LABEL RULES What’s eating us? Health department reviews public submissions on food label regulations 7 min 5 By Adèle Sulcas
MISUNDERSTOOD DUTY OP-ED Teenage pregnancies, health workers and the mandatory reporting of sexual offences 5 min 0 By Sanja Bornman and Lisa Vetten
SPOTLIGHT ‘Extremely improper’ — premier Mabuyane under fire for moving Eastern Cape head of health 9 min 3 By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight
SIDELINED Outrage as ‘remarkable’ top Eastern Cape health official, Dr Rolene Wagner shifted to premier’s office 6 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
EMPOWERING ADOLESCENTS Teenage pregnancy prevention is not just about irresponsible teens, say activists 4 min 3 By Zukiswa Pikoli
Maverick News Wellness business owner campaigns for medical professionals to report incidences of child rape 3 min 1 By Thom Pierce
UNHEALTHY SITUATION Johannesburg hospitals struggle to keep wards clean in ongoing water crisis 3 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
SPOTLIGHT Orthopaedic surgery: What is behind SA’s long waiting lists? 9 min 0 By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Hawks boss Lebeya hails successes - from R6-billion worth of seized contraband to human trafficking busts 4 min 2 By Vincent Cruywagen
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS Incentives seem to work in private healthcare, so why not in public? 12 min 3 By Amy Green for Spotlight
WARNING LABELS Activists call for more restrictions on marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to children 6 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
WATER TREATMENT CRISIS Cholera outbreak and death toll under control due to swift action, claims Health Department 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE OP-ED We are unlikely to be equitably able to access lifesaving, affordable medicines under NHI 10 min 6 By Fatima Hassan
FOOD SAFETY Food Safety Day reflection — SA grapples with food-borne disease, cholera and poor service delivery 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
'CONTINUED NEGLECT' Government seemingly still in the dark about source of deadly cholera outbreak 5 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
DEADLY WATER Ramaphosa 'satisfied' with government response to cholera outbreak, vows to visit Hammanskraal 4 min 2 By Nonkululeko Njilo
UNFOLDING CRISIS Cholera toll in SA rises amid calls for swift action and less finger-pointing 2 min 0 By Michelle Banda
RIGHT OF REPLY: VACCINE MANUFACTURE ‘Biovac did not comply’ – Health Department defends decision to award vaccine contract to manufacturer in India 6 min 0 By Prof Nicholas Crisp, K Jamaloodien, M Schonfeldt and R Botha
MATERNAL NEWBORN HEALTH Global progress towards reducing maternal, newborn deaths stalls — hope lies in ‘accelerating together’ 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SPOTLIGHT Analysis — After 21 months, the results are in on health HOD's progress on EC’s floundering healthcare system 12 min 0 By Luvuyo Mehlwana and Alicestine October
