President Jacob Zuma Says It is Unacceptable That Most Rural Communities in South Africa Lack Clean Water

It is unacceptable that most rural communities still do not have access to clean water, says South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. Zuma, who was speaking during the official launch of the upgrade of the Nsezi Water treatment plant in Richards Bay...

Hospitals Close Down As South African Doctors Participate in Strikes

Five of the nine South African provinces experienced a complete shutdown of public hospitals on Tuesday as the doctors’ strike for a 50% wage increase intensified. The striking doctors told reporters in a briefing in Johannesburg on Wednesday that public...

One in Four South African Men Admit to Committing At Least One Rape

More than 25 percent of South African men have raped; of those, nearly half said they had raped more than one person, says a new report by the Medical Research Council (MRC). The study was conducted in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, using...