Shops are full of Father's Day gifts and cards in preparation for June 20. But the sad reality is that millions of South African children have little or no contact with their fathers, and are very unlikely to spend the day with their dads.
Government claims its long-promised regulations aimed at curbing alcohol abuse will 'soon' be published for public comment. But how should it deal with excessive drinking when alcohol is so much part of South African culture?
Millions of South African children grow up without their fathers, a situation that has a profound impact on their lives. But a new initiative that encourages men to care for their children hopes to change this.
Migration is taking its toll on health services in Gauteng, South Africa's economic powerhouse.
One of the best-resourced provinces in the country, the Western Cape's health services function well.
In the remote villages of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, an innovative pilot project on gender and AIDS awareness offers rural women an opportunity for empowerment.
Huge staff shortages and weak primary care are the two most pressing problems in the Eastern Cape health system, but there are signs of improvement in provincial management.
With serious staff shortages and a rural population of up to 65 percent, bringing health to the people of the North West Province is no easy job.
South Africa has one of the highest incidences of rape in the world. In many cases, rape survivors do not press charges because of pressure from friends and family. This is the story of 19-year old Zoë who was attacked and raped by her ex-boyfriend last year in December in Uitenhage.
An unconventional approach to health provision at the Medicins Sans Frontieres first rural HIV/AIDS programme in Lusikisiki has yielded impressive results.
There appears to be an increase in child rape including cases involving
children raping other children.
Contrary to popular belief, female genital mutilation is taking place in South Africa. At the National Conference on Gender Based violence in November, Magistrate Tshifiwa Maumela of Mutale District in Limpopo Province said that the practice was no longer something that took place only north of our borders.
One in five teenage fathers admitted to forcing girls to have sex with them, and 30% of these forced sexual encounters resulted in the girls becoming pregnant.
While there are no formal surveys, guesstimates are that about 22 percent of South African university undergraduate students are HIV positive. In this special report we investigate how tertiary institutions are dealing with the epidemic.
Experts told him it was impossible do hip replacements in rural KwaZulu-Natal. But 'Rural Doctor of the Year' Victor Fredlund doesn't understand 'impossible'
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