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Historical tensions within coloniality have seen traditional medicine and spiritual practices largely excluded from healthcare systems.
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Sandile Mbili
Previously, taxi drivers would drop passengers with disabilities off in the Pinetown CBD along with other passengers.
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If we cannot even count how many South Africans are living with diabetes, how can we possibly claim to be addressing the epidemic?
“Our kids are suffering”: Durban families plead for access to new homes
Phumzile Mkhungo
Over 60 families are currently living in a run-down building across the road from the new housing project.
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Phumzile Mkhungo
This programme is about promoting the health of our grandmothers.
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