About Health-e News
About Health-e News
Health-e News is a South African independent, non-profit health newsroom. Since 1999, we have reported on the health issues facing the millions of South Africans who depend on the public healthcare system — and we put patients and communities at the centre of our stories.
What we cover
We publish original journalism on public health, health systems and the social conditions that shape both: water, sanitation, housing, food security, gender-based violence, climate and mental health. Our work spans grassroots news, explainers, and long-form features. All Health-e News stories are free to read. We publish under a Creative Commons licence, so other newsrooms, NGOs and educators are welcome to republish our work at no cost, with attribution.
How we work
Health-e News is built around a network of journalists and community reporters in places national newsrooms rarely cover — rural villages, townships and small towns across multiple provinces. Through our OurHealth community journalism programme, we train and support reporters who live in the communities they cover, so the people most affected by health and service-delivery failures are the ones telling the story.
Our independence
Health-e News is editorially independent. We are funded by grants from foundations and donor partners, and by readers who choose to support our work. Funders have no influence over what we cover or how we cover it. We are a member of the Press Council of South Africa and bound by the South African Press Code; complaints may be lodged with the Press Council.
Lerato Kodisang
Lerato Kodisang from Orange Farm, is a mental health facilitator, a former deputy chairperson for research sector in Gauteng for SANAC civil society forum, and a freelance journalist.
Keletso Mkhwanazi
Keletso Mkhwanazi is a South African investigative journalist with a proven track record of delivering impactful stories that drive change. She has worked as a freelance reporter since 2016.
Judas Sekwela
Judas Sekwela is a journalist and news photographer based in Limpopo Province. He reports primarily on community affairs, crime, service delivery challenges, and human-interest stories affecting communities. He is known for capturing the voices and lived experiences of ordinary people, particularly those in under-resourced communities.
Molefi Sompane
Kagiso Keipopele
Health-e News
Health-e News is South Africa's dedicated health news service and home to OurHealth citizen journalism. Follow us on Twitter @HealtheNews
Sandile Mbili
Sandile Mbili is an award-winning CJ based in KwaZulu Natal and has been freelancing since 2010. As a creative writer has contributed to Radio Khwezi drama department for 6 years and also wrote articles for Inkazimulo Newspaper and Daily Sun. Sandile has a Diploma in Comprehensive Writing from College SA and has completed an online course with Frety Media for Press Code. To date, he has produced 10 radio dramas and won two awards for Best Radio Drama on MTN Radio Awards 2015 and Best Educational Magazine Show at MDDA-Sanlam Media Awards 2015.
Molefi Sompane
Phumzile Mkhungo
Phumzile is a freelance journalist from a small village called Inchanga in KwaZulu-Natal. She studied photojournalism.
Ina Skosana
Sipokazi Fokazi
Lerato Kodisang
Lerato Kodisang from Orange Farm, is a mental health facilitator, a former deputy chairperson for research sector in Gauteng for SANAC civil society forum, and a freelance journalist.
Maanda Bele
Born and raised in Nzhelele Siloam, Maanda Bele developed a love for journalism early on. His keen interest in current affairs and storytelling drives his dedication to informing and engaging audiences.
Moyahabo Mabeba
Moyahabo Mabeba is an all-rounder reporter whose journalism career spans almost three decades.
Over the years, he has covered human interest stories, focusing on the plight of the vulnerable.
The former editor of The Journal newspaper has many in stints with several national publications. A softball fanatic to the core, he also moonlights as a marketing and publicity cadre in sports circles.
Health-e News
Health-e News is South Africa's dedicated health news service and home to OurHealth citizen journalism. Follow us on Twitter @HealtheNews
Phumzile Mkhungo
Phumzile is a freelance journalist from a small village called Inchanga in KwaZulu-Natal. She studied photojournalism.
Faith Mutizira
Lerato Kodisang
Lerato Kodisang from Orange Farm, is a mental health facilitator, a former deputy chairperson for research sector in Gauteng for SANAC civil society forum, and a freelance journalist.
Ina Skosana
Bernard Chiguvare
Bernard Chiguvare, a Zimbabwean-born journalist, has dedicated his career to social justice reporting. Since 2015, he has contributed to GroundUp. Bernard started writing for Limpopo Mirror in 2019. In 2024 he published a story with Dialogue Earth, an international publication.