Researchers say transactional sex will become more common because of a rise in climate change-related droughts and floods. Droughts and floods cause financial hardship, and therefore increase the market for sex in exchange for rewards.
Lillian Roberts was Bhekisisa's news reporter from July to December 2023.
- Lillian Robertshttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/lillianroberts/October 27, 2023
- Lillian Robertshttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/lillianroberts/September 14, 2023
- Lillian Robertshttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/lillianroberts/August 23, 2023
- Lillian Robertshttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/lillianroberts/July 25, 2023
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/January 19, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 11, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
Budget cuts to the provincial departments will leave close to 200 health science graduates without spots for their community service. The knock-on effect will be that fewer people who use state hospitals will have access to health services like dentists and physiotherapists.
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/February 6, 2024
- 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/February 6, 2024
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/November 29, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/October 10, 2023
South Africa’s medicines regulator is helping to process pharmaceutical companies’ applications for medicines to be approved by the African Medicines Agency. But the country won’t have a say in the appointment of the agency’s head because it hasn’t yet ratified the treaty for its establishment.
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/January 30, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 4, 2023
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/January 19, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 14, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
Around 500 people in South Africa get infected with HIV each day. A number that Mbali Jonas from the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation wants to reduce to zero. They’re doing this by telling youth about medications that can stop HIV infection. We take you to their communities and show you how they work.
The establishment of the African Medicines Agency will significantly contribute to the improvement of healthcare delivery across the continent and better overall health of African citizens. SPONSORED CONTENT Africa continues to be a growing continent i …
Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela is the chief executive officer at the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra).
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Chimwemwe Chamdimba is the head of African medicines regulatory harmonisation at the African Union Development Agency (Auda-Nepad).
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Too much greenhouse gases going into the air from burning coal, oil and gas make the atmosphere warmer than it should be. This causes global weather patterns to change, aka climate change. Watch this animation to learn more.
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/December 15, 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
The climate crisis is bad for people’s mental health — and it’s taken increasingly seriously at this year’s conference of the parties, COP28. In this interview from Health Beat, Bhekisisa’s monthly TV show, South African climate justice activist, Kumi Naidoo, explains what climate anxiety is — and what we can do about it.
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/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
At the Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa), we believe that there is an art to seeing beyond what is, to what could be. It’s not always easy. And it takes more than just practice. SPONSORED CONTENT Any healthcare reforms, including the proposed …
Dumisani Bomela is the chief executive officer of the Hospital Association of South Africa, the representative organisation for over 80% of private hospitals in South Africa.
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Bhekisisa and Media Hack Collective’s 2021 #SayHerName project, researched what gender-based violence stories make it onto the news. The data backed up what we know anecdotally — that murders of women like Reeva Steenkamp and Leigh Matthews are the one …
Tanya Pampalone is Bhekisisa's business development consultant. Pampalone is the former managing editor of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, executive editor of the Mail & Guardian and head of partnerships and audience development for The Conversation Africa. Now a communications, strategy and fundraising consultant, she works with non-profit and mission-driven media groups in San Francisco and Johannesburg.
- Tanya Pampalonehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tanya-pampalone/March 13, 2024
- Tanya Pampalonehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tanya-pampalone/November 7, 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/February 6, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 30, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 11, 2023
Since fewer people are using condoms, we need more ways to prevent HIV. HIV prevention pills are free at government clinics, but the catch is that you have to take them every day. A two-monthly jab and monthly vaginal ring could change the game, but can the state afford them? Watch this Health Beat episode to find out.
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/January 30, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 11, 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/January 30, 2024
- 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
Tshidiso Lechuba is a freelance video editor working in Johannesburg.
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 8, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 7, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/October 3, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/August 29, 2023
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