World health officials have raised concerns over a surge in anti-vaccine sentiment in South Africa. They say it's led to an ...

Big pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer signed lucrative contracts with governments around the world to provide COVID-19 vaccines under the condition that the prices and ...

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Bhekisisa’s TV show, Health Beat, in July, that he “would strongly consider” a ministerial advisory committee (MAC), like the one we had during the COVID pandemic ...

South Africa was “bullied” into signing one-sided contracts with Covid-19 vaccine suppliers that forced the government to pay more than the European Union but offered little protection against ...

More than half (60,1%) of respondents were very concerned or extremely concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on their own health. Many of the respondents (93,2%) were very concerned or extremely ...

Today is the deadline for the government to reveal the details of its Covid-19 vaccine contracts, according to a landmark High Court judgement. The Health Justice Initiative (HJI), a vocal non-profit ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers evaluate the influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics at primary health clinics ...

Explore how globalisation has shaped economic opportunities in Africa, especially in the wake of recent global shocks, and ...

The most common professionals who left included farmers and agricultural workers, recreation and sports professionals, mechanics, financial auditors and accountants, and specialist physicians.

The domestic work sector in South Africa has been dealt a severe blow as the number of people employed continues to fall as ...