Even before the pandemic, women carried an unequal burden of social, cultural and economic ills. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this, with the effects of lockdown disproportionately affecting women, write Charlotte Motsoari and Amina Mwaikambo at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
A report by a human rights group finds that countries, including South Africa, may have violated the rights of vulnerable communities in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Nasrec field hospital was built to isolate people with Covid-19 infections. Inside, a team of healthcare workers and patients have become something of a temporary family, writes Jamaine Krige.
American scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. They say the new drug potentially offers long-lasting protection with fewer side effects and could eventually replace drug ‘cocktail’ therapies.
South Africans are urged to download the newly developed Covid Alert SA app to strengthen the country’s contact tracing efforts. Experts say user privacy will be protected.
Health authorities approved the immunotherapy-based treatment Keytruda for more forms of cancer. It is used to treat certain cancers by working with the immune system.
Studies link obesity and binge eating to adverse life events or trauma, and experts agree that the underlying causes of obesity must be addressed in order to promote health and wellbeing, especially amid a global pandemic, writes Jamaine Krige.
The National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) has forged ahead with its strike despite the Labour Court ruling that it is unlawful.
A young farmer hopes that South African youth will start producing their food to create work and fight hunger.
A new initiative is providing oxygen machines to Covid-19 patients at home. The programme helps patients with moderate systems, and reduces pressure of hospitals.
For two decades Tlapeng village has had no access to water, and the community is forced to drink dirty water. Now, the Covid-19 pandemic is showing just how dangerous this is.
Seeing education as a way out of poverty, a Limpopo woman grew up studying by candlelight in a crowded shack. Today, she is a doctor and entrepreneur creating opportunities for others.
Civil society says the government places the responsibility on learners and their families as it struggles to reinstate the school nutrition programme.
Fatima Hassan is a lawyer who fought for the rights of South Africans during the HIV/Aids pandemic. Now, she’s preparing to fight another pandemic: Covid-19.
Nurses union Denosa demands consequences for non-payment of nurses contracted for Covid-19 response in Gauteng.
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