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Keneilwe Dikoma has cared for her son, Lorato, who has cerebral palsy, for 30 years. She tells us what life has been like.
CEREBRAL PALSY
Video

‘This is how we do it’: 30 years of caring for a son with cerebral palsy

Keneilwe Dikoma's life changed forever when her son Lorato was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six months old. For three decades, she has navigated the complexities of care in…

  • Anna-Maria van Niekerk
  • Tanya Pampalone
15 min read
HIV PREVENTION

#Aids2026: Bhekisisa analysed SA’s first LEN roll-out data. Here's what it found

South Africa accounts for over half of all lenacapavir (LEN) users in Africa, with health department data revealing 31,297 of the continent's roughly 60,000 users are in the…

  • Mia Malan
  • Linda Pretorius
  • Karen Harkema
11 min read
PUBLIC HEALTH

Ebola is back. So are the double standards

Just four years after COVID-19, the US is demanding an Ebola quarantine camp in Kenya, while Western countries impose travel bans on African nations. This article explores the…

  • Linda Nordling
12 min read