It’s been a year since the US government’s aid cuts sent shock waves around the world. But in one maternity hospital in ...

South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can't detect ...

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has met with the South African Medical Association — one of the organisations taking him to court about the National Health Insurance Act — to talk about “things we ...

Nimo Omer is an award winning journalist and the assistant editor for The Guardian's First Edition newsletter.

South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can't detect drug-resistant TB, raising questions about how much diagnostic accuracy a ...

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 ...

The toyi-toyiing "helps me to get rid of my frustrations at the hospital", says one doctor.

During this initiation season, we look back at what happened in 2013 when bungled initiations cost boys their penises. It was day 25 and Xhobiso Pungulwa* (18) slowly pushed himself up in his bed. He ...

In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan explains how the twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, lenacapavir, will be rolled out with or without the US. Sign up for our newsletter today. The Global Fund for HIV, TB ...

What makes the world’s most successful children’s TV programmes so addictive – and so strange? Linda Geddes explores the research on kids’ TV, what it’s teaching us about childhood development, and ...