Health
The Cape Town shelter where you won’t be turned away if you’re drunk
Pilot Sober Space project offers a bed to homeless people who have been drinking
News | 11 June 2026
Organisation forced to halt free sanitary pad project
Code Red Initiative, which distributed period kits in Masiphumelele, Ocean View and Red Hill, is in need of funding
News | 8 June 2026
Khayelitsha clinic struggles to meet the needs of growing population
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication
Brief | 2 June 2026
Photo exhibition shows the struggle of menstruation in informal settlements
15 women from Khayelitsha marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day
News | 28 May 2026
Private health providers don’t need government permission to operate, ConCourt rules
The apex court has unanimously ruled that sections of the National Health Act requiring private hospitals and doctors to get government permission to operate, were unconstitutional
Law | 18 May 2026
The hospital visit that begins with a boat
Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
Feature | 14 May 2026
Court sets aside national tender for circumcision device
With immediate effect the CircumQ device may not be used on boys aged ten to 14
Law | 8 May 2026
US funding cuts put Cape Town users at risk of not getting vital medicine
Streetscapes stepped in to help foot the bill for methadone costs after access issues at some centres
News | 1 May 2026
The high cost of negligence in the public health system
Billions of rands are paid out every year in legal claims
By Marecia Damons and David Capel
Feature | 29 April 2026