Singing a path to health
Five determined young men are spreading the word about HIV and tuberculosis (TB) through their music, which may be coming to a cell phone near you.
Joba Matsheng
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Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital gets new staff
The North West’s Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital Complex has added almost 100 new staff members as it welcomes new medical officers and, hopefully, specialists.
The chronic disease of addiction
A former Jouberton drug addict believes drug addiction is like a chronic disease – and experts say he is right.
Klerksdorp cancer survivor speaks out
Klerksdorp’s Dianne Perhouse was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. Two operations and eight months of chemotherapy later, she is a cancer survivor.
Pregnant mom unable to donate kidney to son
One Klerksdorp mum should be celebrating the impending birth of her baby but her excitement is tempered with anxiety as she no longer qualifies as a kidney donor for her son.
Few & far between: North West mobile clinics
Mobile clinics are meant to bring health services closer to communities, but some North West residents say irregular visits force them to rely on over-the-counter treatments - or make the long treks mobile clinics aim to prevent.
Klerksdorp boy seeks bone marrow donor
One North West family is desperately seeking a bone marrow donor for their 8-year-old son as he battles a life-threatening blood disorder.
Putting a stop to expensive water leaks
Rand Water Foundation has trained 25 young people from Jouberton to become "water conservation warriors."
Women not feeling the female condom
Women in Jourberton, North West are not warming to wearing what they say are noisy female condoms.
Commuters worried about their health
Klerksdorp - Commuters who use Jouberton Taxi Rank are worried about their health as they board taxis in the foul-smelling surrounds.
Alleged glue addicts terrorise Tigane residents
Haartebesfontein - Residents of Tigane township, about 20km outside Klerksdorp, live in fear of a gang of alleged glue addicts said to be terrorising local residents.
Fear stands between North West patients and sight
Klerksdorp Hospital assures patients cataracts can be cured as hospital looks to perform 1,000 sight-saving operations this year.