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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

Vasectomy on men’s health agenda

Our Health

John Zulu believes having a vasectomy is a sign of weakness. Zulu, a 59-year-old taxi driver from Piet Retief, called the male sterilization procedure a disgrace to his culture and accused the government of brainwashing black men to accept it.

Cynthia Maseko
May 2, 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

Furious nurses threaten to withhold votes

Our Health

“No jobs, no vote,” shouted unemployed nurses who marched to O.R Tambo Health sub-district offices in Lusikisiki last week. The unhappy nurses sang, carried placards and handed over a memorandum demanding that the Eastern Cape Department of Health employ them in the Ingquza Hill municipality.

Zizo Zikali
April 30, 2019

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

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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

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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

Operation on ice for the fifth time

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LIMPOPO - Mabula Maboyi (35) has lost hope that a needle that broke off inside her right hand will ever be removed, after her scheduled operation was postponed for the fifth time at Tshilidzini Hospital.

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
April 25, 2019

Parents urged to love their gay children unconditionally

Our Health

Mpumalanga - Dumisani Calvin Mabasa, 28, moved 175km from the town of Siyabuswa to Johannesburg to live in a society where his sexuality was accepted.

Cynthia Maseko
April 24, 2019

Beware post-Easter malaria!

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If you have travelled to a warmer area over Easter, you might have contracted malaria. And as the world gets warmer, more and more people will be at risk of malaria.

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
April 23, 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

Easter: How much chocolate is too much?

Health, News

It’s Easter time and children (and adults) are gearing up for an Easter egg hunt, but how much chocolate is too much and what constitutes a sugar binge versus a treat?

Bernadette Maguire
April 18, 2019

Most people with rare genetic blood disorder remain undiagnosed

Our Health

Thirteen-year-old Ruan Malan was born a healthy boy in 2006 - or so his parents thought. His mother, Julia, remembers the family’s joy when they took their baby boy home from the hospital after three days; he was just like any normal newborn.

Masutane Modjadji
April 17, 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

Hospital Horror: Babies found in dirty laundry

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A woman who works in the laundry section of Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg says she frequently deals with an array of horror finds among the linen – from amputated limbs to babies; dead and alive.

Bernadette Maguire
April 17, 2019

Tackling the high price of medicine

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Profit seems to be the only logic driving medicine prices, with some African countries paying more for medicine than European countries, and US citizens paying some of the highest medicine prices in the world. There are global efforts to rein in excessive profiteering but removing the secrecy around prices is complicated.

Kerry Cullinan
April 15, 2019

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