The Department of Health and Wellness says it has no plans to comply with a 2025 Labour Court ruling that community health workers (CHWs) must be ...

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality embarks on a clean-up operation in Hluvukani following our reporting on the waste sites.

She explains there’s no national clinical protocol, but standard practice is to not confront or accuse the patient, but to record the discrepancy factually in clinical notes. “The nurse and admin ...

At 6am on a Saturday morning, Luvhengo Vhulahani treks up a mountain to collect firewood for villagers living without electricity.

A lack of awareness campaigns has left the areas exposed to environmental and health hazards caused by unmanaged waste.

South Africa has moved a step closer to an HIV vaccine with the launch of the BRILLIANT 011 clinical trial at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) site at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The ...

Nurses at Tswinga Clinic fear for their safety as their fence collapsed due to the floods. (Photo: supplied) Dozens of health facilities across Limpopo were damaged by the flooding triggered by ...

Residents say they are scared to drink the water. (Photo: Israel Nkuna) Residents of Mahlathi, a village outside Giyani, say they have been forced to use contaminated water for daily needs because of ...

Children are more vulnerable to health-related illness. (Photo: Freepik) As Durban temperatures reached 30 degrees this week, one school resorted to holding classes outside. “Our classrooms are ...

Community health workers (CHWs) play a crucial role in delivering essential healthcare services to communities across South Africa. Yet, a year after the Labour Court ruled that CHWs should be deemed ...