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Public Health

Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2025

Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms

The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol

By Phindile Kunene
The US’s NIH funds R6.65 billion of research in South Africa
Health
/ 30 April 2025

The US’s NIH funds R6.65 billion of research in South Africa

If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity

By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn
From the hospital to the lab: How we reported the snakebite scandal
Health
/ 4 April 2025

From the hospital to the lab: How we reported the snakebite scandal

You might think of snakebite as a niche issue rather than a devastating one. But it is thought to kill somewhere between 80,000 and 140,000 people a year.

By Paul Eccles and Fiona Walker
Toxic storm brewing in Soweto’s Snake Park neighbourhood
Health
/ 25 March 2025

Toxic storm brewing in Soweto’s Snake Park neighbourhood

Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution

By Bhekisisa Team
A breath of fresh air: How Kigali’s car-free Sundays keep people moving
Health
/ 25 February 2025

A breath of fresh air: How Kigali’s car-free Sundays keep people moving

The city’s car-free day is going into its ninth year, far outlasting most initiatives like it around the world, including in South Africa

By Zano Kunene
What is the leading cause of death of young people? Car crashes
Thought Leader
/ 21 February 2025

What is the leading cause of death of young people? Car crashes

Urgent, concerted action must be taken to end road carnage globally

By Paul Garwood
Ramaphosa reaffirms NHI commitment but is silent on private medical aids
Health
/ 6 February 2025

Ramaphosa reaffirms NHI commitment but is silent on private medical aids

In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure

By Mandisa Nyathi
Delays in producing water Drop reports spark outrage
The Green Guardian
/ 5 November 2024

Delays in producing water Drop reports spark outrage

Water and sanitation department is under fire from water experts for contract process that has held up the production of the water quality reports

By Sheree Bega
SA’s landmark youth-led climate case challenges new coal power plans
The Green Guardian
/ 10 October 2024

SA’s landmark youth-led climate case challenges new coal power plans

Applicants in the Cancel Coal case say the state’s plan threatens several constitutional rights, including the health and well-being of present and future generations

By Sheree Bega
One in seven mothers in South Africa are teens, data shows
Health
/ 18 September 2024

One in seven mothers in South Africa are teens, data shows

Nearly 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day, with 10 of those daily births to mothers younger than 15

By Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Linda Pretorius and Laura Grant
Big Tobacco tries to stop SA’s anti-smoking Bill from becoming law
Health
/ 10 September 2024

Big Tobacco tries to stop SA’s anti-smoking Bill from becoming law

The Bill says the same rules should apply to vaping and traditional cigarettes and that both should be sold in plain packaging and banned in all public spaces

By Christina Pitt
Cannabis legalisation in Africa: Economic opportunities versus public health risks
Opinion
/ 26 June 2024

Cannabis legalisation in Africa: Economic opportunities versus public health risks

Interest in the economic benefits of a cannabis industry far outweigh that of research into issues such as cannabis use disorder

By Musa Aminu and Duyilemi Chris Ajonijebu
Take action on suicide prevention instead of just talking about it
Health
/ 9 September 2022

Take action on suicide prevention instead of just talking about it

World Suicide Prevention Day raises awareness, but there is still much that can be done to stop unnecessary deaths

By Jason Bantjes
Naeemah Abrahams and the secret to defeating evil – do something
Health
/ 20 July 2022

Naeemah Abrahams and the secret to defeating evil – do something

In the hospitals of 1980s South Africa, Naeemah Abrahams saw how often women showed up battered and bruised, a phenomenon her colleagues didn’t make much of. Three decades later, she’s one of the researchers turning the tide on gender-based violence

By Khadija Patel
Global leaders must implement their climate commitments
Opinion
/ 8 February 2022

Global leaders must implement their climate commitments

As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit

By Pètra de Beer and Sibusiso Mazomba
Covid-19 in South Africa: Which approach should we take now?
Coronavirus
/ 3 February 2022

Covid-19 in South Africa: Which approach should we take now?

