Behind the scenes at Kimberley’s shiny, new, half-empty mental health hospital
Seven kilometres from Kimberley’s famous Big Hole, sits another of the mining city’s record-breaking landmarks: South Africa’s most expensive mental health hospital.
What it’s like: Being a cleaner at the Charlotte Maxeke casualty ward
As a cleaner at the emergency casualty ward at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, Sakhile Masombuka has seen a lot of blood and suffering. He chatted to Spotlight about his work.
OPEN LETTER: So, about our struggling healthcare system, Mr President
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today deliver his third state of the nation (SONA) address. Here is a few reminders and requests for his SONA.
Nuances in SA’s HIV Epidemic: Seven Graphs that Tell the Story
Over the last decade there have been significant decreases in the rates of new HIV infections, HIV-related deaths, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in South Africa. Yet, there are still staggering gaps between different subsets of the population.
Face to Face: Mase Manopole, Northern Cape MEC for Health
The Northern Cape is both South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province. Biénne Huisman sat down with Health MEC Mase Manopole to discuss healthcare in this often-forgotten part of the country.
NHI: Khayelitsha public hearings in pictures
The recent public hearings on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill in Khayelitsha drew a considerable crowd in the CBD Hall on Wednesday. Nasief Manie was there to capture the proceedings for Spotlight in pictures.
Rowdy Khayelitsha NHI hearing shows parties’ colours
The public hearing on the NHI Bill in Khayelitsha this week drew a big crowd from areas like Manenberg, Elsies River and Khayelitsha in what turned out to be a robust public hearing with strong political undertones.
Democracy or farce as NHI hearings hits Piketberg
If these public hearings on the NHI Bill is democracy in action – we are in trouble, writes Alicestine October.
Government plans massive PrEP rollout
The Department of Health aims to make a pill to prevent HIV infection available at all community health centres and primary healthcare clinics in South Africa by end September this year.
How a team at Groote Schuur is beating breast cancer against the odds
An inspiring team of doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital’s Breast Cancer Clinic are succeeding in the face of severe resource constraints.
Are we ready for NHI, among many questions in North West
MPs this weekend made their 7th pitstop for the public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI). With seven provinces covered thus far, only the Western Cape and Gauteng remains.
SA compares well with US on some HIV metrics
The HIV epidemics in South Africa and the United States are different in important ways, but some key metrics look remarkably similar.