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Kristen Van Schie

Freelance journalist & multimedia producer based in South Africa

TB remains a leading cause of death in South Africa. (Sydelle Willow Smith)
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The clock is ticking for DR-TB patients. How long will they wait for a kinder cure?

For years, catching this drug-resistant bacteria meant painful treatment that risked your hearing and mental health. Now, that could be changing.

A man looks at clothing items in the Nyabugogo Market in Kigali. (Jean Bizimana/Reuters)

Kigali’s trade-off: Sell and be arrested or starve

At first glimpse, Rwanda’s capital is a model African city: clean, organised, beautiful. But behind the gleaming facade, not all is well

Despite concerns about the drug, banning Depo-Provera without a replacement would lead to more unwanted pregnancies in many countries — and higher rates of maternal mortality.

Why science could finally be close to solving this birth control riddle

We could be just months away from knowing whether Depo-Provera use is linked to a higher risk of HIV infection in women.

Day Zero: Farms take a hit from the Cape water crisis.

Panic and blame as Cape Town braces for water shut-off

Reservoirs around Cape Town, in the grip of its worst drought for a century, have gone largely unreplenished for more than three years

Black smoke billows across the sky when a petrol depot was set ablaze after a rocket assault. The attack

How to tell your child you have HIV

More than three decades into the HIV epidemic, some conversations haven’t become any easier. This is one of them.

Slate politics was established at the ANC national conference in Polokwane when Jacob Zuma faced off against the party’s president Thabo Mbeki. this was the beginning of two distinct political camps.

Is DIY HIV testing the latest Cape Town trend?

It starts with a swab but does it end with a diagnosis? Why the trickiest part of DIY HIV testing happens after the test.

Pistorius release: Parole board to decide

After delays and state intervention, a parole board will decide if the Paralympian Oscar Pistorius should be released early from prison.

In some of the countries having elections this year, the results will not only be determined by what happens on polling day.

Lesotho prime minister takes early lead in poll

Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s All Basotho Convention took an early lead in Lesotho’s snap elections as counting continued on Sunday.

A Lesotho Independent Electoral Commission marshal starts the counting process at the end of voting in the Lesotho parliamentary elections in Maseru.

Vote counting begins after snap election in Lesotho

Elections in crisis-hit Lesotho proceeded largely without incident, according to the country’s electoral commission, as counting commenced.