South Africa: Eastern Cape Father's Sleepless Nights As Son Enters Initiation School

It's been nearly three weeks since 18-year-old Onke Komsana from the rural village of Sithebe in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape left home for initiation school - the rite of passage… Read more »

South Africa: Free Medicines for the Poor - the Key to Unlock Universal Health Coverage

Universal Health Coverage Day was created to remind the world of a simple promise: everyone should be able to get healthcare without being pushed into debt. Read more »

South Africa: Anti-Migrant Groups Force Assylum Seeker With HIV and TB Off Medication

Ali Burundi, a 58-year-old living in Durban, is facing a life-threatening struggle. Living with both TB and HIV, he's received his medication consistently from Gateway Clinic at… Read more »

South Africa: New Report Highlights Urgent Need to Address HIV Stigma and Discrimination

South Africa has come a long way in the fight against HIV, boasting the world's largest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme. While the proportion of people living with HIV… Read more »

South Africa: Delayed Health Assessments Leave People With Disabilities Waiting for Grant Payouts

For millions of South Africans living with disabilities, the government's disability grant is more than just money; it's a lifeline. But accessing financial support requires… Read more »

South Africa: U.S Funding Cuts Exposed Cracks in Health Systems

In January 2025, the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) began as President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would see the… Read more »

South Africa: In Eastern Cape, People With Disabilities Struggle to Access Transport

On a scorching summer day, sweat wells down Sivuyile Vundle's face as he sits in his wheelchair, navigating the crowded streets of Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape. Getting anywhere when… Read more »

South Africa: Youth Unemployment Fuels Growing Mental Health Crisis in Mahikeng

Young people in Mahikeng, a once thriving town in the North West, say their prospects of finding work are bleak. The daily reality of unemployment has left many feeling hopeless,… Read more »

Africa: World Aids Day Belongs to Us, Not Washington

The decision by the United States government to retreat from public recognition of World AIDS Day, and to withhold the release of its annual HIV data, is being treated globally as… Read more »

South Africa: HIV Stigma Remains an Obstacle for Men

Joseph Motloung (59) was diagnosed with HIV on 10 June 1994, one of the two dates he says will forever be etched in his memory. Read more »

Africa: HIV in South Africa - Lessons From the Past, Challenges for the Future

"It was a nice and hot day, there was this breeze. But for me, it was a cold front. That's how bad it was. And already I was now experiencing AIDS symptoms," Nombuyiselo Mapongwana… Read more »

South Africa: Burst Drainpipe Leaves Durban's Victoria Street Flooding With Sewage

Conditions at Victoria Street in Durban's downtown pose a serious public health hazard, as a major drainpipe that burst months ago continues to leak raw sewage across the pavement.… Read more »

South Africa: No End in Sight for Mpumalanga Man's 14-Year Battle With Rare Tumour

Gift Monareng lives with a football-sized tumour on his back, which makes it difficult for him to walk or sit. The 24-year-old from Acornhoek, Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga has… 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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Africa: GBVF Declared a National Disaster Ahead of G20 Women's Shutdown

The national campaign calling for Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) to be declared a national disaster reached a breakthrough. At the G20 Social Summit on 20 November,… Read more »

Africa: China Injects R60m Into South Africa's HIV Prevention Efforts

China has announced a US$3.49 million (R60 million) partnership with South Africa to expand HIV prevention services among adolescents and young people, as well as people who inject… Read more »

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: Patients Forced to Pay to Use Staff Toilets At Bongani Hospital

Some patients at Bongani Hospital in Welkom, in the Lejweleputswa district of the Free State, say they pay to use the staff toilets because the toilets meant for the public are… 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: Four-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Assaulted At Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane

"My daughter was hurt while she was supposed to be safe." These are the words of Patricia Williams from Geluksdal in Ekurhuleni, who claims that her four-year-old child, Ava, was… Read more »

South Africa: My Justice, My Voice - a Film That Demands an End to GBV

Globally, 82 million girls and 69 million boys face sexual violence each year. In South Africa, gender-based violence (GBV) remains a persistent and deeply rooted crisis. Read more »

South Africa: Viral Video of Flooding At George Mukhari Hospital False and Misleading

As heavy rains fell over Gauteng this past weekend, a video posted on social media showed patients sitting in what looks like a hospital waiting room, with their feet resting on… Read more »

South Africa: Advocacy Groups Call for Diabetes to Be Declared a Public Health Emergency

Civil society organisations are intensifying calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare diabetes a public health emergency, citing the need for urgent government intervention… Read more »

South Africa: Labelling Diabetes a Lifestyle Disease Reinforces Stigma

As calls for reforms in diabetes care mount, advocacy organisations are calling for a change in the Read more »