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Western Cape Health Department

Tom Sutcliffe — rich legacy of multitalented first head of the Western Cape Health Department

South Africa

Tom Sutcliffe — rich legacy of multitalented first head of the Western Cape Health Department

By Fareed Abdullah

Health nonprofit Zimele is changing lives by providing prosthetics to amputees

Sci-Tech

Health nonprofit Zimele is changing lives by providing prosthetics to amputees

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Saving women — the powerful work of the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project

South Africa

Saving women — the powerful work of the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Paramedics on red alert: EMS crews in Western Cape increasingly in the line of fire

South Africa

Paramedics on red alert: EMS crews in Western Cape increasingly in the line of fire

By Victoria O’Regan

What it’s like: Being a pharmacist in South Africa in 2020

South Africa

What it’s like: Being a pharmacist in South Africa in 2020

By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight

Khayelitsha: Key battleground in the fight Against Aids denialism

South Africa

Khayelitsha: Key battleground in the fight Against Aids denialism

By Fareed Abdullah

Dr Keith Cloete: from District Six to the Western Cape’s coronavirus engine room

South Africa

Dr Keith Cloete: from District Six to the Western Cape’s coronavirus engine room

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Shelter from the storm: Some homeless people get refuge from Cape Town’s brutal winter

South Africa

Shelter from the storm: Some homeless people get refuge from Cape Town’s brutal winter

By Siyabonga Kamnqa for Spotlight

Western Cape Health Department backs booze ban

South Africa

Western Cape Health Department backs booze ban

By Suné Payne

Managing a ‘burning platform’ – Western Cape Health Department gets first clean audit

South Africa

Managing a ‘burning platform’ – Western Cape Health Department gets first clean audit

By Mark Heywood