Police are investigating a case of assault after what appears to be a racially-motivated attack on a petrol attendant by a group of bikers.
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/ 30 November 2014
Although 65% of South Africans reportedly have been tested for HIV at least once, annual testing figures are much lower.
On the second day of the trial, Wouter Basson’s lawyer went for the kill, while a witness said Basson’s actions cannot go unpunished.
The sentencing of private cardiologist Wouter Basson guilty of unprofessional conduct as head doctor during apartheid is off to a contentious start.
Medical malpractice litigation is preventing young doctors from entering high-risk fields of medicine.
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/ 4 November 2014
Restrictions hit the movement of a million or more Sierra Leone citizens living in five districts worst affected by the disease.
People who use creams to lighten their skin risk causing lasting damage to their bodies and nervous systems.
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/ 29 October 2014
More women are having C-section births in SA, but authors of the 2013/2014 District Health Barometer warn that this increase is "a matter of concern".
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/ 14 October 2014
Medecins Sans Frontieres says that amid collapsing health systems, people in the countries worst affected are too afraid to report all Ebola cases.
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/ 10 October 2014
With almost 50% of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses, according to a study, we spoke to four people who live on Durban’s streets.