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Bhekisisa Team

Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online trolls
Article
/ 11 April 2018

Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online trolls

Are social media algorithms designed to prey the mental health of women and people of colour?

By Bhekisisa Team
Slice of Life: ‘I shared my abortion experience on Facebook and it went viral’
Article
/ 10 April 2018

Slice of Life: ‘I shared my abortion experience on Facebook and it went viral’

A horrifying experience at an illegal abortion provider led Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile to use social media to help women access safe abortion services

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
Giving birth has become less dangerous in South Africa
Article
/ 28 March 2018

Giving birth has become less dangerous in South Africa

But will the country be able to half its maternal mortality ratio by 2030 – in time to achieve its sustainable development goal?

By Pontsho Pilane, Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Meet the nurses fighting on the front lines — with no ammunition
Article
/ 27 March 2018

Meet the nurses fighting on the front lines — with no ammunition

Public health systems are driven by nurses. Yet, they have little authority.

By Bhekisisa Team
Death and dignity: How KZN strips cancer patients of their pride
Article
/ 26 March 2018

Death and dignity: How KZN strips cancer patients of their pride

Terminally ill patients in the province have little access to pain relief, or basic care. Here’s one man’s story.

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Why people failing to take their TB treatment should not be jailed
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Why people failing to take their TB treatment should not be jailed

It’s World TB Day. Here’s why human rights and TB responses go hand in hand.

By Michaela Clayton and Bhekisisa Team
[LIVE]: Watch as #LifeEsidimeni families are awarded settlements
Article
/ 19 March 2018

[LIVE]: Watch as #LifeEsidimeni families are awarded settlements

Catch every moment as Life Esidimeni families are told how much money they will get for the loss of their loved ones.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
#LifeEsidimeni: What will the Gauteng government be forced to pay?
Article
/ 18 March 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: What will the Gauteng government be forced to pay?

The families of the nearly 150 mental health patients who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy will know today how much they will be compensated.

By Mia Malan, Adri Kotze, Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
Why aren’t government officials losing sleep over #Listeriosis and #LifeEsidimeni?
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Why aren’t government officials losing sleep over #Listeriosis and #LifeEsidimeni?

Both Life Esidimeni and Listeriosis exposed leadership cracks in our public health system. Are political leaders held accountable for their actions?

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
What do your period and bananas have in common? Find out
Article
/ 13 March 2018

What do your period and bananas have in common? Find out

In Rwanda, schoolgirls can now buy locally produced, cheaper sanitary towels

By Adri Kotze and Bhekisisa Team
#Listeriosis: Meet the family that lost two loved ones
Article
/ 9 March 2018

#Listeriosis: Meet the family that lost two loved ones

Long before red flags were raised, this family fell victim to listeriosis. And this week, tragedy has struck again.

By Pontsho Pilane, Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
#Listeriosis: Six ways to keep calm and carry on
Article
/ 6 March 2018

#Listeriosis: Six ways to keep calm and carry on

The head of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ listeria investigation, Juno Thomas, tells us which foods to bin and how.

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Case closed: The #listeria outbreak was caused by Enterprise polony
Article
/ 4 March 2018

Case closed: The #listeria outbreak was caused by Enterprise polony

The health department will tell you what you should be binning and how to do it safely without causing another public health nightmare.

By Joan Van Dyk, Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
‘Imali yeqolo’: Really, Gigaba? Women fall pregnant to get child support grants?
Article
/ 27 February 2018

‘Imali yeqolo’: Really, Gigaba? Women fall pregnant to get child support grants?

Gender activists are outraged by the former finance minister’s side comments on government grants during his budget speech.

By Nonhlanhla Sibanda Moyo and Bhekisisa Team
The Ronald McDonald socks aside…How serious is Cyril about South Africans’ health?
Article
/ 23 February 2018

The Ronald McDonald socks aside…How serious is Cyril about South Africans’ health?

The new commander-in-chief has made promises, but how likely is he to deliver?

By Mia Malan, Laura López González, Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Captured, raped, ransomed: The kidnappers preying on teenagers far from home
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Captured, raped, ransomed: The kidnappers preying on teenagers far from home

When Ella and her cousin reached a refugee camp in Sudan, it seemed to herald safety. Instead, it was the start of an all too familiar ordeal.

