Heavy weather and the mind of the West African farmerBy Sean ChristieA growing body of evidence suggests that unpredictable weather linked to climate change has the potential to injure people’s minds, leading to an increase in the development of common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety
Cutting: Why teens turn to self-harm when they don’t have words for their painFor some teenagers, emotional pain manifests as deliberately cutting, burning, hitting, biting, scratching or picking at their skin By Tanya Pampalone, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford, Mia Malan, Yolanda Mdzeke, Thatego Mashabela, Justin Barlow and Jeannine Du PreezSmuggled birth control pills in demandFemale migrants cite barriers to accessing local healthcare facilities By Dianah ChiyangwaHere’s what’s on South Africa’s 2026 public health agendaWe talked to experts in obesity, tobacco, artificial intelligence, HIV, TB and the NHI to find out what we can expect — and what we can’t — this year By Ida Jooste and Tanya PampalonePartner ContentMore than a game: How South Africans wear sport like a second skinBy Partner Content KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concernsBy Tania BroughtonThe safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned Court orders government, police to block vigilantes from two clinics — and put up warnings at entrancesBy Tanya PampaloneMia MalanAnna-Maria van NiekerkJessica PitchfordThatego MashabelaThe judgment complements a November ruling meant to stop groups such as Operation Dudula from blocking foreign nationals from entering government hospitals and clinics and denying their constitutional right to healthcare SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get themBy Linda PretoriusJacques VerrynWho should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions? SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitchBy Mia MalanNone of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? 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Smuggled birth control pills in demandFemale migrants cite barriers to accessing local healthcare facilities By Dianah ChiyangwaHere’s what’s on South Africa’s 2026 public health agendaWe talked to experts in obesity, tobacco, artificial intelligence, HIV, TB and the NHI to find out what we can expect — and what we can’t — this year By Ida Jooste and Tanya PampalonePartner ContentMore than a game: How South Africans wear sport like a second skinBy Partner Content KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concernsBy Tania BroughtonThe safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned Court orders government, police to block vigilantes from two clinics — and put up warnings at entrancesBy Tanya PampaloneMia MalanAnna-Maria van NiekerkJessica PitchfordThatego MashabelaThe judgment complements a November ruling meant to stop groups such as Operation Dudula from blocking foreign nationals from entering government hospitals and clinics and denying their constitutional right to healthcare SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get themBy Linda PretoriusJacques VerrynWho should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions? SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitchBy Mia MalanNone of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? 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Here’s what’s on South Africa’s 2026 public health agendaWe talked to experts in obesity, tobacco, artificial intelligence, HIV, TB and the NHI to find out what we can expect — and what we can’t — this year By Ida Jooste and Tanya PampalonePartner ContentMore than a game: How South Africans wear sport like a second skinBy Partner Content
KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concernsBy Tania BroughtonThe safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned Court orders government, police to block vigilantes from two clinics — and put up warnings at entrancesBy Tanya PampaloneMia MalanAnna-Maria van NiekerkJessica PitchfordThatego MashabelaThe judgment complements a November ruling meant to stop groups such as Operation Dudula from blocking foreign nationals from entering government hospitals and clinics and denying their constitutional right to healthcare SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get themBy Linda PretoriusJacques VerrynWho should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions? SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitchBy Mia MalanNone of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
Court orders government, police to block vigilantes from two clinics — and put up warnings at entrancesBy Tanya PampaloneMia MalanAnna-Maria van NiekerkJessica PitchfordThatego MashabelaThe judgment complements a November ruling meant to stop groups such as Operation Dudula from blocking foreign nationals from entering government hospitals and clinics and denying their constitutional right to healthcare SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get themBy Linda PretoriusJacques VerrynWho should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions? SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitchBy Mia MalanNone of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get themBy Linda PretoriusJacques VerrynWho should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions? SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitchBy Mia MalanNone of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitchBy Mia MalanNone of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aidBy Karabo KeepileThe national education policy stresses the need to ensure educators have the training and skills to support kids with disabilities, such as hearing loss. But a 2024 study found teachers did not feel prepared Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cutsBy Sean ChristieFrom porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa’s most storied medical institutions How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping lawBy Adam Bertscher, Britta Matthes and Allen GallagherWhen first introduced, strict rules on tobacco advertising in South Africa helped cut smoking from 32% to 24% over a decade. But 20 years later, adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20% China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
China steps in to fund SA’s HIV fightBy Lunga MzangweChinese government says this isn’t an attempt to capture the South African government but an initiative meant to help South Africans Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to itBy Richard van Zyl-SmitIt’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours, and make laws that protect children Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
Is the NHI channelling Operation Dudula’s healthcare blockades?By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan, Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford and Thatego MashabelaWhile groups like Operation Dudula flood the zone with fear, confusion and misinformation around healthcare access for foreign nationals, that space has been easy to muddy, something only exacerbated by provisions in the National Health Insurance Act Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatmentBy Linda Pretorius and Jacques VerrynOver the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg. With the people in the area living in from informal settlements to structured houses, the cases […] The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More Latest News Water department slaps Senteeko Dam owner with directive over dam that is at imminent risk of failure EXCLUSIVE: “I don’t get forced to do anything,” says Steenhuisen Naak’s Noba Yintoni moves hearts and the dance floor Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case Hill-Lewis throws hat in the ring to replace Steenhuisen EXCLUSIVE: Steenhuisen speaks to the M&G about his future Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on South Africa’s cancer crisis: Why local science is the only cure for a silent killer Court orders interim curator to manage Mabuza’s R44.7m pension amid family dispute Login Register Remember me Forgot Password? Sign in Register Free Account Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. Email Reset Link body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }
The fiscal anatomy of the next pandemicBy Hasina KathradaPandemic preparedness is no longer being discussed solely in hospitals and laboratories, but has entered treasuries, debt offices and credit-rating meetings Load More