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The right to life – and death
However much we abhor the idea, the choice is personal and should be respected.
HIV fight requires wisdom
The health minister and UNAids are jumping the gun by not consulting activists.
Could we mass-produce HIV immunity?
One tiny protein may hold the secret to ending the HIV pandemic.
‘Academic boys’ to ‘sex jaros’: What it means to be a Black boy in...
Toxic masculinities help drive everything from HIV infection rates to gender-based violence. But before we ask, what does it mean to be a ‘man’ in South Africa, should we wonder what it’s like to be a boy?
100-million young lives saved by aid
Aid may often be criticised, but it works, says the Gates Foundation.
EFF’s Julius Malema loses extra kilos and the fat cats jeer
Speculation swirled around Malema after he dropped extra kilos, showing dangerous associations between being thin and being sick still plague Africa.
What can we learn from Angola’s yellow fever outbreak?
The country's yellow fever outbreak is a timely reminder that African countries can't get complacent with their vaccination efforts.
‘HIV is my unwanted pregnancy’
If you are a man who has sex with men, the HIV prevention pill just keeps getting better. Find out how.
How women who work are held back by a lack of quality daycare in...
The increasingly disjointed nature of life in urban slums means there’s no network of family support for mothers who want to work.
Folly and fortitude: What sets good and bad leaders apart in the COVID-19 era?
A country's coronavirus response is only as good as its president, writes Lawrence Hamilton. So how does South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa measure up?
‘She can’t discern jam from Vaseline’: Advice for the children of Alzheimer’s patients
In South Africa, a gene test that will tell you if you’re at risk for Alzheimer’s disease costs R3 600. But major organisations warn people against using these home kits without also getting counselling to help them work through the results — regardless of the outcome.
Don’t believe the hype: Why increases to the health budget on paper don’t translate...
Legal claims against the department now amount to more than half of some provincial health budgets. Less money now will only mean more claims later.
The forgotten form of TB that can carry on forever
Just like with COVID, there’s a long version of TB, called post-TB lung disease. This condition can emerge even after people with TB have finished their courses of treatment.
Bugs, borers & heatwaves: Life and mental health in a hotter Joburg
Joburg may have avoided a total “treepocolypse”, but the city is continuing to battle the invasive beetle killing off its trees. In the war against the shot hole borer, there may be more at stake than just the city’s iconic tree-lined avenues.
#AIDS2016: New science may put the power to prevent HIV in women’s hands
Being able to take a pill discreetly, as women have done with contraceptives since the 1950s, is an HIV prevention revolution.
Curious about what the National Health Insurance will cover? Then you’ll want to read...
What will the National Health Insurance pay for? It’s the question on everyone’s mind when it comes to the move set to redefine how healthcare is financed and managed in South Africa. We give you a behind-the-scenes look at the development of a framework that will help guide policies in this edited extract from the Health Systems Trust's latest Health Review.