Within SADC, Tanzania confirms resistance to key treatments, raising concerns about the rise of drug-resistant malaria in Zambia and Namibia.

Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes don’t occur in Gauteng, thus people infected with malaria cannot pass the disease on to others.

South Africa has received lenacapavir, yet the rollout is facing delays that could impact access to this crucial treatment.

The recent heavy rains and associated flooding further exacerbated malaria efforts in several countries recovering from the 2025 upsurges.

South Africa may build the factories for lenacapavir, but licensing decisions, pricing, and supply remain dependent on Gilead, exposing the limits of sovereignty in global health.

Lenacapavir promised to change the course of the epidemic, but a limited, geographically selective rollout exposes a harder reality: who gets protected, who is left behind, and whether this is ...

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There are no rehabilitation centres in Mahikeng. The entire North West province has only two functional government rehab centres.

Over the past two years, her mobility has become severely impaired; she uses a chair or broomstick, yet she retains her dignity.

In a cramped one-room structure, the family seeks essential support for their daughter with cerebral palsy, balancing cooking, bathing, and sleeping.