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Bhekisisa Team

At a glance: What the National Health Insurance means for you & your pocket
Article
/ 27 June 2018

At a glance: What the National Health Insurance means for you & your pocket

Two Bills, almost 200 pages may change healthcare forever in SA. Haven’t read them? We did the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.

By Mia Malan
Read Brian Hlongwa’s response to the SIU report
Article
/ 25 June 2018

Read Brian Hlongwa’s response to the SIU report

Allegations of graft during his tenure as Gauteng health MEC aren’t new, says ANC Gauteng chief whip. In fact, they’re talked about regularly.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Hlongwa responds to SIU report: ‘I arranged to hand myself over to the Hawks’
Article
/ 25 June 2018

Hlongwa responds to SIU report: ‘I arranged to hand myself over to the Hawks’

The chief whip says recent media reports were first to alert him that the SIU had completed its investigation into alleged corruption under his watch.

By Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
Read the Medical Scheme Amendments Bill
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Read the Medical Scheme Amendments Bill

Find out what the big changes government may have in store for medical aids.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Five things the Gauteng health department spent your money on – SIU
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Five things the Gauteng health department spent your money on – SIU

Spa treatments, fancy homes and paperwork — and the list goes on.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Read the National Health Insurance Bill
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Read the National Health Insurance Bill

The Bill is the first step towards learning how the government plans to fund its shift towards universal health care.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Health department expects to be sued over proposed NHI changes
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Health department expects to be sued over proposed NHI changes

‘I can’t mention who are the parties I am expecting litigation from but I can assure I know who they are.’

By Pontsho Pilane, Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
Your medical aid is going to change. Read Aaron Motsoaledi’s #NHI speech
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Your medical aid is going to change. Read Aaron Motsoaledi’s #NHI speech

New legislation will abolish co-payments and may look to go after medical aid scheme reserves.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Watch live: Motsoaledi presents the National Health Insurance Bill
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Watch live: Motsoaledi presents the National Health Insurance Bill

The health minister unveils the National Health Insurance Bill at a press conference in Pretoria.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Limos & spas: Take a look at why Gauteng ANC Chief Whip Brian Hlongwa resigned.
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Limos & spas: Take a look at why Gauteng ANC Chief Whip Brian Hlongwa resigned.

Go behind the accusations that led to his resignation this week in this story from our archives.

By Laura López González, Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose

When religion trumps science in medicine, women’s bodies and Constitutional rights may be caught in the crossfire.

By Mandi Mudarikwa and Bhekisisa Team
Eight ways to make HIV stories meaningful
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Eight ways to make HIV stories meaningful

HIV is a mirror that reflects how we think about society. It exposes our prejudices. Find out how to tell interesting stories about it.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Not a school in sight: Autistic children travel 500 km to learn
Article
/ 19 June 2018

Not a school in sight: Autistic children travel 500 km to learn

A mother’s love led her to South Africa to find a school for her son with autism.

By Pontsho Pilane and Bhekisisa Team
Saved: How drug users gained the power to reverse overdoses
Article
/ 18 June 2018

Saved: How drug users gained the power to reverse overdoses

Find out how drug users banded together to use a simple injection to save thousands of lives.

By Bhekisisa Team
‘I was kicked out of our house by his parents’, say widows
Article
/ 15 June 2018

‘I was kicked out of our house by his parents’, say widows

If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.

By Will Baxter and Bhekisisa Team
This is what life is like in the world’s last country to ban slavery
Article
/ 14 June 2018

This is what life is like in the world’s last country to ban slavery

Photojournalist, Seif Kousmate, photographed and interviewed current and former slaves in Mauritania and got imprisoned by police in the process.

By Bhekisisa Team
After Ebola: What happens when the virus fades and the NGOs — and money — leave?
Article
/ 12 June 2018

After Ebola: What happens when the virus fades and the NGOs — and money — leave?

Ebola wiped out nearly 10% of Liberia’s doctors and nurses. Take a look at life for those it left behind.

