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Jesse Copelyn
Mozambican children die after US funding cuts: Who bears responsibility?
The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid
Why did Cyril Ramaphosa gladhand a genocidal general?
Hemedti’s stop in Pretoria was part of a continent-wide trip to shore up support and gain legitimacy
Is a bigger cholera outbreak coming for Gauteng’s townships?
Public health experts worry an outbreak could be brewing in areas such as Diepsloot and Alexandra, where sewage runs through streets and rivers
How much do state nurses, porters and cleaners earn?
State health workers will remain cash-strapped as the government battles to rein in its massive public sector wage bill
Decriminalising sex work can protect sex workers – and everybody else – from gender-based violence
Evidence from other countries suggests South Africa could see a drop in rapes and sexually transmitted infections for everyone if the bill goes through
How Johannesburg water and electricity woes affect hospitals
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water and electricity for parts of November
Rural health workers opt to work in South Africa’s poorest villages
Rural areas struggle to retain senior healthcare professionals, but health workers who grew up in rural towns can plug the gap.
‘Today I’m a nurse, a cleaner, a clerk and a plumber’
Doctors at Africa’s biggest hospital were left scrambling on Tuesday when they had to work without nurses, admin clerks or service staff. Find out how it played out at Chris Hani…
You may be buying poisonous lead paint – but offenders are not charged
The government is investing in monitoring lead levels in paint
How learners from SA’s poorest schools became doctors
Students from poor rural areas are achieving exceptional pass rates with the help of the Umthombo Youth Development Foundation. Here’s why.
Lead poisoning is destroying children’s brains — and SA has no plans to remove it
Children who are exposed to lead — found in certain paints and batteries — can face issues ranging from heart problems to violent behaviour as they grow up
Torchlight tragedy: inside a Joburg emergency room during load-shedding
In July, power blackouts left Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital without a CT scanner, a piece of equipment that could have helped save a patient who suffered a…
Strict gun laws save 30 lives a month in two Colombian cities. Here’s what it can mean for South Africa
A recent spate of killings has reignited the conversation about firearm control. What does the evidence say about the kind of policies that work to prevent gun violence?
South Africa’s moonlight sonata: The illicit cash cow draining specialist care at state hospitals
Specialist doctors at many state facilities aren’t showing up to work despite earning millions a year in taxpayer money. The consequences for patient health can be devastating…
How to pick good doctors: Why race, language and where people come from matter
Opposition groups and others often argue that matric marks alone should determine whether someone gets into medical school – not factors such as race that people can’t control.…