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KZN in crisis: Over 26,000 teen pregnancies spur premier’s bold crackdown on ‘sugar daddies’

Cape Town – The KwaZulu-Natal government has unveiled a new multi-sectoral masterplan aimed at tackling the alarming rise in... Read more

29 Oct

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Game-Changer jab: SA becomes first in Africa to approve twice-a-year HIV prevention injection

Cape Town – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHRA) has approved the registration of Lenacapavir, a revolutionary... Read more

29 Oct

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People with HIV go hungry as Gauteng government cuts funds

Hundreds of people protested last week about Gauteng government funding cuts. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro By Joseph Bracken and Kimberly... Read more

28 Jun

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Government still has no plan to replace US HIV funding. Health organisations are demanding action

In 2024 the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) provided about R7.5-billion in funding for health programmes... Read more

26 Jun

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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

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HIV activists urge Parliament to respond to PEPFAR cuts

On Thursday, the Portfolio Committee on Health heard from members of the Global HIV Treatment Coalition who outlined the... Read more

24 May

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Open letter to Minister Aaron Motsoaledi: Please explain the HIV numbers

Anna Grimsrud, Sibongile Tshabalala-Madhlala, and CHANGE South Africa Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s recent claim that over half... Read more

21 May

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