Patients allegedly turned away as hospital runs dry
Patients have accused Mpumalanga’s Themba Hospital of turning them away after taps recently ran dry at the hospital.
Cynthia Maseko
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Mpumalanga holds first people’s health assembly
Mpumalanga recently welcomed its first provincial People’s Health Assembly as the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and others continue to bemoan staff shortages.
Mpumalanga school health programme battles parents, budgets
The Mpumalanga Department of Health is looking to take school health services to more of the province’s children, but parents and budgets may stand in its way.
Mbombela protests stand between patients, care
A meeting with Premier David Mabuza has reportedly ended recent violent protests in Mpumalanga’s Mbombela area but not before protests stood between patients and care, say residents.
Nelspruit township goes weeks without water
As the country continues to weather a severe drought, parts of Nelspruit's KaBokweni townships have been without water for three weeks after government departments scramble to secure the water supplies of Themba Hospital and the local clinic.
Tackling childhood obesity a family affair
About half of South African adults are obese. The tide of obesity washing over our shores has spared our children and reversing it has to be a family affair, say dieticians.
Stigma: It’s not just about HIV anymore
When Gloria Shiba got sick, she refused to believe she could be at risk of tuberculosis (TB). Now, her mother says she believes Shiba's decision to keep her illness hidden may have cost Shiba her life – it may also reflect a new kind of stigma.
The children who may never sit for their matric exams
As parents and students nationwide celebrate – or bemoan – yesterday’s matric results, education remains out of reach for more than half-a-million children living with disabilities who may never get the chance to write their matric exams.
More than 1000 learners, teachers share two toilets
More than 1000 learners and teachers at Nelspruit’s Gedlembane Secondary School are forced to share just two toilets as a water shortage means 13 new toilets have stood idle for about a year. The school is just one of hundreds in the country without proper water and santanitation.
Matrics report skin bleaching ahead of dance
From picking the dress to negotiating curfew, a lot goes into the perfect matric dance but some teens may be taking dangerous risks in an effort to look "their best" for the big night.
Love, stigma and HIV
A stroke prompted 41-year-old Andrew Matekane to test for HIV and like many, dealing with his new diagnosis was not easy for him or his partner.
Mpumalanga municipality ‘running out of graveyard space’
Lekwa Local Municipality graveyards are allegedly filling up and the area’s high HIV prevalence rate are is to blame, according to Lekwa Executive Mayor Linda Dhlamini.