Spotlight
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In-depth, public interest health journalism from South Africa. Reporting and analysis on TB, HIV, NCDs, health systems, and much more. www.SpotlightNSP.co.za
#WorldAIDSDay2025 | This interactive timeline traces key moments in the response to HIV - from virodene and African potatoes, to Nkosi Johnson and the START trial, we are confident you’ll be reminded of something you haven’t thought of in a while.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#WorldAIDSDay2025 | This interactive timeline traces key moments in the response to HIV - from virodene and African potatoes, to Nkosi Johnson and the START trial, we are confident you’ll be reminded of something you haven’t thought of in a while.
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#WorldAIDSDay2025 | Scientific breakthroughs in HIV, including those by SA’s many highly accomplished AIDS researchers, have had widespread global impact benefitting vulnerable groups from all walks of life, writes Professor Salim Abdool Karim.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#WorldAIDSDay2025 | Scientific breakthroughs in HIV, including those by SA’s many highly accomplished AIDS researchers, have had widespread global impact benefitting vulnerable groups from all walks of life, writes Professor Salim Abdool Karim.
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#WorldAIDSDay2025 | Spotlight has launched a new HIV dashboard and graph generator based on outputs from the Thembisa model.
Our hope is that this dashboard will help the public and people working in healthcare to find important HIV numbers more easily: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/hiv-dashboard/
Our hope is that this dashboard will help the public and people working in healthcare to find important HIV numbers more easily: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/hiv-dashboard/
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#WorldAIDSDay2025 | Spotlight has launched a new HIV dashboard and graph generator based on outputs from the Thembisa model.
Our hope is that this dashboard will help the public and people working in healthcare to find important HIV numbers more easily: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/hiv-dashboard/
Our hope is that this dashboard will help the public and people working in healthcare to find important HIV numbers more easily: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/hiv-dashboard/
SPOTLIGHT ON HIV | Ahead of World AIDS Day coming up on Monday, December 1st, Spotlight's focus this week was exclusively on HIV. Find out more: tinyurl.com/39evnys4
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November 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
SPOTLIGHT ON HIV | Ahead of World AIDS Day coming up on Monday, December 1st, Spotlight's focus this week was exclusively on HIV. Find out more: tinyurl.com/39evnys4
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TAKING STOCK OF NHI | It seems likely that in 2026, the courts will have to make one or more landmark rulings that will determine the future of NHI. Find out more: tinyurl.com/u9tv9jf9
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
TAKING STOCK OF NHI | It seems likely that in 2026, the courts will have to make one or more landmark rulings that will determine the future of NHI. Find out more: tinyurl.com/u9tv9jf9
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Do you want to know what is happening with HIV in South Africa? Have a look at our new HIV dashboard and graph generator based on outputs from the Thembisa model: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/hiv-dashboard/
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Do you want to know what is happening with HIV in South Africa? Have a look at our new HIV dashboard and graph generator based on outputs from the Thembisa model: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/hiv-dashboard/
DIVE IN | Spotlight has launched a new HIV dashboard and graph generator based on Thembisa model data, making key HIV statistics easier to access for the public and healthcare professionals. Find out more: shorturl.at/GrZyF
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November 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
DIVE IN | Spotlight has launched a new HIV dashboard and graph generator based on Thembisa model data, making key HIV statistics easier to access for the public and healthcare professionals. Find out more: shorturl.at/GrZyF
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PRESSING ON | The funding crisis for TB research remains acute. Fortunately, much TB research continues. We give you the lowdown: tinyurl.com/yhjenfcn
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November 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
PRESSING ON | The funding crisis for TB research remains acute. Fortunately, much TB research continues. We give you the lowdown: tinyurl.com/yhjenfcn
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ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE | South Africa is on the brink of a major shift in HIV care. Soon, trained pharmacists will be able to dispense antiretrovirals without a doctor’s script required. Learn more in our: tinyurl.com/2cbumnrw
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October 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE | South Africa is on the brink of a major shift in HIV care. Soon, trained pharmacists will be able to dispense antiretrovirals without a doctor’s script required. Learn more in our: tinyurl.com/2cbumnrw
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BIG SA NEWS IN HIV PREVENTION | Our medicines regulator approved an HIV prevention shot containing lenacapavir. It provides protection for six months with a single dose. A limited public rollout is set for April 2026.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
BIG SA NEWS IN HIV PREVENTION | Our medicines regulator approved an HIV prevention shot containing lenacapavir. It provides protection for six months with a single dose. A limited public rollout is set for April 2026.
