SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Electronic death registration is a win-win for SA — let’s make it happen 3 min 0 By Pam Groenewald and Debbie Bradshaw
SPOTLIGHT US suspends billions in funding for SA clinical research after new foreign grants policy 6 min 0 By Jesse Copelyn
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Surprising new study reveals alarming HIV death rates, challenging official statistics in South Africa 6 min 0 By Chris Bateman for Spotlight
TRUMP 2.0 ‘Assault on science’ — SA researchers warn that US funding cuts hinder global medical advancement 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SCIENCE MATTERS Medical advice: In a world awash with misinformation, who do you trust? 3 min 0 By Iza Trengove
SPOTLIGHT What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025 6 min 0 By Charles Parry, Funeka Bango, Tamara Kredo, Wanga Zembe, Michelle Galloway, Renee Street and Caradee Wright for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT US funding cuts imperil African search for HIV vaccine 7 min 0 By Catherine Tomlinson for Spotlight
JUST ENERGY TRANSITION Living near coal-fired power plants increases risk of death, children particularly vulnerable – study 6 min 0 By Julia Evans
SPOTLIGHT Humanist with an unblinking gaze — Prof Ntobeko Ntusi takes point at SA Medical Research Council 6 min 2 By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Budget 2024 fails to address poverty-related health issues and inspire NHI trust - SAMRC 9 min 0 By SAMRC researchers
SPOTLIGHT IN-DEPTH Major SA Medical Research Council study sheds light on causes of disease and death in SA, from unsafe sex to alcohol 7 min 0 By Nthusang Lefafa
SPOTLIGHT Binning 8.5m Covid jabs a ‘shocking indictment’ of vaccination campaign, says health expert 7 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho
SPOTLIGHT WOMEN IN HEALTH Petro Terblanche — the farm girl from Brits who steered Africa’s first mRNA vaccine 9 min 0 By Aisha Abdool Karim
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW ‘It took me three seconds to decide’ — Dr Fareed Abdullah reflects on three decades at the coalface of public health 8 min 0 By Biénne Huisman
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM Naeemah Abrahams and the secret to defeating evil – do something 7 min 1 By Khadija Patel
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM Modern-day oracles? Meet the scientists tracking Covid’s crappy future 7 min 0 By Zano Kunene
GROUNDUP HEALTHCARE ‘Know Your Numbers’ project spearheading hypertension screening for pensioners in Sassa queues 4 min 0 By Barbara October
PANDEMIC OP-ED SA Covid situation in 2022 is unpredictable — poor information clouds our understanding 6 min 0 By Wieland Gevers
GROUNDUP CORONAVIRUS State researchers to regain access to crucial Covid vaccine data 2 min 0 By James Stent for GroundUp
THE RISE OF OMICRON Gauteng premier calls for calm, Plett Matric Rage cancelled, Covid-19 infections surge in Nelson Mandela Bay 6 min 2 By Estelle Ellis