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2026
The Limits of Material Interest: Third Party Standing and Public Interest Participation in the Competition Tribunal – The case of Rocheoriginal (opens in a new tab)
21 Sept 2026
26 Aug 2026
2025
Africa Demands Lenacapavir for All: The South African Government Should Act Decisively Against US bullying and for Equitable Accessoriginal (opens in a new tab)
20 Nov 2025
Half a Century After Biko: South Africa’s Health Council Punishes Another Doctor for Speaking Truth to Power.original (opens in a new tab)
10 Nov 2025
“Access for the Privileged”: South African Health Advocates Demand Competition Commission Re-Open Vertex Investigationoriginal (opens in a new tab)
7 Aug 2025
24 Apr 2025
Civil society call for end to double standard in diabetes care as SA’s Competition Commission launches critical investigation for insulin pens and more – Novo Nordisk and Sanofi-Aventisoriginal (opens in a new tab)
26 Feb 2025
South Africa’s HIV response in crisis as illegal US funding freeze pushes health system to the brinkoriginal (opens in a new tab)
10 Feb 2025
2024
Joint Statement in Response to South African Competition Commission Decision to Drop Investigation Against Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Treatment for Cystic Fibrosisoriginal (opens in a new tab)
13 Dec 2024
12 Dec 2024
Activist Coalition Demands Accelerated Access to Revolutionary HIV Preventionoriginal (opens in a new tab)
2 Dec 2024
18 Sept 2024
MSF and Health Justice Initiative welcome J&J’s withdrawal of patents on lifesaving TB drug in South Africaoriginal (opens in a new tab)
5 Jul 2024
SA Covid-19 Vaccine Negotiation Records Show Pharma Bullying Amidst Pandemicoriginal (opens in a new tab)
21 May 2024
Boehm Lecture: How Canadians can help lead the global fight for health equityoriginal (opens in a new tab)
9 May 2024
Opinion: The global health community must call for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian aid in Gazaoriginal (opens in a new tab)
2 Apr 2024
From Settler Colonialism to Decolonization: The Path Towards Palestinian Liberationoriginal (opens in a new tab)
25 Mar 2024
Yoliswa Dwane Public Lecture 2024: ‘The Local and Global: Connecting Struggles for Justice and Equality’original (opens in a new tab)
1 Mar 2024
Opinion: Israel’s unrelenting war on Gaza healthcare requires urgent actionoriginal (opens in a new tab)
26 Feb 2024
Submission by Health Justice Initiative (HJI) on the Public Procurement Bill [B18B – 2023]original (opens in a new tab)
23 Feb 2024
2023
15 Sept 2023
5 Sept 2023
State to comply with South African High Court Judgment to make public COVID-19 vaccine contracts and is not appealingoriginal (opens in a new tab)
1 Sept 2023
Judgment on contract transparency in the public procurement of Covid-19 vaccinesoriginal (opens in a new tab)
30 Aug 2023
Judgment handed down on Covid-19 vaccine secrecy a victory for democracyoriginal (opens in a new tab)
17 Aug 2023
Technical Workshop 3: Transparency, Accountability, Monitoring & Evaluationoriginal (opens in a new tab)
8 Aug 2023
HJI takes South African Government to court to blow the lid on Covid vaccine procurement secrecy.original (opens in a new tab)
24 Jul 2023
The HJI launches litigation for disclosure of South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine contractsoriginal (opens in a new tab)
18 Jul 2023
Technical Workshop 2: The adoption of the NHI Bill by the National Assembly: Implications for equitable access to lifesaving and affordable medicines for all patientsoriginal (opens in a new tab)
26 Jun 2023
1 Jun 2023
HJI submission on the Comments on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences And Related Matters)original (opens in a new tab)
31 Jan 2023
Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia strongly condemns Operation Dudula’s attack on patients at the Jeppe Clinicoriginal (opens in a new tab)
27 Jan 2023
2022
15 Jul 2022
12 May 2022
HJI litigation to make Covid-19 pandemic advice and decisions public (2022)original (opens in a new tab)
7 Apr 2022
2021
15 Dec 2021
Activists slam J&J for exporting vaccines produced in South Africa to Europeoriginal (opens in a new tab)
19 Aug 2021
19 Aug 2021
J&J’s ‘vaccine colonialism contract slammed, as Africans remain unvaccinatedoriginal (opens in a new tab)
19 Aug 2021
Health campaigners want access to govt’s vaccine procurement contract with J&Joriginal (opens in a new tab)
19 Aug 2021
Facing backlash, EU says import of J&J vaccines from South Africa is temporary.original (opens in a new tab)
19 Aug 2021
Activists slam Johnson & Johnson for exporting COVID-19 vaccines from Africaoriginal (opens in a new tab)
19 Aug 2021
Johnson & Johnson diverted South African vaccines to US and Europe during worst Covid-19 outbreakoriginal (opens in a new tab)
16 Aug 2021
HJI Petition calling for the prioritisation of all adults living with a comorbidity in the Vaccine Programme in SAoriginal (opens in a new tab)
10 Aug 2021
Health Justice Initiative (HJI) statement on Access to Information Requests and Vaccine Contractsoriginal (opens in a new tab)
28 Jul 2021
Join our campaign: ‘Save lives – prioritise all adults living with a comorbidity in the Vaccine Programme in SA’original (opens in a new tab)
20 Jul 2021
16 Jul 2021
Health Justice Initiative Submission on Copyright Amendment Bill [B13B-2017]original (opens in a new tab)
9 Jul 2021
HJI and People’s Health Movement – South Africa submission to Moseneke Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Local Government Elections during COVID-19original (opens in a new tab)
28 Jun 2021
Stigma, Denial of Health Services, and Other Human Rights Violations Faced by Sex Workers in Africaoriginal (opens in a new tab)
14 May 2021
14 May 2021
19 Apr 2021
Global Vaccine Inequality: On the verge of a “catastrophic moral failure”original (opens in a new tab)
14 Apr 2021
Vaccine round table: Ray White discusses South Africa vaccine roll out EWNoriginal (opens in a new tab)
28 Mar 2021