HEALTH VS BEAUTY Comedian Celeste Ntuli’s weight of truth encompasses laughter, stigma and the obesity crisis 6 min 0 By Bhekisisa Mncube
RIGHT OF REPLY Heala’s attack on SA Canegrowers contains misinformation and jeopardises small-scale farmers 4 min 1 By Higgins Mdluli
BHEKISISA OP-ED Will the food industry sacrifice its fat profits for health? 8 min 0 By David Harrison and Liezel Engelbrecht
BHEKISISA The skinny on Ozempic: Why it can help with weight loss — but not for everyone 5 min 3 By Linda Pretorius and Mohale Moloi
SPOTLIGHT In-depth – South Africa’s obesity problem and the promise of new weight loss medicines 14 min 2 By Amy Green for Spotlight
WELLNESS Capetonians are healthiest, but Joburgers spend more time working out, ObeCity Index shows 3 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM Global stocks of diabetes drug Ozempic drained by doctors prescribing it for weight loss 6 min 0 By Zano Kunene
HEALTHCARE OP-ED Empowering and educating patients — a new approach to managing diabetes 4 min 0 By Bob Mash
BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM OP-ED Karoo dust, diet and diabetes – why ‘lifestyle disease’ is an unfair label 6 min 0 By Bridget McNulty
THE CONVERSATION You love amagwinya/puff puff/bofrot? Here’s a healthier version of Africa’s favourite snack 4 min 1 By Oluwatoyin Onipe and Afam I. O. Jideani
OP-ED Diabetes is linked to food insecurity, and needs co-ordinated, multisectoral intervention 4 min 0 By Nokuthula Vilakazi