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Setting fire to desks with sanitiser and other pandemic risks as schools reopen
Soligah Solomons
Teachers have shared some of their challenges as schools reopened on 15 February, including fears of the pandemic spreading and students setting desks fire with hand sanitiser.
World Cancer day: Children have the strength to beat cancer says one young survivor
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Cancer turned her life upside down as a teenager, but Charlene Nadine Motshegwe wants children to know they have the strength to beat this dreaded disease.
Living with the incurable sexually transmitted disease, the Herpes Simplex Virus
Sandile Mbili
Those living with this incurable STI share their experiences, and remind readers why condoms are still the best form of protection.
Time for rebirth says Ramaphosa as country struggles to deal with Covid-19
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Amid the pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa used his annual State of the Nation Address to announce more Covid-19 vaccines and the extension of the R350 relief grant.
After AstraZeneca vaccine, Mkhize announces more vaccines on the way
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
After the AstraZeneca vaccine proved ineffective against the new coronavirus variant, health workers will now receive the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine. More vaccines will also arrive sooner than expected, the health ministry announced.
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Social innovation is the catalyst for improving SA healthcare
Despite youth-friendly policies, many teens say clinics are hostile environmentsÂ
The government is implementing the Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Services, or Youth Zones, where learners wearing school uniforms are fast-tracked.
Patients turned away as lenacapavir rollout stumbles in parts of Pretoria Â
It’s been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
Orange Farm taxi rank clinic brings health services closer to where men are
The clinic was established following discussions between the Orange Farm United Taxi Association and the City of Johannesburg following concerns of HIV and TB among taxi drivers.
Our children are telling us something is wrongÂ
Cheap, ultra-processed foods have become the most affordable and accessible option for struggling families. Â