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‘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.
Patients turned away as lenacapavir rollout stumbles in parts of Pretoria Â
Keletso Mkhwanazi
It’s been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
Despite youth-friendly policies, many teens say clinics are hostile environmentsÂ
Lerato Kodisang
The government is implementing the Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Services, or Youth Zones, where learners wearing school uniforms are fast-tracked.
Social innovation is the catalyst for improving SA healthcare
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South Africa’s social innovators are already tackling some of our most deeply entrenched healthcare challenges.
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