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Will villages across SA remain without water after elections?

Health

South Africans want actual change as the dust of elections settles, but will it come? Especially for those who live far from metropolitan cities where a perpetual state of "Day Zero" has become the norm.

Pontsho Pilane
May 13, 2019

Mpumalanga residents want emergency services prioritised

Our Health

As the country heads to the polls, some South Africans have mixed feelings about service delivery and the quality of health services in their communities. Health-e asked Mpumalanga residents what they thought about the province’s public clinics and hospitals.

Cynthia Maseko
May 3, 2019

Elections Cheat Sheet: Your guide to a feminist vote

Health

Many South African women and queer people may find themselves in a conundrum about which political party to give your “X” to on May 8. Here's a quick cheat sheet to help you make a pro-women, pro-queer choice.

Pontsho Pilane
May 3, 2019

Troubled Vuwani residents pledge to shun poll

Our Health

Many Vuwani residents have vowed to stay at home on 8 May because of severe water shortages, sewage spills, uncollected rubbish bins and lack of essential medication at their local clinics.

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
April 30, 2019

#Elections2019: Who can solve SA’s drug policy problem?

News

Drugs continue to devastate many lives and the people who use them are caught in a tug-of-war between morality and research. Do the country’s prominent political parties offer policies based on evidence, ideology or simply a lack of understanding?

Pontsho Pilane
April 29, 2019

Broken promises leave women disillusioned ahead of elections

News

As the country heads to the polls, young women and gender non-conforming people feel failed by the governing party and have little hope in its rivals.

Pontsho Pilane
April 29, 2019

More than plaster to fix rural healthcare

Health

As the seasons change and summer becomes a distant memory, May elections creep closer. Campaign posters line the roadways and fight for space on telephone poles of every city and village.

Kathryn and Kathryn
April 23, 2019

Gender-Based Violence Summit fails to meet its own deadline

News

While government officials promised results by May, activists say they’ve had to put pressure on officials for any progress to happen.

Pontsho Pilane
April 17, 2019

#Elections2019: Parties pledge universal health, but lack detail

News

How ‘universal’ is the universal health coverage envisaged by the National Health Insurance scheme? The draft law contains xenophobic rhetoric, but the country’s main political parties offer very few alternatives in the manifestos.

Pontsho Pilane
April 8, 2019

Sugary drinks tax turns one — amid opposition

News

The tax on sugary drinks has raised almost R3 billion. Coca-Cola says it has reduced the sugar levels of its drinks range by more than a quarter, irritating those who said the levy wouldn’t cut sugar consumption. But is the profit being used for health promotion? Could political parties rally against it after the election?