South Africa’s National Aids Council, Sanac, has asked local drug companies to submit applications by April 7 to make generic ...

The implementation of the NHI is effectively frozen in court and constitutional clashes, blocking South Africa's most sweeping health overhaul since 1994. We talked to health economist Susan Cleary to ...

Reporters Qaanitah Hunter and Estelle Ellis offer five tips on how researchers can break into the headlines, fight misinformation and make their science count where it matters most.

As the president delays the implementation of the NHI, Health Beat examines the court and constitutional clashes blocking South Africa’s most sweeping health overhaul since 1994.

South African teenage girls and young women know alcohol leaves them ashamed, broke and hungover — but in a world where drinking signals belonging, "just say no" was never going to cut it.

Jessica Pitchford is Bhekisisa's TV and multimedia editor. She's been a journalist since the early nineties and has reported ...

The tobacco industry is getting ready for the final showdown as South Africa’s Tobacco Bill heads into its last rounds, pulling out its well-worn talking points on illicit trade and high taxes. We ...

Imagine watching loved ones swept away, land and livestock destroyed, possessions lost within hours. For many, that’s reality as climate disasters wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods. Health Beat ...

On Monday night, the US Embassy in Tshwane issued a press release, confirming Bhekisisa’s earlier story, published on Monday, that projects funded via the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, ...