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Glenda Gray, South African Medical Research Council South African-born Professor Hoosen “Jerry” Coovadia, renowned academic and prominent anti-apartheid activist, passed away on 4 October. As a paediatrician I was privileged to know and work with him over two decades. Prior to that I knew him when we were both health
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Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
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Precious Mashiane
Twelve years back, the North West Department of Health started construction on a multi-million rand, state-of-the-art community health centre (CHC) in Mathibestad in the Moretele local municipality. The project was meant to be completed in 2015. But the unfinished building is still incomplete. The space is currently being used as
‘Teaching Deaf children is a calling, it needs passion and dedication’
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Sixty-three-year-old Maria Nemakonde is just two years away from retirement, something she’s not quite looking forward to. Nemakonde is a teacher at a school for children with special needs in Shayandima, outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. And she’s worried about what will become of her learners once she leaves. While not
I’m a microbiologist and here’s what (and where) I never eat
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Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester Every year, around 2.4 million people in the UK get food poisoning – mostly from viral or bacterial contamination. Most people recover within a few days without treatment, but not all are that lucky. As a microbiologist, I’m probably more acutely aware of the risk
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