7 March 2013

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Govt departments without electricity

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LUSIKISIKI. ' Five governmental departments in this Eastern Cape village have been without electricity for weeks. The district offices for the Departments of Education, Health, Social Development, Traffic and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have been unable to provide services to communities here because their electricity was cut.

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March 7, 2013

Woman teased about mental disability

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VHEMBE. ' Gloria Mathukha is used to be called 'crazy' or 'mad woman', but this doesn't make it any easier. This 36-year-old woman from Matavhela village in Limpopo has a mentally disability and suffers constant discrimination from members in her community.

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March 7, 2013

Limpopo pre-schooler bitten by snake

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VHEMBE. ' Requests to the Department of Education to upgrade facilities at the Mafukani pre-school have fallen on deaf ears, and have eventually resulted in a four-year-old nearly losing her life after being bitten by a snake in the sub-standard toilet facilities at the school.

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March 7, 2013

Limpopo teen troubled after abortion

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VHEMBE. ' A 19-year-old girl from Gumela village in Limpopo thought she was solving her problems by going for an abortion, but was actually causing more problems than she thought.

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March 7, 2013

Free State community shares one tap between 40 households

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BETHLEHEM. ' Sanitation in the Bohlokong area in the Free State is so poor that it has started affecting the health of children in the Baipeing community in Bethlehem.