Foster care for kids after brutal attacks
Thandi* put her two children into foster care this week, finally acknowledging that she could not manage alone as a young, unemployed, single mother.
Kerry Cullinan
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Police finally arrest child rape suspect
Police arrested the man suspected of raping and slitting the throat of a seven-year-old girl yesterday, following a report in The Star.
Child raped and left for dead, but police do nothing
Zandile*, a slender seven-year-old, was raped and almost killed in her family's shack in Katlehong on the night of 20 November ' allegedly by her mother's ex-boyfriend. After raping her, the man slit her throat in front of her five-year-old brother and left her bleeding and struggling to breathe.
SADC countries battling to reach HIV positive people
Only one in three Mozambicans, Tanzanians and Zimbabweans who need antiretroviral medicine are getting it, according to new research.
We stand against the Secrecy Bill
Today, 22 November, Health-e News Service stands with media and civil society organisations throughout the country in protest against the Protection of State Information Bill ' commonly known as the Secrecy Bill -- that goes before the National Assembly.
OPINION: Make it count, Minister
A 'surprise visit' to a local hospital by Public Service Minister Richard Baloyi turns out to be a damp squib.
Health sector to stand against rape
HIV/AIDS care has created an effective chronic care model that could be used to improve care for non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer and obesity.
AIDS a model for chronic diseases
HIV/AIDS care has created an effective chronic care model that could be used to improve care for non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer and obesity.
Long wait for cervical cancer help
Staff shortages in hospitals are delaying the treatment of women in the early stages of cervical cancer in KwaZulu-Natal, endangering their lives.
Young Americans have more risky sex than South Africans
Despite the high rate of HIV, research has found that young South Africans have less risky sexual behaviour than young people from the USA.
Early ARV treatment will save lives
Government's decision to offer free ARV treatment to people with CD4 counts of 350 or less has been welcomed as a life-saver.
Services offered by NHI
Every working person will contribute to the National Health Insurance (NHI) fund and everyone in the country will be entitled to 'a comprehensive package of care' starting from primary health care (PHC) and going right up to specialised hospitals, according to the Green Paper on NHI.