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University students from KwaZulu-Natal reveal their thoughts on the achieving food security, both locally and globally, as International Youth Day casts a spotlight on transforming food systems.
#WomensMonth: Acting Hospital CEO has some serious verve
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During Women’s Month, we celebrate and recognise the journeys of inspiring women such as Dr Nthabiseng Makgana, who is the current acting CEO of Pholosong Hospital in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
#FixTheGPHealthSystem: TAC turns up the heat
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The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) took to the streets earlier this week to demand that Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Health MEC, Dr Nomathembu Mokgethi, improve healthcare services in the provinces.
Gqeberha’s ‘Miracle Girl’ pens remarkable story of survival
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A young motivational speaker, who was given a month to live and was later declared dead on the operating table due to a heart condition, has written a book Miracle Girl about her journey of survival and overcoming the odds.
Limpopo woman pays it forward with feminine hygiene essentials
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In a bid to bring dignity to vulnerable women, a Limpopo woman is running a sanitary towel and toiletry donation initiative to improve the lives of those in need.
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