A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water
The Global Climate and Health Alliance says South Africa’s low score means there is room for improvement
Increased pressure being placed on our cognitive abilities and continuous exposure to digital technologies affect employees’ attention span
The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say
Indemnity clauses and fears of fake jabs mean Nigeria’s government must do its vaccine roll-out alone
What’s been happening on the continent this week?
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.
Christopher Duntsch’s surgical outcomes were so outlandishly poor that Texas prosecuted him for harming patients. Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to police problem doctors to stop him from operating?
Crematoriums, funeral parlours and cemeteries were forced to close, leaving the families of those who died during the unrest to live with their bodies.
Vaccines were stolen and many urban vaccine sites had to close as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal erupted into chaos this past week. The biggest loss however is not vaccines, but the chronic medicines that were looted leaving those with HIV, cancer and diabetes without their medication
Global health bodies say climate mitigation efforts should be closely aligned to the health consequences of air pollution and the benefits of reductions
A study of adolescents who attempted suicide sheds some light into causes and preventative strategies
E.Coli counts in tributaries feeding the Hennops River run into tens of millions, far above the permitted limit
Six ways to invest in health systems and be better prepared for the next pandemic as Africa responds to Covid-19
Residents of Verena C in Mpumalanga have to collect water from a polluted stream after projects costing millions of rands failed
The constitution delivered in many areas but SA still has a way to go to ensure people’s rights are respected
Every child deserves the chance to grow up well-nourished and reach their full potential
The landmark Deadly Air Mpumalanga case has pitted two environmental justice groups against the state
Business has a critical role to play in fostering diversity and inclusion and building healthier workplaces and societies in the wake of the crisis
Soon, South Africa will start with its mass vaccine roll-out. We take a look at what to expect when you get vaccinated.
The university says it provides a platform for multiple voices to be heard on any issue, including that of a climate denialist
COMMENT: The AU has laid out a clear path for the continent to produce its own vaccines
Humans eat, drink and breathe in tens of thousands of micro- and nanoplastics, but research into the effects on health is limited
Many of the risk factors for mental and weight disorders are not simple to change. Knowing about the good effects of foods, which we can control, is very powerful
Covid-19 has increased South Africa’s already dire child malnutrition levels, and the extension of the R350 special grant is not enough to change this
The West bought billions of vaccines fast and cheap, leaving poorer nations paying through the nose for years to come
The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery
The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same
Sibusiso Moyo, the third Zimbabwean minister to die from the virus, was a potential successor to the president
COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it
The findings have wide relevance, from learning more about African history and migration to specific variants of people’s health