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Findings from the survey on obstetric violence show that out of the estimated 1.79-million women who were mistreated, only 34% knew that how they were treated was wrong — and just 7% reported it. Photo: Hannah Barata/Pexels

14 SEP 2026

Childbirth abuse is rife. Why don’t we see it?

A landmark survey reveals that nearly 1.8 million women in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal experienced obstetric violence over the past decade. In response, South Africa's health…

Linda Pretorius
Karen Harkema

SA and Zambia’s HIV shot dilemma: Demand versus supply

South Africa and Zambia are grappling with a significant challenge in rolling out lenacapavir, a new six-monthly HIV prevention injection. Despite high demand and promising early…

Ida Jooste

11 min read