North West’s loo-less library of shame
Less than five years after it was opened, the North West’s state-of-the-art R3.2 million Lebaleng Community Library outside Wolmaransstad has few working computers and no functional toilets.
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Government, community reach out to North West disabled, aged
Government recently held winter games in the North West to help bring health services and education to the region’s people living with disabilities and elderly.
Man kills himself after HIV diagnosis
A 26-year-old North West man recently killed himself after being diagnosed with HIV, leaving his family and two-year-old child in shock. A local counsellor says the death underscores the need for better counselling.
North West school shortage fuels dodgy buses
North West bus driver Johannes Mpofu Ngwanathota says he fears for the safety of the more than 200 young learners he transports daily in a school bus meant for only half that load. He blames not only the bus owner, but a lack of schools in the rural North West community.
Allegations of assault by police rock Makwassie
A young North West man claims that an almost hour-long assault by police has left him with serious permanent injuries
Community dialogue reveals lure of drugs, crime
In the rural North West town of Makwassie, poverty continues to fuel drug use and crime, according to community members who recently participated in a mock debate as part of a community dialogue.
Community cracks down on allegedly poor work on sewer upgrade
Municipal inspectors and surveyors say they are not happy with work done to improve sewage systems in the North West communities of Lebaleng and Makwassie.
North West district welcomes first disabled-run co-op
People living with disabilities near Wolmaransstad in the North West have started what may be the district’s first disabled-run cooperative in a bid to create jobs.
South Africa launches massive TB screening programme
South Africa aims to test up to 6.2 million people for tuberculosis (TB) in the next three years, according to an announcement made yesterday by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Uncollected rubbish adds to stadium decay
Lebaleng Stadium used to be a focal point of life in Makwassie, about 130 kms north of Welkom. Now as rubbish mounts, community members say the stadium has become a haven for drug use and delinquency.
Between cancer and cure: Two kilometres and a salary
Two breast cancer survivors are separated by less than two kilometres, but the gap in their access to treatment may be much wider.
Hammanskraal NGO holds GBV, HIV awareness day
Hammanskraal NGO Lesedi Care Givers north of Pretoria held a day-long event to raise awareness about HIV and gender-based violence (GBV).