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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

Food shortages and hot water woes: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital struggles with basic patient needs

South Africa

Food shortages and hot water woes: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital struggles with basic patient needs

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Joburg hospitals downplay service effects after Egoli Gas cuts supply over ‘contractual dispute’

South Africa

Joburg hospitals downplay service effects after Egoli Gas cuts supply over ‘contractual dispute’

By Bheki C. Simelane

Doctors run the good race to raise funds for caregivers of children at Joburg hospital

Maverick Citizen

Doctors run the good race to raise funds for caregivers of children at Joburg hospital

By Michelle Banda

‘I don’t want pity, I want radiation’ – how Gauteng health department failed cancer patient Thato Moncho

South Africa

‘I don’t want pity, I want radiation’ – how Gauteng health department failed cancer patient Thato Moncho

By Lerato Mutsila

‘They are kept like animals’: Psychiatric patients suffer in dismal conditions at Charlotte Maxeke hospital

South Africa

‘They are kept like animals’: Psychiatric patients suffer in dismal conditions at Charlotte Maxeke hospital

By Lerato Mutsila

Fire-ravaged Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital gets a R60m dispensary — courtesy of Gift of the Givers

South Africa

Fire-ravaged Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital gets a R60m dispensary — courtesy of Gift of the Givers

By Michelle Banda

What we didn’t expect was the violence – Health Minister Joe Phaahla as the health worker wage strike intensifies

Maverick Citizen

What we didn’t expect was the violence – Health Minister Joe Phaahla as the health worker wage strike intensifies

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Charlotte Maxeke hospital hit by R3m theft and refusal of ICU nurses to work overtime

South Africa

Charlotte Maxeke hospital hit by R3m theft and refusal of ICU nurses to work overtime

By Mark Heywood

Gauteng Department of Health grilled about inadequate performance and poor financial management

South Africa

Gauteng Department of Health grilled about inadequate performance and poor financial management

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Helen Joseph Hospital was declared a fire hazard before the 2010 World Cup — little has been fixed since

South Africa

Helen Joseph Hospital was declared a fire hazard before the 2010 World Cup — little has been fixed since

By Mark Heywood

Can health be fixed without fixing politics?

Politics

Can health be fixed without fixing politics?

By Marcus Low

Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is appointed Gauteng health MEC - mainly for financial expertise rather than health knowledge

South Africa

Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is appointed Gauteng health MEC - mainly for financial expertise rather than health knowledge

By Mark Heywood