South Africa

Rates of obesity are soaring worldwide: Have we been misunderstanding the problem?

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

South Africa

South Africa’s HIV treatment triumph faces new challenge — the rise of age-related illnesses

By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn

Maverick Citizen

Sugar poison — The case for a higher tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

By Lillian Roberts

South Africa

New chronic kidney disease treatments show promise, but are expensive and inaccessible

By Yazied Chothia

South Africa

Unprecedented lawsuit against ultra-processed food companies — Big Food on trial

By Adèle Sulcas

South Africa

Empowering change: medical students tackle healthcare gaps in Western Cape's rural areas

By Sue Segar

Op-eds

Sugar-sweetened beverages fuel South Africa's diabetes crisis: a call for health policy reform

By Evelyn Thsehla

Op-eds

Effective diabetes care remains inaccessible to many South Africans

By Ankia Coetzee

South Africa

'Sugar tax' a huge success in curbing sugar consumption and promoting public wellness

By Nzama Mbalati

Maverick Life

How gut dysfunction could be the hidden trigger for chronic illness

By Iza Trengove

Maverick Citizen

Poorly controlled diabetes is a top killer, it’s time to take it more seriously

By Catherine Tomlinson

Maverick Citizen

A dose of their own medicine — should SA force big drugmakers to let others make insulin pens too?

By Christina Pitt