Elderly women who received the first roll-out of HIV treatment in 2005 and who are still alive have been “swallowed” by the healthcare system, with little long-term support available.

Due to extremely low insulin reserves, patients with this form of diabetes may develop dangerously low blood sugar when given insulin.

On the morning of Monday, 1 June, around 7am, I was covering a story near Addington Gateway Clinic in Durban when a mother, holding her four-month-old baby, approached me. I was filming, and the ...

Menstrual products have been at the centre of online conversations this past week, after a study by researchers from the University of the Free State (UFS) found chemicals in 16 brands of pads and ...

In Hoedspruit, along the R527, abandoned vendor stalls have turned into makeshift housing for 120 displaced people. They lost their homes in November 2025, when an unattended candle sparked a fire ...

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by rodents like rats and mice, and can cause severe disease in humans. Not all hantaviruses cause disease in people, and only a small number like the Andes ...

“I used to see homeless people every day in South Beach, and it broke my heart,” says Yolanda Zikhali (47). “Some were hungry, weak and sick, while others had no one to care for them. I then thought I ...

When it rains raw sewage mixes with stormwater. (Photo: Bakang Ditiro) Residents of Seweding village in Mahikeng say they have been facing persistent sewage spills for months. Frustrated residents say ...

Sections of Mental Health Act before the Constitutional Court. (Pic: file) The outcome from the highest court in the land will leave an impact on South Africa’s health system. The Pretoria High Court ...

Following the executive order by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, the US has since exempted funding for humanitarian aid including life-saving medicines. But it’s unclear ...

A shallow focus shot of people wearing the same uniform and standing in a line Social workers, researchers and teachers are desperate for more psychosocial support for children and adolescents in ...