An article recently sent out a clear message: Dentists have an important role in detecting and reporting child abuse.
The mother of a child with Down syndrome has taken her case all the way to the Constitutional Court to claim for damages.
A court is to decide whether to overrule a decision to permit pay "adult content" channels to broadcast on TV after 8pm.
Jazlin Sentamu was two years old when a bullet ripped through her stroller, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.
Local award-winning doctor lays out basic rules of survival.
Two of the four men involved in the Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case will soon be released on parole.
Photojournalist Mariella Furrer sheds light on the heartbreak and torment of child sex abuse in "My Piece of Sky".
When Phumeza Tisile packs her bag for the World Health Assembly in Geneva, there will be an invisible item in her luggage. . .
Research has raised an alarm in South Africa, where levels of violence are among the highest in the world
The vaccine, developed by a German company, is being tested as a replacement for the current one.
A researcher has highlighted prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission as a success story.
The rise of drugs has gathered momentum and the main losers in the situation are small children. Tanya Farber reports.
SA's director-general of health has expressed concern over 'superbugs' which have outsmarted antibiotics.
Screening women for mental health issues during and after pregnancy could ease SA's baby-dumping crisis.
A protein vaccine, still under development, could turn the tide on one of the biggest childhood killers in South Africa.
A barrage of ads has raised alarm over the provision of illegal abortions - even of pregnancies of up to 8 months.
Hailed as one of the most progressive in the world, our post-1994 constitution has, according to experts, actively promoted the rights of children.
2011 trends have shown that fewer people were leaving South African shores, and many expats were returning home.
Two convicted criminals in the high-profile Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case are to be considered for parole.
A 38-year-old woman is fighting for her life after apparently being gang-raped after responding to an advert on Gumtree.
Robben Island has been plagued by one scandal after another in recent years. But Ivan Meyer, |MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport for the Western Cape, visited the ...
Cansa has appealed to the South African authorities to ban baby bottles that contain the potential health risk substance Bisphenol A.
The University of Cape Town is awash with nostalgia this week as it pays tribute to a student protest that shook the campus exactly 40 years ago, after a black academic ...
Aurelia Kaitesi's epic journey from Rwanda to South Africa with her three young sons after the deaths of her husband and daughter has brought the family two bouts ...
This is not a good place for a pregnant woman, says Ayisha Husseni, a Burundian national living at the Youngsfield refugee camp in Wynberg.