AIDS council: Do your part, guys
South African men must start playing their part in society, according to South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Deputy Chairperson Tshiamo Moela.
Thabo Molelekwa
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Hospital officially renamed for ANC activist
The “new” Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus has been renamed for ANC activist Thelle Mogoerane.
Men, power & money key to women’s HIV risk, youth say
Young women make up about 25 percent of all new HIV infections in South Africa. This Women’s Month, we ask young women and men why they think young women are so vulnerable to the virus.
We want condoms in Gauteng schools, say Soweto groups
Soweto civil society groups say Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi should provide the province’s pupils with prophylaxis.
Family fingers East Rand hospital, clinic for poor treatment of dying daughter
The Nyembezi family alleges that the Natalspruit Hospital failed to attend to their dying daughter after what seemed like a common cold turned deadly.
Hospitals hold babies ransom, say mothers
Mothers allege some Gauteng hospitals are withholding newborn babies from immigrant mums until they can pay for delivering at public hospitals. Others say health care workers have threatened not to treat children unless bills are paid in full.
from foreign mums until bills for delivering at public hospitals are paid.
Move the sewage or move us, says family
The East Rand Nkuna family alleges that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality installed a sewer on their doorstep.
Department of Health looks to clean up ‘dirty’ hospital
After patient reports of dirty loos and cupboards full of cockroaches, the Gauteng Department of Health has said maintenance and cleaning units at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital are redoubling efforts to ensure the hospital is clean.
Too few know gold’s heavy price
In the land of gold, too few know gold’s deadly price as civil society groups embark on silicosis awareness campaign,
“It’s not a man’s duty only to carry condoms”
Carrying condoms isn’t scandalous, it’s a smart, say two young women from Johannesburg’s East Rand.
Cut shebeen hours to curb drinking
When young people get bored, there are two things they have quick access to: alcohol and sex.
More than 3,000 await cataract surgeries
The Gauteng Department of Health has almost halved the number of people awaiting sight-restoring cataract operations in the last year but more than 3,000 people are still waiting for their turn to see again.