The 21-day national lockdown will see only essential personnel working, with everyone else staying...
Author - Pontsho Pilane
#CoronavirusSA: What does the virus mean for employed people?
The rights of workers need to be a priority, as South Africa puts measures in place to stop the...
The forgotten people of Platfontein
Public consultations for the country’s new health Bill show how language barriers can keep...
#DrTSexBook: Pleasure in the bedroom is a sexual and...
Sexual health and reproductive justice have everything to do with enjoying sex, says the leader of...
New WHO contraceptive guidelines ‘disturbing’
African experts and activists are left disappointed by the updated recommendations and have...
Masuku prepares Gauteng’s health system for NHI
The provincial health department is capable of spearheading the implementation of the National...
#IAS2019: PrEP implants could revolutionise HIV prevention
New research suggests an implant is the next big step in HIV prevention. But, could South Africa’s...
#IAS2019: High HIV & STI rates in ECHO analyses
New data from the study highlights the need for South Africa to step up HIV prevention for young...
Women activists say the TAC’s time is up
A group of South African women activists has publicly condemned the Treatment Action Campaign’s...
#IAS2019: WHO gives blockbuster HIV drug the green light
Dolutegravir has been approved as a first-line and second-line treatment for women of childbearing...
‘TAC protected the man who sexually harassed me’
One of the country’s most influential civil society organisations and its leaders may have flouted...
#ECHOResults: Now we know, but it’s no victory
While the study results have allayed the fears of many, they have also pointed a finger at an enemy...
#SAAIDS2019: When HIV and weight stigma collide
The association of thinness with being sick still plagues society and continues to fuel HIV stigma...
#SAAIDS2019: ‘Our lives, our dignity is not negotiable’
Corruption and mismanagement are standing in the way of South Africa’s battle against HIV, say...
Global ingredient shortage caused ARV stockouts
Patients are left stranded without medication as another drug shortage sweeps the country.