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Lettuce grown in home food garden

Small-scale farmers want to help their communities, but they need help first

In an attempt to address food insecurity and job creation, small scale farmers in the Mopani District of Limpopo are ready to provide. But first, they need help upscaling.
Taxi Drivers and passengers in North West

North West taxi drivers pay for PPE out of their own pockets

With passengers set to increase dramatically during the festive season amid a second wave of Covid-19 infections, taxi drivers complain that the owners are not buying sanitisers or PPE.

Poor state of Limpopo’s special needs schools put learners at further disadvantage says Human Rights Commission

The Human Rights Commission met with school governing bodies and government to discuss the poor state of the Limpopo’s 35 special needs schools.
Stop Gender Based Violence reads the poster being held by a women during a march in Gauteng

A support network in Thembisa will help young women identify GBV red flags

People Opposed to Women Abuse (POWA) Thembisa is focusing on healing and empowering survivors of gender-based violence through a support network, long after #16Days ends.
Nyiko Masango is riding against #GBV

A father is cycling across the country to raise awareness about good parenting and gender-based violence

A South African cyclist is using his bicycle as a weapon against Gender Based Violence – seeking to inspire youngsters to get physical as he rides from Beit Bridge to Cape Town
Merck pharmaceuticals subsidiary invests in South African clinic chain

Black women-owned Unjani Clinics get R11.7m cash injection from US investor

Merck Pharmaceuticals subsidiary MSD announces grant that will see the Unjani Clinics group hire more staff in their For Mothers Initiative.
Emergency Hysterectomy Patient Communication

This Limpopo woman’s trauma after an emergency hysterectomy shows the lack of communication between doctors and patients

A Limpopo woman is in shock after doctors performed a hysterectomy without her permission. Doctors say it was necessary to save her life after complications with her pregnancy. As studies show, the experience of the 36-year-old woman is not unique, highlighting poor communication in the labour ward.
Photo by Levi Guzman on Unsplash

#Rage Festivals postponed after Covid-19 spike

Organisers of the #Rage Festivals say they have decided to postpone all events linked to the series of parties that were planned across the country.
Photo by Obi Onyeador on Unsplash

South Africa faces critical blood shortage on the eve of holiday travel

As South Africa enters the festive season, more accidents are expected as people travel home at the same time the SANBS has warned there is a shortage of blood.
#BikersLivesMatter supporters having a god day

#BikersLivesMatter (BLM) raising funds for disabled motorcyclists

Limpopo BikersLivesMatter (BLM) host an awareness campaign to raise funds aimed at assisting bikers who are disabled due to biking accidents.
Winnie Byanyima UNAIDS Director

#WorldAidsDay2020 : Covid-19 knocks global fight against HIV/AIDS off track

As international organisations deal with the threat of a global Covid-19 pandemic, the call is out for citizens to keep those who are dealing with HIV/AIDS or have died in their thoughts. More than 38 million people globally are living with HIV while 24.5 million are accessing antiretroviral therapy. In the last year alone, 1.7 million people became infected with HIV despite health authorities drive to reduce the figure. At least 690 000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in the past year.
Gauteng Health To Fill Top Positions

Province scrambles to fill vacant positions at Gauteng hospitals

The Gauteng Department of Health is trying to fill more than a dozen senior management positions in hospitals across the province. The vacancies come after several managers were removed due to issues including corruption and mismanagement.

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