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Contrary to expectations, researchers found that overall contraceptive use increased in most settings.

South Africa is trialling a vaccine for COVID-19. Here's what you need to know about it.

The vaccines being tested in South Africa have been included on the World Health Organization’s list of 26 most viable candidate vaccines to enter human clinical trials.

South Africa’s constitutional values of good public governance and transparency in public procurement have been sacrificed in the process of buying COVID-19 vaccines.

Understanding why men may be less likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine is crucial for designing effective vaccination campaigns.

The HIV/AIDS response played out over a much longer trajectory than COVID-19. But it is, in some respects, a shining example of what can be achieved when countries and people work together.

Glaring capacity gaps aside, the failure to curb COVID-19 is not so much due to a lack of technical know-how but to a particular view of the world.

Many countries, including South Africa, use regulations to control smoking in public so that they do not harm non-smokers. Likewise, getting vaccinated is for the common good of society.

An overwhelming majority of respondents didn’t think that their life under lockdown and wider pandemic conditions affected their mental health.

Waste management should be treated as an essential service, and in Nigeria that means recognising informal workers.