Headlines of initiates dying or losing their penises due to botched circumcisions have become commonplace.

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 ...

For the past two months, he has been unable to access treatment due to blockades by the anti-migrant group, March-and-March.

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 ...

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 using a wheelchair ...

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 ...

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, ...

Unhappy with your local clinic or need someone to talk to? Find useful contacts for the National Department of Health, provincial health department complaint lines, as well as counselling hotlines and ...

Many learners say they miss school during menstruation due to lack of access to pads and period stigma.