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Wife begs for a stem cell donor to save her husband’s life
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A mother of three from the North West is calling on black South African stem cell donors to help give her husband a second chance at life. Bomikazi Mtengwane, 36, said nothing would make her happier than seeing her husband healthy and returning home to her and their children. According
Big stink: Health effects sweep in with winds in Gauteng
Lilita Gcwabe
From rotten eggs to hints of sewage in the air, the strong winds coming from Mpumalanga to Gauteng have triggered a lot of conversation and health warnings. Last week, the Gauteng Weather Service issued an alert via Twitter warning expecting these winds to move in until Thursday. Social media was
Number of witchcraft-related incidents take a dip in Limpopo
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A campaign to save the reputation of traditional healers in Limpopo is showing positive results, with only one witchcraft-related murder having occurred in the last eight months. Professor Mbaimbai Hlati, the president of the Traditional Healer Association in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region, realised that something had to
Blood donors: Alarm bells ring as SA banks run low
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
With only 1% of South Africans registered as active blood donors and blood banks running low, could SA be headed towards a blood shortage crisis? South African National Blood Services (SANBS) spokesperson Khensani Mahlanngu said they miss daily collection targets because there are insufficient donors. “The SANBS needs to collect
COVID-19 in SA: Young people keep vaccine numbers low
Lilita Gcwabe
The low number of 12 to 34-year-olds getting their COVID-19 vaccines has played a part in the country failing to get 70 percent of South Africans vaccinated. The youth make up more than a third of the country’s population. The latest vaccine statistics indicate that just over 1 million children
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