Lenacapavir promised to change the course of the epidemic, but a limited, geographically selective rollout exposes a harder reality: who gets protected, who is left behind, and whether this is progress or containment. What is presented as pragmatism is, in fact, a set of political choices about access, timing, and scale
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‘I left everything behind just to survive’: a transgender woman’s journey through stigma, survival and HIV
Maanda Bele
Surviving HIV has given Makondo purpose. She has chosen to speak openly to show other young people, particularly those who are LGBTQI, that an HIV diagnosis isn’t a death sentence.
Orthopaedic surgeon shortage ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ in Limpopo’s ailing health system
Moyahabo Mabeba
This province is an absolute disaster. The shortage of orthopaedic surgeons is just the tip of the iceberg, and a lot of patients are still going to suffer
Daily noise is slowly leading us to a world of silence
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We often accept loud noise in traffic, shopping centres, restaurants, sports matches and music concerts as normal.
Siphilisiwe Community Care is a lifeline for the homeless in South Beach, Durban
Phumzile Mkhungo
Volunteers at the organisation assist with preparing meals, distributing food and checking in on vulnerable individuals living on the streets.
More young people are living with hypertension: I am one of them
Faith Mutizira
Conventional wisdom tells us that high blood pressure is associated with lifetime like eating highly processed food and physical inactivity. But it’s more complex than that.
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We are managing HIV with selective lenacapavir roll-out, not ending it
Sixteen cavities, no dentist: Children live with painful tooth decay as oral health education falls short
Caregivers start cleaning children’s teeth from the age of two. From four to six, kids should be taught to brush their teeth in circular motions by themselves, with an adult supervising.
I need a blanket, but I also need to survive: Bloemfontein’s homeless brace for a freezing winter
Homeless are among the most vulnerable to illness.
March and March deny high-risk baby health care
The family is from Ethiopia and is in the country legally as an asylum seeker. She showed her papers, as well as the baby’s clinic card and Road to Health book.
Birth control shortages leave women in NW and GP fearing unplanned pregnancies
Women in parts of Gauteng have made similar complaints, saying they have experienced shortages of injectables and the implant.