It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Advocate Allan Schwarer on Saturday, 2 May 2026. Advocate Schwarer played an important role in CATHCA’s early story. CATHCA was formally founded in Johannesburg in 1987 through the initiative of the Southern African...
FRIDAY REFLECTION10 APRIL 2026 There is an assumption we often make when thinking about vulnerability, that if something is wrong, it will be visible.We assume that the need will announce itself. That suffering will be seen.But in many parts of South Africa, it...
FRIDAY REFLECTION13 MARCH 2026 PLANTING MORE THAN FOOD – MKHUHLU VILLAGEWhat happens when a small community centre begins planting not only vegetables, but possibility?At Akanani Centre in Mkhuhlu Village, in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality of Mpumalanga,...
Some health services do not require large hospitals or long queues to make a meaningful difference. Sometimes the most powerful care happens in a familiar community space, where patients are known by name and support is offered with dignity and understanding.At Albini...
FRIDAY REFLECTION27 FEBRUARY 2026 SMALL CONVERSATIONS, STRONGER FUTURES Some days at a clinic feel routine.And then some days feel different.Pregnancy Awareness Day at Barney Molokoane Clinic in Orange Farm was one of those days. Passionate Community Health Advocates...
Some visits stay with you long after you’ve left.This was one of them. In a quiet rural corner of Nkwezela in KwaZulu-Natal, we met a small Catholic health provider called Thandukuphila. There, we saw that people are known by name, trust is built quietly and no one...
