Look out for Health-e News’ ‘Food Apartheid’ doccie
Our multimedia journalists Kim Harrisberg’s documentary titled ‘Food Apartheid’ will be aired on Cutting Edge tonight at 9.30pm.
Abortion: the legal service mostly illegally performed
Healthworkers who refuse to help women who want abortions are driving them into the arms of illegal abortionists who perform over half of the country’s procedures. But activists believe it is time to stop stigmatizing this legal service.
Life Esidimeni report: 94 unlawful deaths and counting
There have been 94 unlawful deaths of mentally ill patients following the Gauteng Health Department’s decision to have them transferred to various non-governmental organisations or sent back to their families.
Beverage industry pours money into fighting sugar tax
The beverage industry was in full force in Sandton this week, fuming about government’s proposed tax on sugary drinks. But government is standing firm, saying it has a duty to protect people’s health.
Sugary drinks tax a bitter pill for beverage association
Monday’s deadline for comment and responses by industry stakeholders and the public to Treasury’s proposal that a tax be imposed on sugary drinks has kicked the conflict between those in favour of the measure and those against it into high gear.
Rape example in text book shows systemic flaws
For five years, no teacher raised a problem with a text book that blames a girl for her rape.