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Widely used HIV drug in SA flagged for reports of resistance – but experts say don’t panic
This article was first published by Spotlight NSP. Read the original piece on their website. By Elri Voigt One of the most notable shifts in HIV treatment over the past two decades is that the antiretrovirals used today have much fewer side effects than the older ones and do a better job at Continue Reading
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Health services in the Eastern Cape: What changed since the last elections?
This article was first published by Spotlight NSP. Read the original piece on their website. By Luvuyo Mehlwana In South Africa, the right to access basic healthcare services is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution. For residents of Xhora Mouth in the Eastern Cape, that constitutional right in some respects Continue Reading
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Total grid collapse? Billions in losses? 10 questions answered about load shedding in South Africa
This report was written by Africa Check, a non-partisan fact-checking organisation. View the original piece on their website. *This article is more than 7 months old Winnie Theletsane – Copy editor An interesting – or, more likely, disturbing – fact: this November will mark the 16th anniversary of load shedding Continue Reading
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SECTION27 welcomes SCA ruling against corporal punishment
This article was first published on SABC news. Read the original article on their website. Public Law Organisation SECTION27 has welcomed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein in the case of the South African Council of Educators. The case involved two teachers who meted out corporal punishment on Continue Reading
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ELECTION FACTSHEET: Sanitation in South Africa
*This article is more than 2 years old Keegan Leech, Researcher This report was written by Africa Check, a non-partisan fact-checking organisation. View the original piece on their website. South Africans are set to vote for district, metropolitan and local municipal council representatives in nationwide local elections on 1 November 2021. Service Continue Reading
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How South Africa’s top brass continue to inflate government housing figures and why it matters
Ahead of national elections, government officials maintain that over 4 million houses have been provided to the poor. We explain – once again – why this claim is misleading.