AT A CROSSROADS Next era of global health in Africa relies on investing in African scientists 4 min 0 By Isabella Oyier and Moussa Sarr
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED New respiratory virus vaccine a game changer for babies, but cost remains a barrier 5 min 0 By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight
World Biopharma industry eyes 2025 bounceback, grapples with uncertainty over Trump return 3 min 0 By Reuters
BIRTH CONTROL Pharmaceutical giant recalls compromised batch of contraceptive pills in SA after packaging ‘mix-up’ 3 min 0 By Ray Mahlaka
BIG PHARMA BULLIES Documents reveal how Pfizer and Moderna ‘profiteered’ in Covid-19 vaccine negotiations 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PANDEMIC PROCUREMENT OP-ED Analysis finds SA was bullied into one-sided, imperial and immoral Covid-19 vaccine contracts 11 min 30 By Multi Stakeholder Group
PUBLIC INTEREST Covid-19 contracts reveal that Big Pharma 'bullied' SA while securing vaccines worth $734m - NGO 6 min 10 By Zukiswa Pikoli
PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE Activists celebrate landmark win for transparency after court orders Covid vaccine contracts to be made public 5 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CALL FOR DISCLOSURE Advocacy group makes court bid to lift veil of secrecy over SA’s Covid vaccine procurement 6 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
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
COVID CONSPIRACIES OP-ED Jabs in the dark – why this anti-vax group’s case is a legal non-starter 7 min 5 By Pierre de Vos
HEALTH REGULATION Fringe anti-vax group targets SA’s authorisation of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine 2 min 2 By Kerry Cullinan
CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION UPDATE WHO revises Covid booster recommendations - medium-risk group need only one 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
GROUNDUP IN MEMORIAM Nontsikelelo Zwedala, gentle, with a will of steel – unsung hero of the struggle for HIV medicines 5 min 1 By Zackie Achmat
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED NHI Bill must still clear many hurdles to ensure adequate medicine access 7 min 1 By Yanga Nokhepheyi, Marlise Richter and Fatima Hassan
CORONAVIRUS Sahpra mulls over application to register anti-Covid drug from Pfizer 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM Out of ‘T’ and out of hope – South Africa’s trans men face year 2 of hormone stockout 7 min 0 By Zano Kunene
COVID-19 Pfizer says Omicron-specific booster vaccine shows promising results but not yet approved for SA 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
CORONAVIRUS VACCINES OP-ED Wasted vaccine doses are the result of the right choice by government to prepare for the worst 10 min 4 By David Harrison
