South Africa’s Constitution is one of just 20 in the world that recognises the right to food, but realising that right will mean re-thinking agriculture and re-connecting with the source of our food, writes Busiso Moyo with the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute think tank.
The minister of planning, monitoring and evaluation and National Planning Commission chairperson have launched a call for nominations of individuals to serve on the National Planning Commission. The deadline for submissions is 10 April.
With the majority of South Africans still denied affordable access to quality healthcare, it’s time to find a faster track to deliver universal health coverage, writes Metropolitan Health CEO Dylan Garnett.
The Gauteng Department of Health has taken disciplinary action against 123 employees suspected of corruption since MEC Qedani Mahlangu took office in May.
On 22 August 2014, the National Policy on Food and Nutrition Security for the Republic of South Africa was gazetted. If this is news to you, you’re not alone, writes Section27 attorney Sasha Stevenson.
Gazetted in August 2014, the policy outlines South Africa’s latest attempts to deal with hunger and food insecurity. The policy is accompanied by a draft implementation plan.
For years, the Klippoortjie community east of Johannesburg has pleaded with local counsellors for a clinic. Now, some are saying the area’s new private clinic is an insult to injury.
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When a trip to the clinic already involves three queues, lost patient cards are the last thing you need.
Released for public comment on 16 February 2015, these proposed norms and standards apply to a range of public and private health facilities.
A new private clinic in Winterveld is one of about 90 such private clinics to be rolled out in the next three years by non-profit company Unjani Clinics.
Raymond Mphaphuli passed away Sunday. Now his family wants to know if a mix-up in treatment is behind the 30-year-old’s death.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura reveals how Gauteng health facilities stack up in his latest State of the Province Address.
There has been widespread condemnation of a march against the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) organised by the ANC Youth League and others in the Free State.
Many HIV patients are now issued with three-month supplies of treatment, cutting down the burden on clinics and patients. Now, breast cancer advocates want the same for women battling the cancer.
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