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Community health workers push for recognition and change
Thabang Thembani
Community Health Workers remain trapped in a cycle of short-term contracts with no clarity about long-term employment.
Sewage spills leave Seweding residents living in unsanitary conditions
Bakang Ditibane
Residents also fear long-term environmental damage and declining property value.
Illegal dumping turns Soshanguve schools into health hazards
Keletso Mkhwanazi
The health risks posed by illegal dumping are preventable, but require urgent intervention.Â
Going into labour in a village cut off by floods
Thembi Siaga
Before the floods, residents usually travel nearly 10 km to the nearest clinic in Makhasa village.
Wading through floodwaters to access lifesaving medication
Eksoda Mazibuko
Flooding has eroded roads and washed away bridges. This has made several clinics partially or fully inaccessible.
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