By Bhekisisa Team
#LifeEsidimeni: Motsoaledi and Makhura could be forced to pay up from their pockets
Article
/ 15 February 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: Motsoaledi and Makhura could be forced to pay up from their pockets

Those who oversaw the removal of mental health patients could face the full wrath of the law as could those standing by as KZN’s cancer care fails.

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
The real reason why Gauteng doesn’t want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni
Article
/ 10 February 2018

The real reason why Gauteng doesn’t want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni

‘Families should be compensated for trauma, but not for what the deceased went through’, says state advocate.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
Is Nigeria really home to almost one in four of the world’s malaria cases?
Article
/ 7 February 2018

Is Nigeria really home to almost one in four of the world’s malaria cases?

International insecticide brand Mortein claims that Nigeria contributes 23% of the world’s malaria cases. Does the figure hit the mark?

By Bhekisisa Team
Why taking back the power starts with you and your vagina
Article
/ 5 February 2018

Why taking back the power starts with you and your vagina

Want to advocate for your uterus? Here are six ways you can do it.

By Bhekisisa Team
Women forced into sex to pay hospital bills, study says
Article
/ 16 January 2018

Women forced into sex to pay hospital bills, study says

Patients too poor to settle medical debts are chained to drain pipes, starved and abused in health centres across parts of Africa.

By Kate Hodal and Bhekisisa Team
A short history of the big discovery that redefined safe sex for HIV-positive people
Article
/ 1 December 2017

A short history of the big discovery that redefined safe sex for HIV-positive people

How science discovered that ARVs can bring the levels of HIV in the blood to levels so low it’s virtually undetectable – and impossible to transmit.

By Bhekisisa Team
PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill
Article
/ 1 December 2017

PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill

This tablet can help to protect the country’s young women from contracting HIV.

By Pontsho Pilane and Bhekisisa Team
In the future, a simple ring could protect you from HIV and unwanted pregnancies
Article
/ 23 November 2017

In the future, a simple ring could protect you from HIV and unwanted pregnancies

A vaginal ring could one day offer women dual protection against HIV infection and unwanted pregnancies. Unless this happens.

By Manju Chatani and Bhekisisa Team
#LifeEsidimeni: This official may have just thrown Mahlangu under the bus
Article
/ 21 November 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: This official may have just thrown Mahlangu under the bus

Suspended head of Gauteng health Barney Selebano’s court bid to avoid testifying at the ongoing arbitration could keep him off the stand for months.

By Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Bhekisisa Team
We’re launching new medical schools but will we have jobs for their graduates?
Article
/ 14 November 2017

We’re launching new medical schools but will we have jobs for their graduates?

The future of South Africa’s doctors rests on provincial purses.

By Bhekisisa Team
Stuttering blues: The cadence of social anxiety and identity
Article
/ 9 November 2017

Stuttering blues: The cadence of social anxiety and identity

He is a father, husband and businessman but the one thing that defined his social existence also taught his daughter an important lesson.

By Bhekisisa Team
#LifeEsidimeni: Mahlangu’s alleged school confirms no exams scheduled
Article
/ 25 October 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: Mahlangu’s alleged school confirms no exams scheduled

Meanwhile, the London School of Economics and Political Science says it cannot confirm Qedani Mahlangu is a student.

By Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Bhekisisa Team
London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student
Article
/ 24 October 2017

London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student

Eleven Gauteng health employees were singled out for censure. Now, only two have been suspended and garnered an alleged R1.3-million in wages.

By Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Bhekisisa Team
[From our archives] The condom showdown: We put government’s new ‘love gloves’ to the test
Article
/ 14 August 2016

[From our archives] The condom showdown: We put government’s new ‘love gloves’ to the test

The South African department of health’s free condoms go head-to-head with the name brand competition.

By Dylan Bush and Bhekisisa Team
Refugees ripped off at state hospitals
Article
/ 12 May 2016

Refugees ripped off at state hospitals

Poor people who have fled their countries are expected to pay steep rates for treatment at government hospitals in Gauteng.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Women in Africa least likely to use contraception
Article
/ 6 May 2016

Women in Africa least likely to use contraception

Only one out of three married women and sexually active teenage girls on the continent use contraception.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
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