The National Health Council has allocated R1.78 billion for the recruitment of 1,200 doctors, 200 nurses, and 259 additional healthcare professionals.

Funding cuts will have a significant impact on health equity; increase the barriers for vulnerable populations to access services; and reverse the progress made in the HIV response.

A lack of trained police officers and health workers, and inadequately equipped courts often obstruct justice for children who’ve been sexually assaulted, leaving parents feeling guilty and powerless.

Nomveliso Nqketho is seeking answers after surgical scissors were allegedly left inside her during an emergency operation.

Nomveliso Nqketho is seeking answers after surgical scissors were allegedly left inside her during an emergency operation.

US funding cuts, triggered by executive orders from Donald Trump freezing foreign aid, have abruptly halted critical HIV research projects globally.

Gauteng has only 11 forensic mortuaries. The new forensic pathology building would have alleviated pressure from facilities such as Diepkloof and Roodepoort by taking on specialised cases.

Some women face delays having contraceptive implants or intrauterine devices removed, while others have been asked to buy their own pregnancy tests.

Tshikota has been facing a water crisis for over a decade, with residents forced to buy water from private vendors.

Forced detransitioning, where individuals experience changes in their secondary sex characteristics, is likely to have a profound impact on their self-esteem and sense of self.

More than 28 million people receive social grants. Despite resistance from the business community, parts of the private health sector, and political parties in the Government of National Unity, the ...