Deaf school allegedly turns away speech-impaired child
Nokuthula Mthinsilane, 7, was born unable to speak. Now, her parents are battling to get her into school and the education she deserves.
Thabo Molelekwa
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Family lives side-by-side with raw sewage for years
Members of the Chaba family have become prisoners in their own home - trapped by years of raw sewage collecting in their East Rand yard.
TAC members form home-based care organisation
Member of the AIDS lobby organisation the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) have formed a home-based care organisation to help increase communities’ knowledge about HIV treatment east of Johannesburg.
East Rand rallies around elderly
The Vosloorus Society For the Care of the Aged cares for more than 100 elderly community members daily. This Mandela Day, the centre had a little extra help.
ANC, EFF go head-to-head on health
As South Africa prepares to go to the polls, the African Nationa Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters recently squared off in a health debate in front of Ekurhuleni residents.
Treatment is now available in Ekurhuleni
Treatment Action Campaign branches in Ekurhuleni are relieved to see that facilities in the area are no longer experiencing antiretroviral treatment stock-out.
Insufficient sanitation for Ehashahasheni residents
In the informal settlement Ehashahasheni (also known as Flukplaas) in Ekurhuleni on the East Rand of Joburg, around 500 households share two water taps and 16 bucket toilets.
The clinic that makes you sick
For the past four weeks there has been no running water at Phillip Moyo clinic at Daveyton in Ekurhuleni, so the toilets have not been working.