HEALTH CHECK: Beware of social media posts promoting rooibos tea as a ‘cure-all’
According to the internet, one of South Africa’s favourite beverages, rooibos tea, can cure many ills. But are these claims accurate?
According to the internet, one of South Africa’s favourite beverages, rooibos tea, can cure many ills. But are these claims accurate?
South Africa’s plan for Covid-19 vaccination is to give the first shots to 1.2 million healthcare workers, president Cyril Ramaphosa has sai...
South African drinkers don’t consume more per person on average than anywhere else in Africa.
Member of parliament in South Africa's second-largest opposition party, tweeted that South Africa is not ready to ease covid-19 lockdown.
Police minister Bheki Cele claimed that alcohol should remain banned as it impacts the availability of hospital beds, we checked his claim.
Depo-Provera contraceptive injection has been debated in the medical community whether it increases women’s risk of HIV infection
Several studies have found that drinking alcohol damages both the immune system and the respiratory system's infection defense.
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