The national health department will be implementing SA’s sugar tax as of 2017 and, while the decision to tax sugar-laden products was made by Treasury, it’s about much more than just money.

Early clinical trials in South Africa have given researchers new hope of developing a vaccine for AIDS and a host of other HIV prevention methods are also being tested in South Africa

Just for fun, take a look at toy maker Dan Abramson’s remake of every little boy’s favorite toy… the little green soldier.

So much has been written on why we should ‘just do it’, the benefits of going outside of your comfort zone et al. Great, thanks captains obvious and wow-I-never-knew!

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and international non-profit organisation Path have launched a new partnership to speed up the development of sustainable, high-impact health innovations capable of saving the lives of vulnerable women and children in South Africa and beyond.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report showing that South Africans consume higher levels of alcohol than other countries in Africa, but lower than those in Europe — or should we say Russia?

Johannesburg is steadily prospering, building up a solid reputation as not only an African business hub, but a global one.

A major discovery in HIV is good news for South Africa, where about 1 in 10 are HIV-positive. Patients previously believed ‘cured’ of HIV have experienced a viral rebound, marking an important new question: if HIV can remain in the body while undetectable in the blood, where might the ‘deep reservoir’ that harbours the virus be?

Just like you can depend on spring to bring blossoms, November (better known as Movember) guarantees brambles and thickets of moustaches budding from the most unexpected follicles. Here are ten of South Africa’s best.

Every November you will notice the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world, big ones, long ones, curly ones, not-quite-there ones, and it’s all for a good cause. South African expat Simon Matthews, and his friends have taken up a project to help support men’s health programmes that combat prostate and testicular cancer, as well as mental health challenges.

A South African chef who emigrated to New Zealand six years ago has been deemed ‘too fat’ to stay in the country due to the health risk he poses.