By Bhekisisa Team
Old birth rites, new ways
Article
/ 11 June 2018

Old birth rites, new ways

When bringing a new life into the world risks taking another, even old traditions have to adopt new ways.

By Adri Kotze and Bhekisisa Team
[EXCLUSIVE] Motsoaledi: ‘I can’t prevent health crises because my hands are tied’
Article
/ 7 June 2018

[EXCLUSIVE] Motsoaledi: ‘I can’t prevent health crises because my hands are tied’

“Whenever there is a crisis, I’m called in to solve them, but I don’t have the legal mechanism to prevent them,” says minister.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
‘We are forced to move on from declaring babies dead as if nothing happens’
Article
/ 7 June 2018

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

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.

By Roxy de Villiers and Bhekisisa Team
WATCH LIVE: Motsoaledi addresses allegations of ‘collapse of public healthcare’
Article
/ 5 June 2018

WATCH LIVE: Motsoaledi addresses allegations of ‘collapse of public healthcare’

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi briefs the media on the current state of health in South Africa.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
‘SA health system is not collapsing’ – Motsoaledi
Article
/ 5 June 2018

‘SA health system is not collapsing’ – Motsoaledi

National health department deploys 200 officials to country’s beleaguered hospitals

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
How the ACDP peddled unproven fact in its bid to tighten SA’s abortion laws
Article
/ 5 June 2018

How the ACDP peddled unproven fact in its bid to tighten SA’s abortion laws

The party cannot substantiate claims it made before Parliament in March, finds Africa Check.

By Africa Check Author, Gopolang Makou and Bhekisisa Team
Burning tyres and dodgy ambulance deals? Six health scandals you might have missed
Article
/ 5 June 2018

Burning tyres and dodgy ambulance deals? Six health scandals you might have missed

It’s been a bumper year for trouble for the country’s healthcare system and it’s only June. Here’s everything you might have missed.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Award-winning Pontsho Pilane: Here’s why beat reporting matters
Article
/ 2 June 2018

Award-winning Pontsho Pilane: Here’s why beat reporting matters

Pontsho Pilane has been named this year’s Discovery Health Journalist of the Year. Hear why she thinks specialist reporting isn’t dead.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
‘Cancer treatment in the North West is impossible’
Article
/ 1 June 2018

‘Cancer treatment in the North West is impossible’

Activists say that at least one patient has been trying to get treatment since 2013.

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Who killed Ntombizodwa Matthews? Politics, protest & corruption in the North West
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Who killed Ntombizodwa Matthews? Politics, protest & corruption in the North West

A month after she was wheeled out of a North West hospital in a barrow, Ntombizodwa Matthews met her end. Her family blames politics for her death.

By Mia Malan, Pontsho Pilane, Laura López González, Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Could this be the second major city on the verge of a ‘day zero’?
Article
/ 1 May 2018

Could this be the second major city on the verge of a ‘day zero’?

Taps in capital city of Maputo being turned off every other day as climate change exacerbates southern African drought

By Bhekisisa Team and Karen Mcveigh
North West: The closest working hospital may be more than 200 km away for some now
Article
/ 25 April 2018

North West: The closest working hospital may be more than 200 km away for some now

Provincial health department has been put under administration as ministerial task team is deployed to the province.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
Missing medicines and missing money: Why a bigger crisis looms in North West
Article
/ 19 April 2018

Missing medicines and missing money: Why a bigger crisis looms in North West

Provincial medicine shortages may be just the beginning.

By Russell Rensburg and Bhekisisa Team
Do 1 in 5 Nigerian adults really suffer from long-term depression?
Article
/ 18 April 2018

Do 1 in 5 Nigerian adults really suffer from long-term depression?

Why the World Bank may have peddled some dodgy facts about this mental health condition.

By Africa Check Author, Lee Mwiti and Bhekisisa Team
State capture strikes again? Why 95% of medicines are missing at North West clinics
Article
/ 13 April 2018

State capture strikes again? Why 95% of medicines are missing at North West clinics

Striking workers say a go-slow at the province’s central depot will continue until their demands are met.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
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