Long Form

Bosasa bribed its way into contracts. Meet the four-year-old who paid the price.

Women in Somaliland are working together with an NGO to eliminate one of the most ancient and extreme practices of female genital mutilation.

Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis. Many people have been displaced due to climate change-induced droughts, and conflict between the army and al-Shabaab has left many regions without food.

Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.

This doctor returned to his home town to live, love and heal.

After Sierra Leone’s civil war, money poured in for mental health services. But a decade later, there's little left to help Ebola’s victims.

C-sections may result in fewer lawsuits, but they are not always the best option.

In a binge-drinking community parents often give their children alcohol, or they get it in the womb.

South African jails are making notable strides in screening for, and curing, tuberculosis.

State cancer patients have nowhere to turn, even if their cancer is treatable.

A marathon runner with prostate cancer uses his skill to promote awareness and encourage testing.

For centuries, traditional religious practices have preserved the sacred forests of the Bijagós archipelago. Now missionaries are muscling in.

Community workers are twiddling their thumbs while the state drags its heels on a new strategy, writes Mia Malan.

Go inside the international network of women willing to break the law to give people access to termination of pregnancy services.

Ivory Park's Operation Thiba Nyaope provides support for addicts and their affected families.

General anaesthetic is supposed to make surgery painless. Now there’s evidence that one person in 20 may be awake when doctors think they’re under.