The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away hard-won lessons

By Philip Machanick
WHO director-general gives African public health conference thumbs up
Health
/ 18 December 2021

WHO director-general gives African public health conference thumbs up

Ghebreyesus says Covid-19 pandemic highlights the importance of nurturing strong science and research on the continent.

By Marcia Zali
It’s doable: Africa wants 60% of locally manufactured vaccines by 2040
Health
/ 17 December 2021

It’s doable: Africa wants 60% of locally manufactured vaccines by 2040

The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.

By Marcia Zali
The uncertain consensus around vaccine mandates
Coronavirus
/ 20 November 2021

The uncertain consensus around vaccine mandates

Lawyers agree that the issue is inevitably heading for constitutional challenge, but not all accept the mainstream view that the limitation of rights is justifiable

By Emsie Ferreira
Health professionals call for new systems to reduce food insecurity
Health
/ 4 November 2021

Health professionals call for new systems to reduce food insecurity

Health professionals have called on leaders at COP26 to prioritise changing food systems to reduce their effect on the climate, as well as to prevent deaths

By Marcia Zali
Mabuza’s Russian jaunts and the slippery consequences of medical tourism
Politics
/ 17 October 2021

Mabuza’s Russian jaunts and the slippery consequences of medical tourism

For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment

By Luke Feltham
World Mental Health Day: Poverty should not determine quality of care
Opinion
/ 11 October 2021

World Mental Health Day: Poverty should not determine quality of care

The Life Esidimeni tragedy is a stark illustration of how people’s socioeconomic standing affects the mental health services they are able to access

By Samke Ngcobo
WHO announces first global malaria vaccine for children at risk
Health
/ 7 October 2021

WHO announces first global malaria vaccine for children at risk

After 30 years of research, the World Health Organisation is finally recommending the widespread use of a malaria vaccine

By Eunice Masson
Covid-19 vaccine mandates: A constitutional balancing act
Coronavirus
/ 27 September 2021

Covid-19 vaccine mandates: A constitutional balancing act

South Africa’s laws allow the government to implement mandatory Covid vaccinations but, if it chooses this path, it must do so responsibly

By Safura Abdool Karim
The sugar tax is working. Experts say we should double it to WHO-recommended levels
Health
/ 21 September 2021

The sugar tax is working. Experts say we should double it to WHO-recommended levels

The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say

By Adèle Sulcas
TAC spends the night outside Makhura’s office in protest
Politics
/ 11 August 2021

TAC spends the night outside Makhura’s office in protest

Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens

By Chris Gilili
Treatment Action Campaign demands Makhura fix Gauteng’s health system ‘mess’ now
Health
/ 6 August 2021

Treatment Action Campaign demands Makhura fix Gauteng’s health system ‘mess’ now

The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.

By Chris Gilili
Long arm of the riots still affecting health sector
National
/ 4 August 2021

Long arm of the riots still affecting health sector

The tumult in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at the blood bank and disruptions in the vaccine roll out

By Zandile Bangani
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng: Why it’s essential to decolonise public health
Coronavirus
/ 4 July 2021

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng: Why it’s essential to decolonise public health

The fact that access to quality healthcare is determined by race, gender, geography and power is proven, as is healthcare’s shameful history of exploitation of those with less power for ‘research’. The future must do better

By Tlaleng Mofokeng
Using ‘rubbish’ instead of stone makes concrete greener
The Green Guardian
/ 2 July 2021

Using ‘rubbish’ instead of stone makes concrete greener

The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products

By Chris Gilili
Condom crisis hits safe sex during Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 19 March 2021

Condom crisis hits safe sex during Covid-19

Pandemic disrupts the supply of external condoms — and inner ones are unknown and in short supply

By Pontsho Pilane
Sierra Leone: Drugs + HIV or Aids + Covid = deadly mix
Africa
/ 21 February 2021

Sierra Leone: Drugs + HIV or Aids + Covid = deadly mix

People living with HIV in Sierra Leone who use drugs are facing grim challenges during the pandemic

By Abdul S Brima
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