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AGAINST THE ODDS | SA has an army of inspiring people making a difference. How could we bring more of the dynamism of our NGOs into our provincial health departments? tinyurl.com/y5atb8z
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
AGAINST THE ODDS | SA has an army of inspiring people making a difference. How could we bring more of the dynamism of our NGOs into our provincial health departments? tinyurl.com/y5atb8z
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SAVING LIVES | Immunisations are considered one of the most cost-effective health interventions, second only to access to potable water, says a leading vaccine expert. Find out more: tinyurl.com/5n7rax8t
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October 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
SAVING LIVES | Immunisations are considered one of the most cost-effective health interventions, second only to access to potable water, says a leading vaccine expert. Find out more: tinyurl.com/5n7rax8t
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KIDS ARE GOING HUNGRY | That children are dying in part due to malnutrition is devastating, but in a sense, it is the tip of the iceberg. Learn more: shorturl.at/bMFI4
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October 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
KIDS ARE GOING HUNGRY | That children are dying in part due to malnutrition is devastating, but in a sense, it is the tip of the iceberg. Learn more: shorturl.at/bMFI4
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BE A LIFELINE | Every year, thousands in South Africa wait in hope and desperation for life-saving organ transplants. Learn more, including updates on Tembisa corruption and affordable lenacapavir: shorturl.at/SjjaW
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October 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
BE A LIFELINE | Every year, thousands in South Africa wait in hope and desperation for life-saving organ transplants. Learn more, including updates on Tembisa corruption and affordable lenacapavir: shorturl.at/SjjaW
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INSIDE THE BOX | Every diagnostic test, treatment, or vaccine is shaped by a complex mix of evidence, policy, and decision-making. Dr Andy Gray unpacks how these forces influence access, use, and promotion.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
INSIDE THE BOX | Every diagnostic test, treatment, or vaccine is shaped by a complex mix of evidence, policy, and decision-making. Dr Andy Gray unpacks how these forces influence access, use, and promotion.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/mvrbf5ec
Find out more: tinyurl.com/mvrbf5ec
THE ROT RUNS DEEP | The Gauteng health department remains trapped in a cycle of institutional decay and administrative failure. The consequences are catastrophic. Find out more: shorturl.at/esHjA
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September 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
THE ROT RUNS DEEP | The Gauteng health department remains trapped in a cycle of institutional decay and administrative failure. The consequences are catastrophic. Find out more: shorturl.at/esHjA
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The lesson from history is clear: When lifesaving HIV treatment was delayed, millions died needlessly. We cannot afford the same mistake with HIV prevention, write Fatima Hassan, Leena Menghaney, and Bellinda Nkoana.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The lesson from history is clear: When lifesaving HIV treatment was delayed, millions died needlessly. We cannot afford the same mistake with HIV prevention, write Fatima Hassan, Leena Menghaney, and Bellinda Nkoana.
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BATTLE TO BREATHE | From wheezing children to adults with lungs so damaged they can no longer work, the human impact of living near coal mines and power plants is stark. Find out more: shorturl.at/0DDTc
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September 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
BATTLE TO BREATHE | From wheezing children to adults with lungs so damaged they can no longer work, the human impact of living near coal mines and power plants is stark. Find out more: shorturl.at/0DDTc
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INFOGRAPH | There are still no clear plans for providing CAB-LA in South Africa’s public sector clinics, despite the four-year head start that it had on lenacapavir. By contrast, lenacapavir injections could be available in some select public sector clinics by April of next year.
September 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
INFOGRAPH | There are still no clear plans for providing CAB-LA in South Africa’s public sector clinics, despite the four-year head start that it had on lenacapavir. By contrast, lenacapavir injections could be available in some select public sector clinics by April of next year.
PROTECTION IS COMING | South Africa is on the brink of an important development with the limited rollout of lenacapavir in 2026. Find out more: shorturl.at/34dPK
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September 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
PROTECTION IS COMING | South Africa is on the brink of an important development with the limited rollout of lenacapavir in 2026. Find out more: shorturl.at/34dPK
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DO YOU KNOW THEM? Women across healthcare, science, and medicine are leading with distinction locally and internationally. See our list: shorturl.at/sHqHm
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August 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
DO YOU KNOW THEM? Women across healthcare, science, and medicine are leading with distinction locally and internationally. See our list: shorturl.at/sHqHm
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HEALING NOT HOSTILITY | The law is clear. Every person in South Africa has a constitutional right to access healthcare services, regardless of their documentation status. Read more: shorturl.at/d1JFZ
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August 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
HEALING NOT HOSTILITY | The law is clear. Every person in South Africa has a constitutional right to access healthcare services, regardless of their documentation status. Read more: shorturl.at/d1JFZ
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ENDLESS WAIT | On 7 August 2025, Primrose Modisane, 36, flickered back into legal existence outside a Home Affairs office in Germiston, just 20 kilometers from the spot where she had evaporated 17 years earlier. @joanvandyk.bsky.social @lhr-sa.bsky.social
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August 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
ENDLESS WAIT | On 7 August 2025, Primrose Modisane, 36, flickered back into legal existence outside a Home Affairs office in Germiston, just 20 kilometers from the spot where she had evaporated 17 years earlier. @joanvandyk.bsky.social @lhr-sa.bsky.social
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CASH INJECTION | Emergency funding will for sure soften the blow of the sudden and major US funding cuts - but the blow remains a massive one. Here’s the quick breakdown: shorturl.at/Szjlh
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August 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
CASH INJECTION | Emergency funding will for sure soften the blow of the sudden and major US funding cuts - but the blow remains a massive one. Here’s the quick breakdown: shorturl.at/Szjlh
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A DOSE OF HOPE | A new HIV prevention pill tested in SA holds the promise of offering a full month of protection with just one dose. Read our Q&A about MK-8527: shorturl.at/eZbqV
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August 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A DOSE OF HOPE | A new HIV prevention pill tested in SA holds the promise of offering a full month of protection with just one dose. Read our Q&A about MK-8527: shorturl.at/eZbqV
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