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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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Tested and safe? Court battle over circumcision device

The roll-out of a new surgical device to make circumcisions easier has been delayed. Photo: Wikimedia user Rickyblax (CC BY-SA 4.0)... Read more

22 May, 2025