Press Ombudsman Johan Retief recently dismissed a complaint against Daily Maverick/ Health-e News for a story we wrote about how former Esidimeni patients who had died had been found in a Pretoria morgue.Â
An inspection report of over 600 public health facilities makes grim reading – both because many facilities have deep-rooted problems and because the report is riddled with mistakes
A death threat, an angry phone call from an MEC – clearly, a parliamentary oversight visit to Mpumalanga touched raw nerves. But this is good news for patients, who have suffered enough in the province.
Government has so weakened its proposed tax on sugary drinks that it might not be enough to encourage consumers to switch to healthier drinks.
This killer preys on older, overweight and obese women - mainly from poor communities.
Clinics are overwhelmed by diabetes and hypertension epidemics, yet government recently weakened proposals to tax sugary drinks driving this epidemic.
There has been a significant increase in deaths from diabetes, which is now South Africa’s second biggest killer.
Treasury has watered down its proposed tax on sugary drinks – now at around 11% rather than the proposed 20% - and pure fruit juices are not yet included.
Sugary cold drinks are likely to get an extra tax in today's Budget, joining cigarettes and alcohol in the sin bin.
The beverage industry, sugar farmers and health activists are anxiously awaiting clarity on the sugary drinks’ tax, expected in tomorrow’s (22nd Feb) Budget speech.
After a six-hour wait, yesterday morning the Director-General of Health was given access to a rundown private mortuary where bodies of Esidimeni’s dead were kept last year.
Sexual violence plays a significant role in HIV infection and depression, according to ground-breaking research with women living in Rustenburg.
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