Menopause in SA: Women want answers, not ‘old granny’ labels
Across the country’s townships and rural clinics, women are breaking inherited silences to redefine reproductive ageing on their own terms. Joan van Dyk reports.
In-Depth: Hypertension – South Africa’s “silent killer”
It is estimated that around 45% of men and 48% of women older than 15 years have high blood pressure (hypertension) in South Africa and only about 19% of men and 29% of women who have this condition are aware that they have it. Elri Voigt unpacks the state of hypertension in the country and how it is diagnosed and treated.
