South Africa has close to 700 medical doctors who haven’t been able to find a job in the public sector since qualifying. The shrinking health budget, coupled with rising salaries and high medical negligence claims, has meant that the department can’t afford to employ these professionals.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/February 23, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/December 13, 2023
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 17, 2023
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/October 31, 2023
Nicole Ludolph is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/February 19, 2024
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/December 13, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/November 29, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/October 10, 2023
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 30, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 11, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 4, 2023
About 10 000 women in South Africa get this cervical cancer every year. But it can be prevented by getting a vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes this type of cancer. The government wants to wipe out cervical cancer by 2063 — like Australia is on track to do by 2030. Here’s how.
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 5, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/February 26, 2024
A decade ago our editor-in-chief wrote a story on the issue of botched circumcisions in the rural Eastern Cape. Through the help of translators, she managed to speak to some of the survivors and this resulted in high-level policy changes and a drama production. Watch more of this story.
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 12, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 8, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 6, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 5, 2024
Do you start your days feeling exhausted after going to bed early? You may have sleep apnoea, a condition where breathing stops for periods during sleep. This Health Beat episode shows how sleep disorders can affect your state of mind as well as your physical health, and experts tell us what can be done without expensive treatment.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 6, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 11, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 4, 2023
Jessica Pitchford is Bhekisisa's TV and multimedia editor. She's been a journalist since the early nineties and has reported on some pivotal events in South Africa’s political history, such as the country’s transition to democracy and the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/February 26, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/February 9, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/December 1, 2023
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/November 8, 2023
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 5, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/February 26, 2024
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 12, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 8, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 6, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 5, 2024
- Ruan Visserhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/ruanv/February 26, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/March 12, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/March 5, 2024
- Thatego Mashabelahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/thategom/February 26, 2024
Tobacco ads have been banned in many countries for years, but Big Tobacco is finding ways to get around the rules — like partnering with Formula 1 to punt their new products to a global audience. Could South Africa’s new tobacco Bill put an end to racing on our screens?
Christina Pitt is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/March 1, 2024
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/October 20, 2023
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/October 4, 2023
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/August 28, 2023
Every second year, South Africa releases a national antenatal HIV survey, which looks at the proportion of pregnant women who are HIV-positive and have syphilis. In the first of a three-part series, we help you make sense of the survey’s results and what it means for the country’s HIV outlook.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/January 19, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 14, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 11, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
Implementation trials start early 2024 in South Africa to help researchers find out what will make people use a two-monthly anti-HIV jab. Linda-Gail Bekker of the University of Cape Town, heads up one of the studies and spoke to Mia Malan on Bhekisisa’s TV show, Health Beat.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/January 23, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 14, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 11, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
In July, Rudo Mathivha handed in her notice at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, ending a rightly celebrated 25-year stint as head of the intensive care unit. It was after a truly terrible year. Her story underscores the extent to which quality healthcare for the country’s most vulnerable people remains at the mercy of the indifferent and the corrupt.
Sean Christie is a freelance journalist and author.
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/February 28, 2024
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/November 3, 2023
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/September 26, 2023
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/August 16, 2023
Mapeseka Mabena has spent a decade getting her HIV patients to start and stay on treatment. Taking ARVs every day can be taxing, but Mabena motivates people with a reminder that meds can help them have HIV-free children and stop them passing on the virus through sex. She explains how in this video.
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 5, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/February 26, 2024
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 12, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 8, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 6, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 5, 2024
Before the festive season kicks off, take a look at Bhekisisa’s most-read stories of 2023.
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/December 6, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/November 15, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/September 22, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/September 21, 2023