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Fraudsters seeing gaps in the healthcare system whether private or public are pushing the cost of services up. But medical schemes are pushing back hard to clamp down on the up to R28-billion theyre losing

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend almost 50 times more in 24 hours than what the usual daily average is here.

Read the second edition of Climate Connection South Africas energy CEOs say theyre committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions while keeping the grid going and maintaining profit margins and jobs.

South Africas growing obesity epidemic wont be reversed by preaching healthier eating habits and exercise alone; theres a growing realisation that the food industry needs to change. Studies from G

Free health check-ups, R600 reimbursement and transport at no cost are some of the plans to keep participants from a rural area in a five-year study that will test if a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine works.

Whats the cost of uncovering corruption? Former Gauteng health department whistle-blower Babita Deokaran, who was an accountant, paid with her life. Corruption at Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand has depr

Civil rights activist, Koketso Moeti, has been smoking for over 20 years. Yet she supports South Africas new Tobacco Bill, which bans indoor smoking, including vaping, in public buildings. The

In Komani in the Eastern Cape, Siphelo Lose delivers medicine parcels by bike to people who cant get to a clinic or private pharmacy to collect their antiretrovirals or chronic medication. His service, pai

Fraud in the healthcare sector is rife and it leads to bad services and even patient deaths. In this Health Beat episode, community leader Xolani Mnisi shares the horrors sometimes faced at Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand.