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Stroke among young adults is linked to unhealthy lifestyles
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The concerning trends of stroke among young adults are likely due to the increasing prevalence of modifiable risk factors.
[Watch] Poor Communities Bear the Brunt of South Africa’s Water Crisis
Faith Mutizira
Frequent water cuts are a harsh reality for many poor communities in South Africa, like Klipfontein View in Midrand, where residents recently endured three months without running water. For families relying on water trucks, the supply is often unreliable and insufficient, forcing them to store water in bottles and bins.
Poor communities feel the brunt of water crisis in South AfricaÂ
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The crisis, fuelled by ageing infrastructure, population growth, and mismanagement, poses severe health risks, including waterborne diseases.
Preventable diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea driving SA’s rising child mortality rateÂ
Yoliswa Sobuwa
Immunisation rates have remained below their pre-COVID-19 levels in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern and Western Cape.
Research highlights the tragic link between droughts and violenceÂ
Faith Mutizira
Climate shocks like severe droughts worsen poverty, food insecurity and water scarcity, which in turn fuel violence.
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