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As South Africa's coronavirus lockdown enters its second week, the country will start testing for the new virus in communities. The move is expected to be only one of many South Africa will make in a bid to test tens of thousands for the new coronavirus.

How long are the gaps between the end of one COVID wave and the start of another? In South Africa, it’s been about three months consistently, says epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim.

The former Gauteng health MEC says it wasn't her job to visit organisations prior to transferring state patients into their care.

When Ebola hit an overcrowded slum in Freetown people feared the worst. But a gang of unlikely heroes emerged to help the community.

When we are socialised to believe something as natural as menstruation is dirty, those who bleed may feel embarrassed about their period.

After two years, the residents in this settlement are still struggling to access basic services. The almost 5 000 houses in this area do not have access to running water or electricity and have at least 38 people sharing a toilet.

If you think shutting down needle exchange programmes will keep your city free of contaminated needles, think again.

Joan Collins* worked as an intensive care nurse in Cape Town. But that's not the only way she made a living.

Reusable pads are cheaper and better for the environment, but are you willing to try them?

Watch as the health department and South African Medical Research Council bring policymakers, researchers and scientists together to talk about the nuts and bolts of implementing the National Health Insurance, including financing and accountability.

Mia Malan answers six important questions about the HIV prevention pill in three minutes.

You can only get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine if you register. Here’s how to do it.

We travelled to the North West for this video, where we spoke to a young mother who fell pregnant when she was 13, but managed to return to school after her pregnancy.

On our 10th birthday, we’ve grown from a three-person health desk at the Mail & Guardian to an independent media organisation with a staff of 20 full and part-time employees. Today, we have an average of two million annual pageviews and we’ve expanded from print-only stories to television and podcasts. Want to know more? This seven-minute video has it all.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the National Command Council, political parties and other stakeholders and is now ready to tell the country how lockdown regulations will be relaxed.

Women in Somaliland speak out about their experiences of female genital mutilation. One NGO that is working to eliminate this horrific practice.