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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

OnlyFans in South Africa: what creators say about sex work, personal safety and the gig economy

Phiwokazi Qoza 10 Sep 2026

HIV/AIDS

South Africa moves to eliminate HIV threat with Lenacapavir rollout

5 Jun 2026

HIV/AIDS

HIV in South Africa: why rolling out a groundbreaking new shot will miss a critical group of men

Paul Bowen and Rajen Govender 1 Jun 2026

A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

HIV/AIDS

South Africa sets launch date for HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir rollout

14 May 2026

Image credit: SA News

HIV/AIDS

Gamechanger HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir arrives in South Africa

9 Apr 2026

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HIV/AIDS

South Africa to roll out revolutionary HIV medication in 2026

15 Oct 2025

Sex workers will have a respite from prosecution until a court case that will determine whether sex work should be decriminalised concludes. The case may take years. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

Liezl Human 5 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

HIV/AIDS

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028

Jesse Copelyn 23 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Congo brings forward launch of mpox vaccine drive

Sonia Rolley 17 Sep 2024

Healthcare

1 Mpox fatality, 4 in recovery

13 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

Image source: renjith krishnan –

Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves Amendment Bills

2 Dec 2022

HIV/AIDS

HIV prevention: new injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain

Jessica Haberer 28 Nov 2022

Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya

Higher Education

UJ to host its first ever SAMRC Extramural Research Unit

7 Apr 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Sex work decriminalisation consultations begin

9 Feb 2022

HIV/AIDS

Cipla launches Live2Love mobile game to destigmatise HIV

1 Dec 2021

Source: © HONGQI ZHANG

HIV/AIDS

Education key to equal access to healthcare for sex workers

Danette Breitenbach 28 Oct 2021

The roadmap to entrepreneurial success: powerful strategies from the top for building a truly successful business

Events & Conferencing

The roadmap to entrepreneurial success: powerful strategies from the top for building a truly successful business

Issued by Topco Media 15 Oct 2021

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end Aids as a health threat

HIV/AIDS

HIV 40 years on: four action points to end Aids as a health threat

Gilles van Cutsem 10 Jun 2021

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

HIV/AIDS

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

About 70% of South Africans with HIV are on antiretroviral treatment.

HIV/AIDS

South Africa has the best HIV policies, report finds

James Stent 3 Dec 2020

Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. GettyImages

Infectious Diseases

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study

Remco Peters & Liteboho Daniel Maduna 28 Oct 2020

Behind the steamy scenes of Love, The Sex Expo - Q&A with organiser Linda Guldemond

Events

Behind the steamy scenes of Love, The Sex Expo - Q&A with organiser Linda Guldemond

Ruth Cooper 5 Feb 2020

Fernando Machado, CMO of Burger King. Image supplied.

Research

3 successful trends when using brand purpose in marketing strategies [report]

16 Jan 2020

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

HIV/AIDS

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

2 Dec 2019

Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures

Tourism & Travel

Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures

Beth Perry and Rike Sitas 16 Aug 2019

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

Human Rights Law

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

12 Jun 2019

10 biggest threats to global health

Public Health

10 biggest threats to global health

15 Jan 2019

The theme for World Aids Day is “know your status”. EPA

HIV/AIDS

Self-testing: a potentially powerful tool for fighting HIV

Joel Msafiri Francis 30 Nov 2018

The WHO recommends testing for HIV every 6 to 12 months. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Overcoming the real - and perceived - barriers to HIV testing

Linda-Gail Bekker 29 Nov 2018

In this 2012 photo, grandmother Janet Kitheka, 63, collects her adopted “granddaughter” Lucy, 13, at the end of the school day in the yard of the Hot Courses Primary School, in the village of Nyumbani which caters to children who lost their parents to HIV, and grandparents who lost their children to HIV in Kenya.

HIV/AIDS

Aspirin could help reduce HIV infections in women

Colin Graydon and Monika Kowatsch 20 Nov 2018

#WomensMonth: Nation Builder takes lead in driving high-impact social change

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WomensMonth: Nation Builder takes lead in driving high-impact social change

Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2018

Response to HIV needs to change

HIV/AIDS

Response to HIV needs to change

23 Jul 2018

Could Zuma approach the Employment Tribunal?

Labour Law

Could Zuma approach the Employment Tribunal?

Johan Botes 15 Feb 2018

Antiretroviral treatment prevents the virus from multiplying and prolongs the lives of HIV positive people. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

HIV/AIDS

Kenya's HIV progress report: good progress, but also big gaps

Griffins Manguro 3 Jan 2018

Two in court for possession of abalone

Criminal Law

Two in court for possession of abalone

2 Nov 2017

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

Public Health

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

4 Aug 2017

Healthcare

Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest stories of 2016

LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ 30 Dec 2016

Ethiopia aims to quell HIV/Aids in five years

HIV/AIDS

Ethiopia aims to quell HIV/Aids in five years

5 Jul 2016

HIV/AIDS

How a drug can help prevent 5000 girls being infected with HIV every week

Sinead Delany-Moretlwe and Deborah Baron 21 Dec 2015

What architects must learn from South African student protests

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

What architects must learn from South African student protests

Amira Osman 27 Nov 2015

City's largest prostitution website 'paralysed' say police

Network

City's largest prostitution website 'paralysed' say police

6 Dec 2013

Motlanthe, SANAC Trust meet to map future

Administration

Motlanthe, SANAC Trust meet to map future

27 Feb 2013

Film & Cinematography

Bringing the best of African cinema to African audiences

25 Oct 2012

Administration

Task team praises SA for progress in tackling HIV/Aids

24 Oct 2012

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 winners announced

Media

CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 winners announced

23 Jul 2012