Many mothers who work as domestic workers have to make an impossible choice: keep your job or breastfeed your child. It’s a decision that carries lifelong health consequences for their babies. A ...

For the past three years, Buhle Sikade, 22, has been using an injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against ...

The tattoos on Zandile Simelane's arms tell a story that most people can’t read. Hidden beneath the delicate blue ink of ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that unpredictable weather linked to climate change has the potential to injure people’s minds, leading to an increase in the development of common mental disorders ...

Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work ...

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We’ve put together a short list of our favourite essays and longform stories. These stories don't always make the headlines but they often take us deeper into the people and places on the frontlines ...

As climate change intensifies, a toxic legacy grows more dangerous in Soweto. Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as more floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining ...

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Experts at COP28 have warned that the climate crisis threatens to put us back in the fight against HIV. Floods and droughts will make it harder to adhere to daily treatment and to access HIV ...