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A North West village’s water woes are exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic
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For two decades Tlapeng village has had no access to water, and the community is forced to drink dirty water. Now, the Covid-19 pandemic is showing just how dangerous this is.
How a Limpopo doctor went from studying by candlelight to owning her own practice
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Seeing education as a way out of poverty, a Limpopo woman grew up studying by candlelight in a crowded shack. Today, she is a doctor and entrepreneur creating opportunities for others.
Learners left in the dark over resumption of school nutrition programme, say civil society groups
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Civil society says the government places the responsibility on learners and their families as it struggles to reinstate the school nutrition programme.
A perpetrator of gender-based violence on how prison helped him process his anger
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Mpho Mosia was jailed for gender-based violence. He tells Health-e News how prison helped him work through his anger.
A soldier in the war on HIV/Aids now battles Covid-19
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Fatima Hassan is a lawyer who fought for the rights of South Africans during the HIV/Aids pandemic. Now, she’s preparing to fight another pandemic: Covid-19.
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Social innovation is the catalyst for improving SA healthcare
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.
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Families desperate for help as rehab services remain out of reach
Despite the rehab centre being among the cheapest in the area, the family is struggling to keep up with the costs.Â