In Limpopo, communities that were ravaged by the recent floods now face another problem. Residents tell Health-e News there’s a noticeable increase in mosquitoes, and they’re worried about getting ...

The Human Rights Commission in Limpopo says it will prioritise the complaint laid by residents of Seshego against the Polokwane Municipality for failing to provide safe drinking water, because of the ...

The Department of Health and Wellness says it has no plans to comply with a 2025 Labour Court ruling that community health workers (CHWs) must be ...

At 6am on a Saturday morning, Luvhengo Vhulahani treks up a mountain to collect firewood for villagers living without electricity.

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality embarks on a clean-up operation in Hluvukani following our reporting on the waste sites.

Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa's HIV programme will not collapse. (Photo: GCIS) South Africa has not been able to raise any additional funds to plug the gap in the country’s HIV ...

The strategy begins by reviewing relevant South African policies before acknowledging that a number of gaps remain in services catering for young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights ...

Experts call for comprehensive reforms to fix the private health sector. (Photo: Freepik) Recently a video of former radio broadcaster Tom London went viral after he exposed negligence, mistreatment ...

Women face multiple challenges when it comes to receiving contraceptive advice and access. Addressing this, helps to empower women and contributes to shaping ...

When it rains raw sewage mixes with stormwater. (Photo: Bakang Ditiro) Residents of Seweding village in Mahikeng say they have been facing persistent sewage spills for months. Frustrated residents say ...

In June 2023, as former Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba concluded his seven year tenure, he delivered a scathing assessment of Gauteng, South Africa’s economic powerhouse and most ...

Lenacapavir will offer people at risk of HIV more choices for PrEP. (Photo: supplied) South Africa is among the first countries in line to receive doses of lenacapavir, the six-monthly injection for ...