4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1766+ words) Four South Africans from groups the government wants to reach with the six-monthly HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, tell us why they chose the shot, what happened at the clinic and whether they’ll go back for another dose Almost 55 000 people in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (389+ words) Ilembe, home to more than 800 000 people, has no government-owned psychiatric facility, forcing patients requiring specialised care to be transferred more than 150km away. A new R148 million facility is now planned for the district Ilembe, one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most populous health districts,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1654+ words) Early data shows South Africans and Zambians have a big appetite for the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection. But clinics don’t yet have enough doses for everyone who wants it. It’s a balancing act: how do you persuade people to want…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1086+ words) All 15 sardines in an initial detailed round of testing carried pilchard herpesvirus, with dead fish showing consistently high levels as scientists investigate environmental factors High levels of pilchard herpesvirus have been found in sardines involved in South Africa’s extensive mortality…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1834+ words) His wheelchair no longer fits and the clinic often runs out of his medicine. Add to that three decades of living with cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy often announces itself in the space where a milestone should be. For Keneilwe Dikoma,…...