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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Op-ed: AfroCentric’s latest numbers reveal SA’s youth is getting sicker
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Ahmed Banderker, CEO of SA’s most diversified, black-owned health group AfroCentric, takes a look at the conditions plaguing our young people and what we can do about them.
Mental health of queer community at risk as NPO faces closure
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AÂ local Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) which offers free mental health services to the queer community is struggling to keep its doors open due to a lack of funds.
Municipalities urged to play bigger role in food security
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With millions of people in South Africa not having access to food and going hungry every year, an expert has called on municipalities to step in and fulfil their constitutional role in helping to ensure food security for their communities. Â
Traditional healers slam SMU for silence on COVID-19 remedy findings
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M5 MediGroup claims that the Sefako Makgatho University for Health Sciences has not explained why the preliminary findings on their herbal COVID-19 remedy have not been published on the agreed date.Â
Limpopo teachers must adhere to COVID-19 protocols
Montsho Matlala
While a large number of teachers and support staff in Limpopo have already been vaccinated, labour unions and health officials are scratching their heads about how vaccinated and unvaccinated staff should interact to best curb the spread of COVID-19.
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