- 11 Apr 2013 13:11 - Sapa
- Tuberculosis is still the number one cause of death in South Africa, accounting for 12% of the deaths that occurred in 2010.
- 01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
- Tests on new TB drugs have not yet been completed and some results have been worrying.
- 25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Heidi Swart
- Silicosis might appear only 15 years after exposure to gold ore dust, long after they have gone home. Heidi Swart reports.
- 14 Dec 2012 00:00 - Niren Tolsi
- But overcrowded prisons such as Pollsmoor may not be able to address their healthcare deficits. Niren Tolsi reports.
- 19 Oct 2012 06:24 - Gavin Churchyard
- The World Health Organisation has released its annual update on the state of TB around the globe - revealing SA has the highest burden of the disease.
- 31 Aug 2012 00:00 - Ilham Rawoot
- The story of a ruined man's lone legal battle reveals the dangerous conditions that prevail at the Western Cape prison.
- 26 Apr 2012 00:00 - Rupert Neate
- Daniel Thakamakau, a South African miner who allegedly contracted TB after digging gold for Anglo American, has demanded compensation.
- 13 Apr 2012 00:00 - Ruth Hopkins
- Two siblings have demanded answers after their brother went to jail healthy but came out "deadly sick".
- 30 Mar 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
- Tuberculosis has affected health workers and it is contributing to the medical brain drain. Mia Malan examines the disease's impact.
- 23 Mar 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
- In a recent study at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at the University of Stellenbosch, two out of every three pregnant women with TB also had HIV.
- 20 Mar 2012 18:14 - Faranaaz Parker
- TB research has revealed a new strategy to guide the development of a vaccine, which many now believe may be the world's best hope for beating TB.
- 09 Mar 2012 00:00 - Faranaaz Parker
- The mobility of miners and prevalence of HIV has rendered a large-scale drugs project ineffective.
- 17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
- Physiotherapists and other health professionals play a crucial yet unacknowledged role in HIV-infected patients' lives.
- 14 Feb 2012 10:47 - Mia Malan
- Health workers at a rural hospital describe paying for equipment, taxi fares and meals as part of providing care.
- 10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
- A deep-rural hospital has become a beacon of hope, thanks to dedicated individuals.
- 17 Jan 2012 15:30 - Staff Reporter
- The Indian government has dispatched a team of medical experts to Mumbai to assess reports of a handful of cases of "untreatable" tuberculosis.
- 09 Nov 2011 10:41 - Katharine Child
- SA desperately needs to address the health risks posed by overcrowded detention centres and migrant deportation processes, a rights group says.
- 29 Aug 2011 18:03 - Mia Malan
- HIV has been around for a long time but there are still some serious misunderstandings about it, writes Mia Malan.
- 22 Mar 2012 13:13
- You are more likely to contract tuberculosis living in SA than anywhere else in the world, and children are especially at risk.
