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R6.65-billion — or $350-million. That’s how much South Africa receives in annual funding from the US government’s National Institutes of Health. If the country loses all of its NIH funding, the ...

Women have had the right to choose to end their pregnancies for 30 years in SA — and government facilities that offer the service do it for free. Here’s what is (still) driving so many of them to ...

As climate change intensifies, a toxic legacy grows more dangerous in Soweto. Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as more floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining ...

As climate change intensifies, a toxic legacy grows more dangerous in Soweto. Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as more floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining ...

Baby Savers South Africa is taking the government to court over the ban on baby boxes in Gauteng. Are they a harmful tool ...

Despite increased efforts to improve child and maternal health, countries are still lagging behind in meeting their Millennium Development Goals.

Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford, Mia Malan, Thatego Mashabela, Yolanda Mdzeke, Floris Kotze and Ruan Visser-January 17, 2025 ...

Anna-Maria van Niekerk, Jessica Pitchford, Mia Malan, Yolanda Mdzeke, Thatego Mashabela, Katleho Morabe and Ruan Visser-October 15, 2024 ...

Hundreds of thousands of obese South Africans stand to trim their excess kilos should a 20% tax on suger-sweetened beverages be instituted.