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Transgender healthcare ‘is a matter of human dignity’
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The current state sexual and reproductive rights for transgender people is complicated — with ground-breaking legislation on one hand, but poor communication about what is offered by healthcare facilities and practical barriers to access care on the other.
Government intensified Covid-19 testing
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The South African government is intensifying efforts to test the public for the COVID-19 virus, as the confirmed number of infections increases to 1 326, and results in three deaths.
CoronaVirusSA: Limpopo initiation schools closed amid virus risk
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Initiates in the province will have to wait for their traditional transition into manhood, as initiation schools have been put on ice for this year.
Social grant beneficiaries to get paid
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As South Africa continues to take precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, government says it will ensure that those who receive social grants are protected against the spread of the virus as they access their South African Social Security (SASSA) payments
CoronaVirusSA: “I am happy to see you, alive and healthy”, Ramaphosa
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
More than one hundred South Africans are set to return to their homes following their evacuation from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan, and subsequent quarantine at the Ranch Hotel, outside Polokwane.
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Different clinics, different readiness. Inside the first week of Gauteng’s lenacapavir rollout
My experience getting the new HIV prevention jab, lenacapavir
While there are key populations who are at a higher risk of acquiring HIV, experts say they are not the only targets, and anyone is eligible to receive LEN.
Mangaung residents demand action over sewer spills
According to resident residents, the sewer spillage is getting worse and flooding Freedom Square Township.
Raw sewage in Limpopo village raises fears of disease and water contamination
The sewage has polluted the Senwamokgope River, leaving residents without a reliable water source.