“My family cycle ends with me”
Mpumalanga – The brave mother of an 11-year old daughter has undertaken to ensure that, despite their harrowing experiences and difficulties, her child will not suffer as much as she has.
Cynthia Maseko
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Skin bleach trade driven by quest for beauty
A desperation for lighter skin and a firm belief that paler skins are much more attractive than dark skins are driving factors behind the burgeoning trade in skin bleaching products in Mpumalanga.
SA’s new HIV snag: Patients on ART think they’re cured
On the eve of South Africa’s national AIDS conference taking place in Durban this week, Health-e News has found that people are defaulting on their ARVs and posing a risk to others.
‘I am HIV positive not cursed’
Mpumalanga – A young man, diagnosed with HIV and advised to start anti-retroviral treatment, chose instead to please his family and turn to the church for help.
A 12-year-old supports family of 8
“Right now what I need and want is not important,” said a 12-year-old boy who spends his days begging for money.
Rape pregnant teen on suicide watch
A 17 year-old teenager has been on suicide watch after attempting to abort her 16-week pregnancy – believe to be the result of rape.
Two more arrests for ARV theft at a clinic
Mpumalanga – Months after a lay counsellor’s arrest for medication theft at a clinic outside Nelspruit, two more staffers have been arrested for the same thing.
Human rights celebrated in Mpumalanga
MPUMALANGA – Human Rights Day was commemorated at the Mkhondo Rugby Stadium in Piet Retief on Tuesday, with many gifts being handed out including the title deeds to 759 RDP houses.
Teen risks life with an illegal abortion
A 16-year-old girl is recovering from an illegal abortion she had performed, despite knowing that she could have had a free legal procedure done instead at her clinic.
Empty promises leave residents thirsty
Residents of KaBokweni township situated just outside of Nelspruit have gone without an adequate fresh water supply for several months and their ongoing protests have fallen on deaf ears.
“I failed my daughter”
When Senamile* was three months pregnant she found out that she was HIV-positive. “I did the right thing by disclosing my status to my partner with the hope that I would get support.”
New hospital planned for Mpumalanga
About R569 million has been budgeted for a brand new state-of-the art hospital for the Bethal community, which falls under the Govan Mbeki municipal district in Mpumalanga.