The toll of stress on heart health is a worrying issue in South Africa. Learn how to recognise the warning signs and take action to protect your heart in this article.

South African lawmakers agreed a new health insurance bill on Tuesday, paving the way for universal healthcare to millions of poorer citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system.

South Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, said on Tuesday it would go to court to fight a bill aimed at providing universal health coverage, which President ...

Crime also plays a significant role in deteriorating mental health. South Africa’s crime index is currently 75.4, the highest on the continent. Although crime has decreased in recent years, ...

The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the mpox outbreaks in Africa are a global emergency , with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries.

In South Africa, which has more people living with HIV than any other country, treatment for people with HIV has been hit hard. Users who share needles are especially at risk of such diseases.

South Africa’s public health care system has run out of the human insulin pens that it provides to people with diabetes, as the pharmaceutical industry shifts production priorities to ...

South Africa’s large younger population is a special concern. A government study released in December showed that people living with HIV had fallen from 14% in 2017 to 12.7% in 2022, but HIV ...