After 30 years of speculation about whether the three month shot makes women more likely to contract HIV, we finally have an answer.
Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan talks to HIV scientist Salim Abdool Karim about his research on risky relationships of young women and older men.
Cisgender, transgender, non-binary. What does it all mean? We give you the low down.
Nomthandazo* thought her and her partner were happily expecting their first baby together. She was wrong.
Did you know that anyone hailing from SADC has the right to be treated just like a South African?
One in three sex workers in South Africa say they’ve been raped by a police officer. Could a change in the law solve this?
Programmes letting people swap illegal highs for medications are popping up all over the country. Here’s how they work.
Find out what you need to know about Bosasa’s alleged corruption in just minutes with our Joan van Dyk.
Leaving home means leaving your friends, family and social support. But it’s worse than that.
They’re not only good for workers’ health, they’re good for business too.
Joan Collins* worked as an intensive care nurse in Cape Town. But that’s not the only way she made a living.
The Swedish model, legalisation, decriminalisation — does the sex work debate leave you confused? Look no further.
When people with diabetes inject insulin, we don’t see that as an addiction. So why is opioid substitution therapy considered one?
It may come round every month, but a lot of us still don’t know how our menstrual cycle works, says reproductive health doctor, Tlaleng Mofokeng.
Reproductive health doctor Tlaleng Mofokeng explains to Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan why age-disparate relationships make women more vulnerable to HIV.
