It’s been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
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The department of Health in the Free State has denied reports that certain areas are given preferential treatment within the Metsimaholo municipality when it comes to the availability of ambulance services.
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Social worker Joey Dlamini has written a book to guide kids and parents through the awkward teenage years, and believes that – with the right encouragement – children can grow up to meet their full potential.
Limpopo women: ‘Entrepreneurship best way to beat poverty’
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Despite South Africa’s small business sector being hard hit by COVID-19 restrictions, women in Limpopo still believe that entrepreneurship is the most effective way to beat unemployment and poverty.
Albinism: Young woman ready be an ‘ambassador for change’
Montsho Matlala
A young lesbian woman living with albinism has decided to kick stereotypes in the face and take on the world as she tackles various endeavours.
Healthcare workers: “We are living in the shadows of death”
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
It’s been over a year since COVID-19 first hit South Africa. Since then, many people have been living in constant fear and many have lost loved ones. Frontline healthcare workers had no choice but to face their fears if they were to keep doing the life-saving work they were trained for. Amy Green, for Spotlight and Health-e News, and colleagues explore the emotional toll that South Africa’s third wave of COVID-19 is taking on healthcare workers.
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