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. But in Africa, that promise still feels far ...

People routinely wait six to twelve months for an initial evaluation. For millions of South Africans living with disabilities, the government’s disability grant is more than just money; it’s a ...

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 freeze and eventual ...

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, anxious and stressed ...

Typhoid is a disease spread through contaminated food and water. [WATCH] An outbreak of #typhoidfever has been reported in Hammanskraal – a disease spread through contaminated food and water.

South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini are among 25 countries identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as having the potential to eliminate malaria by 2025. But now this goal is out of reach.

Illegal mining has scarred the landscape of Thabo Village, Duduza in Ekurhuleni. Over the years, illegal miners have dug out sand to resell, leaving behind rows of open craters or pits that have ...

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, GP Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. (Photo:FB/ Gauteng Health) An interim report by the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) into ...

“This scenario of opaque pricing, restrictive licensing and inadequate global targets will leave far too many people at continued risk of preventable HIV infections,” says Antonio Flores, Senior ...

Health DG Dr Sandile Buthelezi says South Africa is ready to roll-out lenacapavir. (Photo: NDoH) South Africa may be able to start rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), the twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, ...

“If you are not South African, from today you will not be allowed into any South African hospital.” This was the message delivered by a member of Operation Dudula outside Hillbrow Clinic on Monday to ...

Every day, 148 people in South Africa die from tuberculosis (TB). TB is a preventable and curable disease, yet it continues to disproportionately affect vulnerable communities. Beyond the appalling ...