WHO scrutinises SA’s medical waste disposal

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has scrutinised South Africa’s capacity to safely dispose of medical waste. Earlier this month, the

21 February 2022 No Comments

Breast milk vs formula – Are ‘science’ journals being bribed by corporates?

The benefits of a mother’s milk are well-documented. And with the evidence growing, the manufacturers of formula substitutes are on

17 February 2022 No Comments

Public sector cancer care expensive

The cost of cancer treatment for the average South African is very high. This as a study conducted in 2020

4 February 2022 No Comments

Blanket enforcement of Covid-19 vaccination at UFS challenged

Trade union Solidarity heads to court this Thursday to challenge the University of the Free State (UFS) over its planned

27 January 2022 No Comments

Groote Schuur Hospital Working On Operation Backlog

More than 10 000 operations could not have been carried out at Groote Schuur Hospital over the past two years

26 January 2022 No Comments

Woman loses job for saying no to Covid-19 vaccine

A woman has been left unemployed after refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

26 January 2022 No Comments

Blue Downs without water due to damaged pipe

Blue Downs and its surrounding areas have been left with little to no water due to a damaged pipeline. According

25 January 2022 No Comments

Student union opposed to forced vaccination

A showdown may be looming over forced vaccination for Covid-19 at universities. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has

11 January 2022 No Comments

US man gets a pig heart

A 57-year-old American man who received the first ever genetically-modified pig heart is being closely watched as it remains unclear

11 January 2022 No Comments

SA Covid-19 curfew ends

After nearly two years the public can again be on the move at any hour as the Covid-19 curfew has

31 December 2021 No Comments

SAMA Supports Government’s Revised Quarantine Protocols

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has thrown its weight behind the government’s revised contact tracing, quarantine, isolation protocols. According

26 December 2021 No Comments

Festive Family Feud: Mental health for the festive season

When the festive season rolls around there is always room for dessert, sleeping later over the weekends … and perhaps

24 December 2021 No Comments

Drive to halt Covid-19 trial vaccines for kids goes to ConCourt

Citizens concerned about the administering of the Covid-19 vaccines to children have now turned to the highest court in the

24 December 2021 No Comments

Big pharma’s monopoly in the Covid-19 pandemic

Access to preventative medication comes with several conditions, most often left in the hands of multinational pharmaceutical companies; all in

22 December 2021 No Comments

How accurate are PCR tests and do we really understand Covid-19?

The validity of Covid-19 tests has been brought into question with allegations that the qualitative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method

21 December 2021 No Comments

Does politics have an influence on science?

During the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists and researchers have bumped heads over their medical and scientific views on the developments of

30 November 2021 No Comments

Explainer: Omicron variant & its symptoms

South Africa’s last few months saw Covid-19 cases move out of the danger zone, except for the Gauteng province which

30 November 2021 No Comments

Omicron variant: What we know

Now that a new variant of Covid-19 has been detected in South Africa, scientists and researchers are tasked with understanding

29 November 2021 No Comments

Travel bans imposed on SA is unjustified – DIRCO

President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed several countries’ rushed decision to impose travel bans on South Africa after scientists announced that