Brushing up on dental hygiene
Mbombela, Mpumalanga - Sarah Masina is an unemployed single mother of four who has gone most of her life without ever going to the dentist.
Cynthia Maseko
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Whooping cough spreading in Mpumalanga
The Mpumalanga Department of Health has observed a sudden increase in pertussis, commonly known as “whooping cough” in children under five, and particularly one year-olds.
HIV+ woman beats anger and denial
Mpumalanga - A young woman says HIV will not claim her life. Khosi Zitha said before she accepted her HIV status she battled with denial and anger. The 24-year-old told Health-e News that she could not cope because three of her siblings, who had been HIV-positive, had died.
Villagers get water after 20 dry years
After two decades, clean water will once again flow when Mgobodzi residents open their taps. Those residents in the village in the Nkomazi local municipality in Mpumalanga, who could afford to pay R15 for 25 litres of water had no choice but to share streams with animals.
#TotalShutdown marches proceed as family mourns murdered teen
MPUMALANGA - While thousands of women marching across the country against gender-based violence #TotalShutdown #NoMore, one family mourned the death of their 13-year-old daughter.
A 13-year-old forced to become mom’s caregiver
MPUMALANGA – The 13-year-old daughter of a single mother who recently survived a second stroke has become the woman’s caregiver.
Managing hypertension during pregnancy
MPUMALANGA - Bongekile Shabalala – a 22-year-old new mother who was diagnosed with high blood pressure at her first antenatal clinic visit – ended up giving birth prematurely because of her condition.
‘I am not cursed,’ says epileptic man
MPUMALANGA - After years of living in isolation because of his tendency to have long seizures and lose consciousness, 47-year-old epileptic Zakhele Sibiya says he refuses to remain alone and now wants to be accepted as part of society.
Father desperate to get son off drugs
Mpumalanga - A desperate father in Nyibe community is desperate to find help for his 13-year-old drug addict son.
Poor families forced to feed from dumping sites
MPUMALANGA – Forced to find ways of surviving, several poor families from the Msukaligwa area have found ways to feed their families from municipal dumping sites.
Gum disease can be prevented
MPUMALANGA - Many moms say they are not aware of gum disease when their children are diagnosed with the condition, unaware that it can be easily prevented by good dental hygiene and brushing twice a day.
Hypertension hits old and young
Mpumalanga - When Lucia Sibanyoni (35) was diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) she didn’t think too much it, believing it was an elderly person’s condition.