Bhekisisa Team Author, Author at The Mail & Guardian

Headaches, heartaches and pregnancy: Could this stem preeclampsia’s deadly tide?

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 6 Nov 2019

This silent killer stalks expecting mothers around the world and is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in South Africa

What are Echo Trial results does Depo-Provera birth control shot increase risk of HIV

Article Bhekisisa Team Author & Bhekisisa Team - 13 Jun 2019

For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.

[WATCH LIVE] Blessers, blessees & HIV: SA’s risky relations and what to do about them

Article Bhekisisa Team Author & Bhekisisa Team - 12 Jun 2019

Bhekisisa's latest policy dialogue takes a deep dive into one of the biggest challenges facing SA's HIV response at the 9th Aids conference.

Should health experts use social media? Here’s why it can be your own printing press

Article Bhekisisa Team Author & Bhekisisa Team - 30 May 2019

Public health officials and journalists are like two peas in a pot — they need each other.

READ: The Presidential Health Summit report

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 12 Feb 2019

Find out which issues have been prioritised after the Presidential Health Summit.

Watch: Motsoaledi launches Health Summit report on the future of NHI

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 12 Feb 2019

Today, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will report on the outcomes of the Presidential Health Summit held in October last year.

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism: Come intern with us

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 11 Feb 2019

Interested in health and social justice reporting and willing to put in the hours to do it? This internship might be for you.

[PODCAST] Each one teach one: Doctors, traditional healers tackle psychiatric illness

Podcasts Bhekisisa Team Author - 13 Dec 2018

Medical doctors and traditional healers often struggle to trust each other. But in this rural KZN community they learned how to work together.

WATCH: How far is South Africa in the fight against HIV and TB? Find out.

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 13 Nov 2018

South Africa boasts the world’s largest HIV treatment programme but are provinces ready to take the lead?

SA to launch plan to tackle gender-based violence. Read Ramaphosa’s speech here.

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 1 Nov 2018

"Twenty-thousand people were killed in the past year. The majority of killers and victims are men," Ramaphosa says at summit.

Bhekisisa presents: From paper to provinces — tracking SA’s HIV/TB plan

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 24 Oct 2018

#TrackingTheNSP: Ahead of World Aids Day, hear just how far provinces have come putting the national plan into practice.

SIU hones in on healthcare sector: ‘Prosecutions have to follow’

Article Bhekisisa Team Author - 20 Oct 2018

After two days of deliberations on the National Health Insurance, delegates are expected to summarise findings and present the way forward.

Bhekisisa Team Author

Press Releases

Embracing the digital revolution core to deals made in 2020

The Power of Connectivity

Special Economic Zones add hope in an era of unemployment

Inaugural Ocean Economy Skills Summit to address economic growth and skills development

Beware of scammers

UNICEF vacancy announcement

The challenges and opportunities for manufacturing CFOs, now and in the future

Sona 2021: More talk without the actual walk?