The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol
If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity
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.
Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution
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
Urgent, concerted action must be taken to end road carnage globally
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
Water and sanitation department is under fire from water experts for contract process that has held up the production of the water quality reports
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
Nearly 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day, with 10 of those daily births to mothers younger than 15
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
Interest in the economic benefits of a cannabis industry far outweigh that of research into issues such as cannabis use disorder
World Suicide Prevention Day raises awareness, but there is still much that can be done to stop unnecessary deaths
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
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
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
Ghebreyesus says Covid-19 pandemic highlights the importance of nurturing strong science and research on the continent.
The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.
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
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
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
The Life Esidimeni tragedy is a stark illustration of how people’s socioeconomic standing affects the mental health services they are able to access
After 30 years of research, the World Health Organisation is finally recommending the widespread use of a malaria vaccine
South Africa’s laws allow the government to implement mandatory Covid vaccinations but, if it chooses this path, it must do so responsibly
The financial and public health cost of diabetes, as well as diabetes-related blindness and kidney failures, is being overlooked, health advocates say
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
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.
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
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
The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products
Pandemic disrupts the supply of external condoms — and inner ones are unknown and in short supply
People living with HIV in Sierra Leone who use drugs are facing grim challenges during the pandemic