Western Cape ‘€“ Getting it Right
One of the best-resourced provinces in the country, the Western Cape'€™s health services function well.
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Welkom man arrested for pouring bucket of poop on a nurse at clinic
Community reactions are mixed, with some criticising the clinic staff for delays, while others urge the public to be patient.
Webcast of the International AIDS Society Conference
Follow proceedings at the 2nd International AIDS Society Conference in Paris from July 13 to 16 online courtesy of http://www.kaisernetwork.org - a free online health policy news and information service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. The Scientific Programme of the 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment is planned to provide new insights into HIV disease that can lead to new research directions, help speed translational research and move advances into clinical practice. Webcasts will be available of all conference plenaries as well as selected sessions.
We must act on the lessons learned during the Zuma rape trial
In the aftermath of the Zuma trial, two prominent male gender activists reflect on the lessons they have learnt.
Water shortages: Mangaung clinics running dry
Clinics in Mangaung are closing down one by one as severe water shortages continue to wreak havoc on primary health centres within the Free State municipality. This come after BloemWater was forced to implement water cuts after not being paid…
Water shortages: FS residents barely getting by
Free State residents are reaching the end of their tether as they search for water – life’s most basic natural resource. Clinics have also been severely affected while patients scurry to find facilities that aren’t water-stricken. The suburb of Moemaneng…
Water shortage: Free State hospitals down to the last drop
Two of the Free State’s biggest hospitals have postponed some surgeries as Bloemfontein’s water shortage enters its second week. The Universitas and Pelonomi Hospitals are making do with water rations following the immediate cut of water supply from their reservoirs…
Water shortage sparks diarrhoea cases
A recent water shortage in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape and surrounding areas is being blamed for at least four cases of diarrhoea among local children.
Water crisis looms in Kestell, Free State
With the construction of a promised dam delayed, residents of Kestell, Free State say that the lack of water risks their lives and their livelihoods.
Water crises sweep country
Forget power cuts. What is happening to our water supply is much more serious. After two decades of little or no maintenance of municipal sewerage plants, corruption and indifference, South Africans are vulnerable to medieval, water-borne diseases and something even more serious: thirst.
Water and sanitation undermines health efforts
South African health officials have failed to advocate for more free water while efforts to improve sanitation have been undermined by lack of funds, resulting in high levels of disease and mortality mainly among the poor.
Waiting for treatment
The young woman slowly slides the neatly folded papers from the envelope and gingerly places the three documents on the rickety table.
Virus veterans
Four pioneering doctors who encountered the first cases of HIV and Aids in South Africa look back on the epidemic.
Virus is here to stay: Citizen responsibility to reduce transmission of Covid-19 
People world over need to change their lifestyles and adapt their behaviour to live in a very different world compared to before the Covid-19 outbreak, experts agree. Writes Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.
Video: No quick fix for overcoming Obesity
Manie Pretorius used to be a sports enthusiast who weighed just 70 kilograms. Just a few years and a knee injury later, Pretorius weighed almost 200 kilograms. He had become obese and his state of health was on the decline.