Roxy de Villiers

Roxy de Villiers was the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism social media content producer and engagement officer. She believes the personal is political and has an interest in reporting on queer health issues. She honed her skills in community media and has also worked with the Rosebank-based community radio station, Radio Today, as a guest newsreader.

The quest for the (vaginal) ring

Article Roxy de Villiers & Bhekisisa Team - 19 Jul 2019

The HIV prevention tablet is now available in South Africa but popping a pill every day to stay HIV-negative may not be for everyone

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Article Roxy de Villiers & Bhekisisa Team - 5 Apr 2019

If allegations prove true, it may mean that corruption at the regulator enabled unqualified people to masquerade as doctors and nurses.

Private healthcare loses more than R22-billion a year to fraud, waste

Article Roxy de Villiers - 1 Mar 2019

The Special Investigating Unit says it is actively targeting healthcare fraudsters.

Five ways to save the world, according to Bill & Melinda Gates

Article Roxy de Villiers & Ed Pilkington - 12 Feb 2019

The philanthropic duo give their two cents or rather $200-million on how to deal with the world's inequalities.

This bracelet could one day help keep you safe from rape, assaults

Article Roxy de Villiers - 4 Dec 2018

How do you fix South Africa’s sexual and reproductive health wrongs? Help people access their rights.

How do you say ‘queer’ in isiZulu?

Article Roxy de Villiers - 26 Nov 2018

Qhawekhazi (isiXhosa) noun. Heroine / the woman who is a hero with the courage to love another woman.

One year on: Relive SA’s historic Life Esidimeni arbitration

Article Nelisiwe Msomi & Roxy de Villiers - 17 Oct 2018

The deaths of at least 144 mental health patients shook SA to its core and led to a historic arbitration that lasted more than 40 days.

People are still being shackled and tortured for living with this disease

Article Roxy de Villiers - 10 Oct 2018

The Life Esidimeni tragedy makes headlines again in a new global report.

Menstruation by any other name: The more than 5000 ways we say ‘period’

Article Roxy de Villiers - 19 Sep 2018

Know what The Hunt for Red October is? We’re not talking about the Sean Connery movie, we’re talking about your period.

Are provinces ready to take the wheel of South Africa’s HIV response?

Article Roxy de Villiers - 8 Aug 2018

It’s been a steep learning curve for districts that sometimes don’t have the know-how — or the data — to write and track local plans.

‘We are forced to move on from declaring babies dead as if nothing happens’

Article Roxy de Villiers & Bhekisisa Team - 7 Jun 2018

Saving lives — and losing them — may be all in a day's work for health workers, but if you think it doesn't take its toll, listen to these doctors.

Press Releases

Special Reports

Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

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Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

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Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

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Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

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Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

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National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

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Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

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Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!