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Building toilets, fighting TB: Candice Andisiwe Sehoma’s life of activism
From discontinued insulin pens to overpriced TB drugs, meet the young South African holding drug makers to account on behalf of patients
Department of Health
The department has tried to turn the health system around but it’s plagued by inefficiency, staff shortages, dismal leadership and governance failures
How the Constitution changed the HIV/Aids epidemic’s trajectory in SA
Treatment Action Campaign and other civil society groups forced a reluctant Mbeki government to change its stance and roll out ARVs
‘We only write about them when they are dead’: Hate killings of black lesbians in South Africa
In her book ‘Femicide in South Africa’, journalist and researcher Nechama Brodie examines the violent history the country’s black lesbians have endured
Former ANC treasurer Mendi Msimang dies
Msimang was treasurer of the party under the leadership of former president Thabo Mbeki
15 questions for Thabo Mbeki
Not 27 questions, as some other figures of authority face, but a mere 15 for the former president.
From critical condition to stable
The nation’s healthcare system reflects the actions of the ministers responsible for it over the years.
HIV response: Simpler is better
About 1.4-million South Africans with HIV/Aids are receiving ARVs — a figure closer to the target set by the present national strategic plan.
Living in the shadow of denial
National transmission rates of perinatal HIV infection are falling but the past is still with us, writes <b>Martinique Stilwell</b>.
Who’s really defending the Constitution?
It may be difficult to make the claim when reckless rhetoric is employed; when threats are made about the Constitutional Court in particular and the judiciary in general.
Independence is key
The former health minister’s Bill to regulate medicines has been amended, writes Jonathan Berger.
At last, an end to the lemons
In a month our health regime has moved from folly and despair to hope and commitment. With a mandate for change from health minister Barbara Hogan.
Crimes of the great denialist
The decision by the ANC to recall President Thabo Mbeki represents the downfall of the most hubristic executive in contemporary South Africa.
More on medical aid
The government medical scheme has continued to siphon new members, driving the first noteworthy increase in the number of medical aid beneficiaries.
South Africa shakes image as Aids pariah
The HIV-positive mother takes a deep breath as her name is called, scurrying behind the doctor who will tell her whether she has infected her baby.