Health for Mzansi is a South African health and wellness newsroom launched in 2021 and published by Farmers For Change, the company behind the Food For Mzansi Group. It speaks to younger, township-based audiences in plain language, linking food, culture and everyday habits to better health. The outlet produces service journalism across nutrition and recipes (“My Food”), home growing and food literacy (“Grow It”), and community profiles that spotlight local changemakers (“Health Heroes”). It also covers national health policy with accessible explainers, including the rollout of National Health Insurance, and reports on issues from HIV care to clinic safety and mental wellbeing. Audio is a core pillar: the Sisters Without Shame podcast invites clinicians and specialists to answer taboo or awkward health questions, normalising conversations many readers struggle to raise elsewhere. Less than a year after launch, Health for Mzansi won WAN‑IFRA’s African Digital Media Award for Best Gen Z Initiative (2022) for successfully reaching younger audiences. In 2024 it was named South Africa’s “Most Innovative Health & Wellness Publication” at the Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Awards. Produced with the Food For Mzansi Group’s Mzansi Story Lab, the newsroom blends reporting and community engagement to meet readers where they are, online and on audio. Its mission is straightforward: help ordinary South Africans live healthier, happier, longer lives through practical, trustworthy journalism.