From throat and anal cancers to reduced fertility, the human papillomavirus poses serious risks to men that go largely ...

When climate disasters strike Africa, the physical damage is obvious. But we’re only beginning to understand the ...

Shame, silence and incomplete sex ed are stopping South African girls from getting treated for sexually transmitted ...

In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone looks at South Africa’s declining adolescent birth rate. Sign up for our newsletter today. When public health researcher Peter Barron and his team sat down to ...

New research shows a steep decline in adolescent pregnancy rates across all nine provinces from 2021 to 2025, reversing course from previous years. It’s good news, even if it's not clear why it’s ...

Thirty years ago, having a drink or two every day was thought to be good for your heart — thanks in part to the so-called French paradox. But research now shows that even a little alcohol can up the ...

In today’s newsletter, Ida Jooste discusses what the Global Fund phase-out means for HIV programmes in South Africa. Sign up for our newsletter today. South Africa has less than eight years before one ...

In Burkina Faso, more than 70 languages are spoken, armed conflict continues to escalate, and half the country's psychiatrists have left. With few mental health services available, families and ...

In today’s newsletter, Linda Pretorius looks at how gathering data helped shape South Africa’s HIV plans. Sign up today. Numbers put us in the know. We saw that with COVID-19, and now again, with ...

The scientists in South Africa who alerted the world about the Omicron variant are now unable to access enough of the chemicals they need to keep tracking the virus. The travel bans on southern ...

In today’s newsletter, our editor-in-chief Mia Malan and content editor Linda Pretorius look at what it may cost South Africa to supply HIV-prevention drug lenacapavir. Sign up for our newsletter now.