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 COVID-19 vaccine rollout for teachers is still sparked with uncertainty. A combination of fake news, personal beliefs and health reasons have prevented many school staff from registering to be vaccinated. Health-e News spoke to a few teachers in KwaZulu-Natal about what the jab means for them. We encountered quite
Circumcisions cut as South Africa focuses on the battle against COVID-19
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Government’s move to direct all medical resources at the fight against COVID-19 has scuppered the hopes of many boys and men across the country who are waiting to undergo circumcision procedures.
Civil organisations lay down the law as millions of bellies go unfed
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Equal Education and the governing bodies of two Limpopo schools want a court to rule that education department officials have not met their constitutional obligations in providing daily meals to all qualifying learners.Â
Cele relieved as ‘SAPS family’ joins COVID-19 vaccination queue
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Police minister Bheki Cele put his best foot forward as the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for the South African Police Service (SAPS) kicked off yesterday morning with the safety of all 180Â 000 members topping his list.
COVID-19 not the only pandemic ravaging SAÂ
Esau Dlamini
While the country grapples with COVID-19 and its third wave devastation, there is another outbreak going under the radar. Hate crime and gender-based violence needs serious attention if alarming figures are to be brought under control anytime soon.
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