#DrTSexBook: Pleasure in the bedroom is a sexual and reproductive rightÂ
Sexual health and reproductive justice have everything to do with enjoying sex, says the leader of the pleasure revolution Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.
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World Food Day: The struggle to survive on a child support grant
South Africa’s child support grant — introduced in 1998 and currently at R420 a month — intended to improve the wellbeing of young children by reducing malnutrition. Over 20 years later, that is not the case.
Waste pickers at tremendous health risk
Although banned by some municipalities, collecting waste from local landfills is huge business, but it can be detrimental to the waste picker’s health.
What can be done to reduce gender-based violence?
Limpopo-based non-profit organisations (NPOs) share solutions to lessen the alarming statistics in Vhembe.
#LifeEsidimeni: How long is the road to justice?
It’s been two years since the beginning of the historic arbitration. We take you on the journey of seeking justice for the deaths of 144 mental health patients.
Less than half of HIV-positive teenagers are accessing treatment
The conventional way of accessing HIV treatment in South Africa is a hurdle for young people living with the virus, according to a new study.
Medicine in motion: Patients receive chronic medical care at their convenience
Anyone who uses chronic medication understands that admin involved in getting it month-to-month. Now, a bicycle delivery service is revolutionising the system.
Mothers stigmatised because HIV status recorded on baby health cards
Mothers say they experience stigma, discrimination, isolation and bullying because of their HIV status, and that of their children, because they are included in their health cards.
From Tzaneen to Tanzania: one man’s mission to be a present father
Fitness trainer, Nyiko Masango, is cycling from Tzaneen to Tanzania to raise awareness about absentee fathers.
How to reduce unemployment for people with disabilities
Lack of employment opportunities for people who are disabled is a growing challenge in rural Vhembe, Limpopo.
Fighting plaque and other oral ills in Limpopo
Children’s oral health in Limpopo’s rural areas is no longer neglected through the work of one Louis Trichardt dentist.
Ramaphosa launches anti-corruption forum ‘to protect the NHI Fund’
Ramaphosa is hopeful that cleaning up the healthcare system in efforts to protect the NHI Fund will ensure that South Africa reaches universal health coverage.
MSF’s fight against gender-based violence: Driving change in South Africa
A network of drivers are often the first contact gender-based violence survivors have with people so it’s important they’re trained to communicate with them at their most vulnerable state, says the organisation.
Sugar Tax: How corporates lied to National Treasury
Sugar-sweetened beverage producers submitted evidence that was out of context and exaggerated in their appeal against South Africa’s proposed new sugar levy, research has found.
Art exhibition highlights abortion stigma
The Voices and Choices exhibition will put a spotlight on issues of abortion and reproductive justice in the country, as part of the #MybodyMychoice coalition campaign. South Africans from different organisations and communities are expected to have a unique experience…