South Africa: Inside the Box With Dr Andy Gray | How Should the Compounding of Medicines Be Regulated?

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority, with the South African Pharmacy Council, recently announced what was described as a crackdown on a compounding pharmacy.… Read more »

South Africa: 'Small Things, Great Love' - the Durban Safe House Where Babies Wait for a Home

Spotlight meets the team assisting despairing mums in Durban, while raising babies and toddlers in a happy temporary home, complete with excursions to Spur. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Dangerous Mix of Fake Medicines and Bogus Doctors

Fake and substandard medicines, along with bogus healthcare practitioners, pose a growing threat to patient safety in South Africa. Read more »

South Africa: Fake Medicines - How Regulators Are Trying to Fix the Problem in SA

From unregulated weight loss injections to unsafe pain tablets, substandard and falsified medical products pose a threat to the health of people. Spotlight reports on how… Read more »

South Africa: What the Law Actually Says About Migrants' Right to Access Healthcare in SA

The media has reported several incidents where people were turned away at public healthcare facilities because they did not possess South African identity documents. As related… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Has a 'Bogus Doctor' Problem

Bogus medical practitioners threaten the health of patients and undermine trust in doctors. The problem might be growing, but so is the fight against it. Read more »

South Africa: #InsideTheBox With Dr Andy Gray - Where Are We On the Road to More Coherent Cannabis Regulation?

There has been much confusion and misunderstandings about how cannabis and associated products are regulated in South Africa, with government's own missteps adding to the… Read more »

South Africa: Arvs Without a Script - What Next After Major Court Ruling?

A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeal means specially trained pharmacists will soon be allowed to dispense antiretrovirals without a doctor's script. Pharmacists with… Read more »

South Africa: Cancer Court Battle Rumbles On As Gauteng Health Again Appeals

Activists say the Gauteng Department of Health's late appeal to a court judgment that compels it to act on cancer treatment backlogs is raising more questions about what the… Read more »

South Africa: On Which Legal Arguments Are the NHI Court Cases Set to Turn? Part 1 - Affordability

Since President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the NHI Act into law last year in May, eight different groups have challenged it in court. One common argument is that it is irrational and… Read more »

South Africa: What Next for Cancer Patients As Court Again Rules Against Gauteng Health Department?

In the latest chapter of a long-running legal battle over the Gauteng Department of Health's obligation to provide people in the province with radiation oncology services, the… Read more »

South Africa: Stateless in South Africa - Primrose Modisane's Years-Long Struggle for Legal Recognition

When South Africans get caught up in the country's often dysfunctional home affairs system, sometimes even DNA evidence isn't enough to prove their citizenship. This can, among… Read more »