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A cancer patient receives treatment.
ACCESS TO CANCER TREATMENT

‘It’s heartbreaking’: bad cancer drugs shipped to more than 100 countries

The drugs form the backbone of treatment plans for numerous common cancers, including breast, ovarian and leukemia

  • Paul Eccles
  • Andjela Milivojevic
  • Ramu Sapkota
18 min read
A volunteer demonstrates an HIV screening test. (File photo)
CDC

Trump’s funding cuts hit HIV, GBV services hard

The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA

  • Umamah Bakharia
7 min read
The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (Fedsas), has hit out at the ban. (File photo/MG)
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIST

Food ban at Gauteng schools angers vendors

Livelihoods are lost while government remains silent about the source of the food contamination

  • Aarti Bhana
6 min read
The virus continues to disproportionately affect those living in the rural areas of KZN, where prevalence rates are at 20%. File photo
ADOLESCENT HIV CARE

HIV treatment gaps persist among KZN youth, despite overall decline in prevalence

Young people still face significant gaps in treatment, testing and prevention efforts, with only 62.8% on antiretroviral therapy

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read