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Second wave of hormone shortage a crisis in SA transgender community

Health issues faced by the South African transgender community often go unnoticed, like the current scarcity of a necessary hormone that many need to survive, the community says.

What can be done to reduce gender-based violence?

Limpopo-based non-profit organisations (NPOs) share solutions to lessen the alarming statistics in Vhembe.

#LifeEsidimeni: How long is the road to justice?

It’s been two years since the beginning of the historic arbitration. We take you on the journey of seeking justice for the deaths of 144 mental health patients.
Medication shortages at Gauteng facilities

Less than half of HIV-positive teenagers are accessing treatment

The conventional way of accessing HIV treatment in South Africa is a hurdle for young people living with the virus, according to a new study.

Using words, dance, or music to overcome depression

Speaking to a therapist isn’t the only way to deal with depression and anxiety. South Africans are connecting to their creative side to channel their healing.

From Tzaneen to Tanzania: one man’s mission to be a present father

Fitness trainer, Nyiko Masango, is cycling from Tzaneen to Tanzania to raise awareness about absentee fathers.

Woman survives alleged human trafficking scam

Rising unemployment breeds desperation which in turn leads to people to be duped into opportunities that seem too good to be true.

Ramaphosa launches anti-corruption forum ‘to protect the NHI Fund’

Ramaphosa is hopeful that cleaning up the healthcare system in efforts to protect the NHI Fund will ensure that South Africa reaches universal health coverage.
The more than 300 bikes recently distributed to the province's community health workers are the first of many, say the North West Department of Health

PHASA 2019 Reflections: The right to health after 25 years of democracy

South Africa needs more collaboration and communicating across different groups interested in a just and equitable health system, writes Manya van Ryneveld.

Sugar Tax: How corporates lied to National Treasury

Sugar-sweetened beverage producers submitted evidence that was out of context and exaggerated in their appeal against South Africa’s proposed new sugar levy, research has found.

Art exhibition highlights abortion stigma

The Voices and Choices exhibition will put a spotlight on issues of abortion and reproductive justice in the country, as part of the #MybodyMychoice coalition campaign. South Africans from different organisations and communities are expected to have a unique experience surrounding conversations about the stigma associated with abortion. The multimedia Voices and Choices exhibition is a collaboration of South African female artists under the curatorship of Mmabatho Montsho. “The most important thing we want to do at the exhibition is to take the stories, experiences and the issues of abortion out of the shadows, and have it open and have people be able to interact with people’s stories, with artworks and with the exhibition itself.” A safe space Montsho also hopes that the exhibition will be a safe space for those in attendance. “I imagine that maybe people will find a sense of community. I hope they experience it as

Malaria vaccine closer

Malaria infections decline sharply in Limpopo

If handled correctly, malaria could be eradicated within a generation, a newly released report finds.

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