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The joy of motherhood is killed by a moral and ethical dilemma when doctors advise termination of a pregnancy.

Until now, the national and provincial health departments have not been able to say where services are provided. Here's how we found them.

One in four Zimbabweans suffers from mental illness, but untrained female health workers are setting a new benchmark for the treatment of patients.

Mental health patients in Johannesburg's East Rand are hard hit by the unavailability of medication.

There’s less demand for human ivermectin in South Africa when the country is in between COVID waves. But nobody is tracking how many people may be using the animal formulation.

When Mark died, emergency services left his body on the pavement in central Pretoria for hours.

Girls in Kenya’s Narok County will also be made to reveal the identities of babies’ fathers.

Pregnant women who drink alcohol put their unborn children at greater risk than they think, writes Mia Malan.

More than three decades into the HIV epidemic, some conversations haven't become any easier. This is one of them.

Scientists and campaigners warn that factories in coastal villages are wreaking environmental and economic havoc.

Three people have been arrested after a Pondoland initiate who lost his penis and spoke out about it in public was beaten for "shaming the custom".

Alopecia or hair loss can devastate your self-esteem, unless you hold your head up high.

An app, a few volunteers and buy-in from doctors can make the frontlines a kinder place for patients, staff and families.

Scientists believe the brain is key to treating weight problems, and are closing in on answers.

An HIV prevention pill can reduce HIV-negative people's chances of contracting HIV by more than 90%.

About 15 years after their son died while illegally detained at a deportation centre outside Johannesburg, this family still hasn't found his grave.