Author: Laura Grant
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HIV in South Africa: Deaths drop by 80% as treatment uptake grows
An estimated 7.8-million people are living with HIV in South Africa and three-quarters (5.9-million people) are on antiretroviral medicine.
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SA murder count on track for a two-year low
So far this year to September, 19,279 murders were reported in South Africa. Unless December is particularly violent, we are on track to record the first decrease in murders since 2021.
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Of the 65 Nobel prizes women have won, half were awarded in past 20 years
Since 1901, only 65 prizes have been awarded to women, 6.5% of the 1,000 awarded in total. In 2023, four of the 11 winners were women, making it one of the best years for women in history of the Nobel prize. The peace prize has been awarded to 19 women, three of them Africans: Kenyan…
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Death trap: Timeline of the Life Esidimeni tragedy
Life Esidimeni, a psychiatric hospital, had been contracted for 30 years by the Gauteng department of health for the long-term, specialised care of mental healthcare patients. Despite warnings from experts, the department ended the contract in September 2015. Its aim was to deinstitutionalise the patients and save costs by moving them to non-profit organisations. What…
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Cholera surges in Africa: Over 110,000 cases in 5 months
More than 110,000 cases of cholera were reported in Africa in the first five months of the year. This is half of the total reported in 2023 and more than all the cases in 2022. Last year, a cholera outbreak in South Africa claimed the lives of 47 people. The disease spread quickly in areas…