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.

Superbugs are a big public health issue. So is climate change. Put the two together and the problem becomes even bigger. (Dylan Bush) In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan tells us why superbugs and ...

Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work ...

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone shares what experts have to say about some of the most pressing health issues this year. Sign up for our newsletter today. South Africa is a study in contrasts.

In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan tells us why the US isn’t giving SA LEN. Sign up for our newsletter today. By shutting South Africa out of its overseas funding for the roll-out of the revolutionary ...

In today’s newsletter, Linda Pretorius asks “who should get what slice of the LEN pie”? Sign up for our newsletter today. What’s the best way to divvy up a shipment of medicine that will cover less ...

In today’s newsletter, our Health Beat team explores ageing with HIV and Mia Malan unpacks SA’s aim to make its own LEN. Sign up for our newsletter today. The South African government is adamant that ...

In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius tells us why SA’s tobacco Bill is stuck in limbo. Sign up for our newsletter today. In the late 1990s, South Africa banned all tobacco advertising.

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone explains that while the Tobacco Control Bill sits in Parliament, we’ve normalised nicotine addiction by allowing our kids to vape. Sign up for our newsletter ...