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Safer sex, limited choices – Female condoms are scarce while tongue and finger condoms remain hard to find
Lerato Kodisang
Community health organisations and activists say female condoms are scarce, while finger and tongue condoms are largely unavailable in clinics, community health service centres and local shops. This leaves some women and members of the LGBTQ+ community with limited options for safer sex. Malehlohonolo Katole, an LGBTQ+ activist based in
Limpopo teen says religious objection at clinic drove her to unsafe abortion
Moyahabo Mabeba
Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied a legal abortion at a public clinic last month, after a nurse refused to help her on religious grounds, leaving her to seek an illegal abortion from a traditional healer. In May, the matriculant from Makotopong village, says she missed
Health Professionals Statement on Migrants and Refugees
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South Africa hosted approximately 2.4 million international migrants as of 2022, accounting for 3.9% of the population. Most come from the Southern African Development Community region including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Malawi – countries with which South Africa shares deep economic, cultural, and historical ties. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) notes
‘No one cares’: GBV survivor waits five hours for emergency HIV medication at Soweto clinic
Lerato Kodisang
Gauteng: When Mphonyana Mtamane arrived at Zola Clinic in Soweto on the morning of 27 May 2026, she was visibly injured, with bruises and scratches showing on her face and neck. Three days earlier, she had been raped by a friend’s boyfriend, and needed time to gather the strength to
The next frontier in South Africa’s TB response is health system reform
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We have the tools to end TB. But is our health system organised and financed in a way that allows those tools to reach the people who need them most.
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