammed Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's announcement that the heads of several provincial departments have been seconded to… Read more »
September 26, 2023
South Africa: Mixed Reactions Over Gauteng Jobs Campaign and What It May Mean for Health
In June this year, the Gauteng government launched a major recruitment drive called Nasi iSpani. As explained on Business Live by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, the Nasi iSpani… Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Concerns Raised At Public Health Conference Over Freezing of Healthcare Worker Posts
The National Treasury's Cost Containment Letter sent to government departments instructing, among others, the freezing of posts was one of the big themes underlying talks about… Read more »
August 29, 2023
South Africa: Calls Mount to Act Against Senior Northern Cape Health Officials Implicated in Alleged PPE Corruption
The head of health in the Northern Cape Dr Dion Theys - appeared in the Kimberly Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Read more »
July 06, 2023
South Africa: Concerns Over Treatment and Care for People With Schizophrenia Not Limited to Public Sector
In response to a question posed in parliament, Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla last year disclosed that at the time, South Africa had only 451 public sector psychiatrists and… Read more »
June 06, 2023
South Africa: Is SA On Track to Solve Its Nursing Crisis?
Nurse shortages and the training of nurses in South Africa were in the spotlight at a two-day conference on the future of nursing hosted by the South African Nursing Council (SANC)… Read more »
May 18, 2023
South Africa: In-Depth - Mpumalanga's Healthcare Worker Shortage and What Is Being Done About It
There are over 100 clinics in Mpumalanga without visiting doctors, hundreds waiting on surgeries in hospitals due to a lack of surgeons and specialists, and only 60 working… Read more »
May 04, 2023
South Africa: 'That Iron Suitcase Saved My Life' - Retired Nurse Reflects On 37 Years of Service
When Boitumelo Motsei became a nurse, she didn't expect that she would also have to learn to ride a bicycle or drive a donkey cart. Read more »
March 14, 2023
South Africa: Spotlight On Nehawu Strike - Dispatches From the Frontlines
By Tuesday morning, striking healthcare workers and support staff in various parts of the country had returned to work, but there are reports that back to work does not necessarily… Read more »
April 06, 2023
South Africa: Do We Have to Balance the Right to Health With the Right to Strike?
South Africa's public health sector strikes often come down to pitting two rights against each other - the right of workers to strike and the rights of patients to access… Read more »
October 20, 2022
South Africa: Staff Attitudes At Eastern Cape Clinics Still a Problem, Report Finds
The family of the late Zenizole Vena who died last month in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape blames the staff at Motherwell NU11 Clinic for the suffering their daughter endured in the… Read more »
October 11, 2022
South Africa: In-Depth - Healthcare in Mpumalanga Hamstrung By Ambulance Shortages and Other Problems
Despite some interventions by Mpumalanga's health department, a litany of challenges at hospitals in the province continue to hamstrung quality patient care in the province.… Read more »
October 07, 2022
South Africa: How to Help New Nurses Bridge the Gap From Theory to Practice
In South Africa, newly qualified professional nurses often face great difficulties when entering clinical practice after completion of their studies. The transition from theory to… Read more »