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Limpopo asbestos community gets health screening after resident’s death
Moyahabo Mabeba
Residents of Mafefe village in Limpopo are being screened for asbestos-related illnesses as government moves to address contamination from abandoned mines that closed more than 30 years ago. The intervention follows the death of 48-year-old Mampuru Thobejane, whose father, Chief Setlamorago Thobejane, says he had been diagnosed with asbestosis. Mampuru
Investigation launched into five-year-old’s playground injury at Tshwane school
Keletso Mkhwanazi
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is investigating a case after a five-year-old Grade R learner was injured at a Tshwane primary school and later required surgery. Katlego Setshedi was injured while playing on a metal swing at Nchuncheko Primary School in Soshanguve during lunch break on Monday, 24 August.
Part 8 | Hungry for change: When hunger becomes a health crisis
Adél Van Niekerk
Health and nutrition experts say the health consequences of South Africa’s food insecurity crisis can begin long before someone becomes sick enough to need hospital treatment. The scale of the crisis came under renewed scrutiny when the South African Human Rights Commission launched an inquiry late last year into the
Traditional healers say referral system with public clinics needs to work both ways
Bernard Chiguvare
Traditional healers say patients they refer to public clinics can fall through the cracks because the two health systems don’t communicate effectively. Nozuko Nkunzi, a traditional health practitioner from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, says South Africa’s plans to integrate traditional medicine into the public healthcare system will mean little
Informal gold miners risk their health to put food on the table
Thabang Thembani
Informal gold miners working around old mine dumps between Nyakallong and Allanridge in the Free State say they risk exposure to mine dust, mercury and other chemicals while trying to earn enough money to support their families. At 48, Thabo* spends most nights digging for gold around old mine rock
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Part 8 | Hungry for change: When hunger becomes a health crisis
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Investigation launched into five-year-old’s playground injury at Tshwane school
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is investigating a case
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Limpopo asbestos community gets health screening after resident’s death
Residents of Mafefe village in Limpopo are being screened for