South Africa: Hammanskraal Store Reopens Despite Ban, Continues Selling Expired Food

Frontline Hyper Supermarket in Hammanskraal is trading again, even though the Tshwane municipality says its prohibition order is still in place. Read more »

South Africa: Clinic Protocol for Patients With Fake ID

At a clinic in the north of Pretoria, a pregnant woman tried to register as a patient in the facility's antenatal care using a South African identity document (ID) with a photo… Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Woman Develops App to Speed Up Emergency Response

A Survivor of Gender-based violence has developed an online emergency reporting platform aimed at cutting response times for victims of crime and medical emergencies, particularly… Read more »

South Africa: Durban Journalist and Sick Toddler Face Off With Group Demanding Proof of Citizenship At Addington Hospital

All I wanted on the morning of Monday, 3 November 2025, as I stood outside of Addington Hospital with my sick three-year-old son beside me, was to get him medical care. Read more »

South Africa: Many Rape Survivors Won't See Justice Due to Gaps in the System

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South Africa: Nearly Half of South Africans Experience Intimate Partner Violence - Study

Intimate partner violence is the most common form of gender-based violence. Globally 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 6 men experience violence at the hands of an intimate partner at some… Read more »

South Africa: From Reporting Rape to Receiving Care - What You Need to Know

Rape in South Africa has been described a societal and public health crisis. It's estimated that 40,000 cases have been reported every year over the last decade. But research shows… Read more »

South Africa: Welkom Teen Dies After Being Turned Away From Clinic

A Free State community is up in arms and demanding justice following the death of a young woman who was refused care at Bophelong Clinic in Welkom. Read more »

South Africa: Police Probe Bags of ARVs and Other Drugs Found in Fatal Limpopo Bus Wreck

What began as a horrific road tragedy has now morphed into a pharmaceutical crime mystery. Authorities are investigating how bags packed with antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and other… Read more »

South Africa: North West University Pride Wall Vandalism Sparks Fears of Anti-LGBTQ Hostility

A wall depicting the "rainbow" flag representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) pride at the North West University (NWU) Mahikeng campus was vandalised at… Read more »

South Africa: Betting On the Future Means Addressing Gambling Harms

The streets of Johannesburg recently turned purple, not because of the Jacaranda trees but because of a 10km race sponsored by Hollywood Bets - a sports betting giant that has… Read more »

South Africa: Why South Africa's Ban On Cannabis in Food Is a Chance to Rethink the Industry

In early 2025, South Africa's Minister of Health issued a government notice banning the sale, production, and import of food products containing cannabis, including hemp seed oil… Read more »

South Africa: Health Officials Turned Blind Eye to R2 Billion Tembisa Hospital Capture

An interim report by the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) into corruption at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital has revealed that officials at the Gauteng Department of Health and hospital… Read more »

South Africa: Sexual Assault Case in Musina Exposes Gaps in Child Safety At Shelters

The recent sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy at a church shelter in the Limpopo border town of Musina is a stark reminder of the systemic vulnerabilities that place children at… Read more »

South Africa: Teen Suicide Is a Growing Crisis in Schools

Nomhle Mashiyana, whose 14-year-old daughter Nomthandazo died on 4 July 2023, believes bullying at school pushed her child to suicide. She recalls an incident where her daughter… Read more »

South Africa: Free State Hospital Reopens Wards Ravaged By 2024 Fire

The Free State health department has officially opened wards and sections of the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein that were gutted by a fire in July 2024. Read more »