Race report ‘hijacked’ for NHI agenda, critics say
Cape Town – The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has reportedly accused Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi of using a... Read more
9 Jul
Clinic chaos: Govt deploys police as foreigners denied treatment
Cape Town – The government has expressed serious concern over recent incidents where foreign nationals were blocked from accessing... Read more
8 Jul
Durban residents battle ‘sewage crisis’
Vusi Mzimela road in Mayville is covered in foul-smelling sewage overflowing from drains. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko By Tsoanelo Sefoloko... Read more
4 Jul
Hands off our clinics! – SAHRC slams xenophobic gatekeepers
Cape Town – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Department of Health have strongly condemned the... Read more
3 Jul
Nurses suspended after video of naked patient circulates on social media
Residents protest outside Hewu Hospital in the Eastern Cape on 17 June. Three nurses at the hospital have been... Read more
2 Jul
Rwanda’s Kagame reappears after health rumours denied
Kigali – Rwandan President Paul Kagame met a former Nigerian leader on Tuesday as his office denied rumours that... Read more
25 Jun
SA’s gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
Soweto – Soweto’s children call it the “yellow mountain”: for decades, a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake... Read more
13 Jun
Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts
The Ministry of Health’s headquarters in Maseru, Lesotho. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi By Sechaba Mokhethi Despite previous assurances by Lesotho’s... Read more
2 Jun
Closure of US-funded cancer clinic further burdens public hospitals
The Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Clinic at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg was forced to shut down in... Read more
2 Jun
Hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison
Hundreds of people deemed mentally unfit to stand trial are being kept in prisons rather than receiving treatment at... Read more
1 Jun
