2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
Health
Can humanity rise to the challenge of finding just solutions to the threat of coastal erosion?
How long will the fight last? Water is eroding land all over the world, threatening people’s lives and livelihoods, especially those living along the coastline. […]
Patriarchy’s counteroffensive: meet the international anti-feminism lobby
In August 2018, Argentina’s Senate rejected a bill to decriminalise abortion. Two months earlier, amid a historic gathering of the feminist movement on the streets, […]
America’s right is lobbying against South Africa’s sex education syllabus
Conservative “pro-family” advocacy groups with US ties are targeting increasingly inclusive sex education lesson plans being developed by the South African education department as part of the […]
Safe sanitation for all: the least glamorous part of the battle against poverty
If the face is the mirror of the soul – as Cicero would have it – the toilet is the mirror of society as a […]
Women in informal settlements complain of dirty and unsafe toilets
The Water Services Act 108 of 1997 provides for the right to a basic water supply and sanitation service but the lived experiences of women in informal settlements of Khayelitsha tell how just using the toilet can be dangerous.
Battling with mistrust and poor working conditions, health workers face a difficult fight against Ebola in DRC
The handwashing and temperature reading stations set up in the most widely frequented places in Goma and on the roads leading to other urban centres […]
Mining activities continue to dispossess black families in South Africa
Dispossession in South Africa is associated with the period of colonialism and apartheid. As a result, not much consideration is given to how previously marginalised […]
Breast cancer treatment limited in public hospitals
October every year is breast cancer awareness month but public health services to treat it still fall short of need.
We did the sums on South Africa’s mental health spend. They’re not pretty
South Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental health care in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National […]
The Purest Choice: the Egyptian mothers standing up to female genital mutilation
According to the World Health Organization, Female genital mutilation (FGM) “includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical […]
Special needs crèche in search of funding
Children with special needs do not develop to their full potential since the crèches catering to them are too few and under-funded.
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