Creator
Pontsho Pilane is an award-winning journalist interested in health, gender, race and how they intersect. She holds three degrees in media studies and journalism from Wits University
This edited extract from Power and Faith by Ponthso Pilane explores the issues of religion, pregnancy and abortion
In the race for a safe and effective vaccine, human rights and honesty should be prioritised above profits, say activists
While the restriction of movement curtailed the health services for people who use drugs in some parts of the world, it propelled other countries into finding innovative ways to…
While data is still trickling in on how much the pandemic affects health systems, there are far-reaching consequences for people living with HIV and tuberculosis.
Threats of funding cuts has caused a reduction in reproductive and sexual health services
Construction of an emergency Covid-19 hospital is running months behind deadline, promising to come online only after Gauteng’s peak
Fewer people are getting tested for HIV than last year. People are also battling to access chronic medication. These are some of the lasting effects of the lockdown and the…
About four in five learners in the country’s poorest schools rely on the one meal they receive at school, but they weren’t able to get it for more than four months, during which…
Pontsho Pilane speaks to three women who have found it difficult to access quality healthcare because of medical professionals’ weight bias
Big Pharma is already showing signs of putting revenue ahead of saving lives in the race to find a Covid-19 vaccine, according to experts
While nurses bear the brunt of the most psychologically affected of health workers, most are concerned about access to protective supplies
The similarities between the HIV epidemic and the Covid-19 pandemic are hard to ignore – the most obvious is the level of premature deaths caused by both
Public consultations for the country’s new health Bill show how language barriers can keep healthcare away from those who need it
A week. That’s how long most newborns who die will make it in South Africa. But there may be hope yet for the country’s tiniest patients
Are faith-based NGOs breaking the law when they refuse to give women information on where to terminate their pregnancies?
Shame doesn’t start when menstruation begins. It is built in slow steps.
Newer, lifesaving drugs for South Africa’s "silent" killer aren’t yet available in the country.
The damage caused by the controversial US policy will only start showing when it’s too late to reverse it, activists and researchers argue.
An international drug maker may have intentionally muscled out local competition to win the bulk of a national birth control tender.
‘I can’t mention who are the parties I am expecting litigation from but I can assure I know who they are.’
