Approval of new treatment set to ease cancer burden
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.
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‘I used food as a reward but I’ve used it to punish myself too’ – How trauma leads to obesity
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.
NEHAWU pushes ahead with strike
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 encourages other young people to produce their own food
A young farmer hopes that South African youth will start producing their food to create work and fight hunger.
Community initiative provides oxygen at home for Covid-19 patients
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.
A North West village’s water woes are exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic
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.
How a Limpopo doctor went from studying by candlelight to owning her own practice
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.
Learners left in the dark over resumption of school nutrition programme, say civil society groups
Civil society says the government places the responsibility on learners and their families as it struggles to reinstate the school nutrition programme.
A soldier in the war on HIV/Aids now battles Covid-19
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.
Nurse’s union demands payment for nurses contracted for Covid-19 response
Nurses union Denosa demands consequences for non-payment of nurses contracted for Covid-19 response in Gauteng.
‘I was 31 years old and I knew nothing about cancer’ – A survivor uses her experience as education
After discovering she had stage four breast cancer at 31, a survivor is using her experience to educate rural communities like the one she grew up in.
‘No one called to advise me’ – policeman who tested positive for Covid-19 left in the dark about isolation
A police officer shares his story about how he was left without guidance about how to isolate properly after he tested positive for Covid-19.
Community health workers bolstering Covid-19 screening left vulnerable without PPE
Underpaid and overworked community health care workers face harsh working conditions with uncertain futures in the midst of pandemic.
After a ground breaking study on contraceptives and HIV, what have we learned?
A year after the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes study, experts take a look at the current state of Sexual and Reproductive Health care.
Tshwane residents take advantage of free Covid-19 tests at malls
Malls around Tshwane offer free Covid-19 testing, with thousands also undergoing screening at malls around the city.