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BHEKISISA

Snake Park community battles health crisis amid mining's toxic legacy

6 min

By Bhekisisa team

CARTOON

Sweet Death

1 min

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS

HI-TECH FIRST RESPONSE

Eastern Cape's Kouga municipality launches ‘911’ drones in first project of its kind in Africa

4 min

By Estelle Ellis

BOOK INDABA

Refresh, reboot and reset — free talks featuring SA’s best writers set for Cape Town

4 min

By Marianne Thamm

SPOTLIGHT

Commit, invest, deliver — what SA should do to end TB

5 min

By Yogan Pillay and Gaurang Tanna for Spotlight

ENDING TB OP-ED

Even without donor support, South Africa has the means to eliminate tuberculosis

4 min

By Yogan Pillay and Foster Mohale

SPOTLIGHT

A jab that could protect against HIV for a year and other highlights from major conference

9 min

By Elri Voigt for Spotlight

FOOD INSECURITY

Empowering communities: The Food Agency's fight against hunger and food waste in South Africa

6 min

By Naledi Sikhakhane

FUNDING CRISIS OP-ED

The silent epidemic: Mpox's resurgence in Africa calls for urgent global health action

5 min

By Wilmot James, Richard Migisha and Nikki Romanik

WORLD TB DAY OP-ED

We can finally see hope on the horizon for beating TB, the world’s deadliest disease

4 min

By Willem Hanekom

MALNUTRITION ANALYSIS

Learners in Bushbuckridge are 'taking turns to eat' as families struggle to feed them

6 min

By Takudzwa Pongweni

SOUR TASTE

Sugar poison — The case for a higher tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

8 min

By Lillian Roberts

STUDENT DEBT RELIEF

Graduates welcome EFF proposal of Bill aimed at settling student university debt

5 min

By Siyabonga Goni

BHEKISISA

Trump ends SA’s HIV and TB research grants, endangering lifesaving, world class work

6 min

By Mia Malan

MEDICAL DATABASE

Cyber hack attack - how one click on an email link paralysed SA's National Health Laboratory Service

7 min

By Estelle Ellis

SPOTLIGHT

What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025

6 min

By Charles Parry, Funeka Bango, Tamara Kredo, Wanga Zembe, Michelle Galloway, Renee Street and Caradee Wright for Spotlight

BHEKISISA

‘Fund research not Tesla trucks’: The HIV casualties of Trump’s war on science

10 min

By Mia Malan

STARK DISPARITIES

Decades of neglect: Oral health crisis demands urgent policy reform and action

5 min

By Sudeshni Naidoo and Habib Benzian

LIFELINE

Investing in human dignity: Why basic income support grants are crucial for a just society

5 min

By Rachel Bukasa

CASH COW CULLED

Hawks arrest Western Cape duo who hit the R7m ‘jackpot’ after hacking ATMs with rogue software

3 min

By Estelle Ellis

BHEKISISA

The HIV casualties of Trump’s war on science

10 min

By Mia Malan

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BHEKISISA

Snake Park community battles health crisis amid mining's toxic legacy

CARTOON

Sweet Death

HI-TECH FIRST RESPONSE

Eastern Cape's Kouga municipality launches ‘911’ drones in first project of its kind in Africa

BOOK INDABA

Refresh, reboot and reset — free talks featuring SA’s best writers set for Cape Town

SPOTLIGHT

Commit, invest, deliver — what SA should do to end TB

ENDING TB OP-ED

Even without donor support, South Africa has the means to eliminate tuberculosis

SPOTLIGHT

A jab that could protect against HIV for a year and other highlights from major conference

FOOD INSECURITY

Empowering communities: The Food Agency's fight against hunger and food waste in South Africa

FUNDING CRISIS OP-ED

The silent epidemic: Mpox's resurgence in Africa calls for urgent global health action

WORLD TB DAY OP-ED

We can finally see hope on the horizon for beating TB, the world’s deadliest disease

MALNUTRITION ANALYSIS

Learners in Bushbuckridge are 'taking turns to eat' as families struggle to feed them

SOUR TASTE

Sugar poison — The case for a higher tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

STUDENT DEBT RELIEF

Graduates welcome EFF proposal of Bill aimed at settling student university debt

BHEKISISA

Trump ends SA’s HIV and TB research grants, endangering lifesaving, world class work

MEDICAL DATABASE

Cyber hack attack - how one click on an email link paralysed SA's National Health Laboratory Service

SPOTLIGHT

What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025

BHEKISISA

‘Fund research not Tesla trucks’: The HIV casualties of Trump’s war on science

STARK DISPARITIES

Decades of neglect: Oral health crisis demands urgent policy reform and action

LIFELINE

Investing in human dignity: Why basic income support grants are crucial for a just society

CASH COW CULLED

Hawks arrest Western Cape duo who hit the R7m ‘jackpot’ after hacking ATMs with rogue software

BHEKISISA

The HIV casualties of Trump’s war on science