For the past five years, more than 800 learners and staff at Seetsa sa Kgwedi Primary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, have been living with recurring sewage spills on the school grounds. School governing body (SGB) chairperson, Kehwile Ramaru…
As the Gauteng Education Department faces a R27 billion backlog in school occupational health and infrastructure, parents at a Soshanguve primary school in Tshwane threaten to keep their children home, saying conditions of temporary mobile toilets at the school pose…
When Health-e News first shared the story of 110-year-old Koko Violet Ramadimetsa, her birthday wish was not cake or presents. It was a simple wish to walk safely and live with dignity. Koko Violet, who lives in Hammanskraal, Tshwane, had…
For residents of Mafarafara village outside Burgersfort, reaching the nearest clinic means crossing the Tubatse River on a makeshift bridge and then walking another 1.5km up a steep, bushy gravel road. The village has no clinic of its own. Residents…
It's been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
Of the 360 designated sites, 133 are in Gauteng.
While there are key populations who are at a higher risk of acquiring HIV, experts say they are not the only targets, and anyone is eligible to receive LEN.
Women in parts of Gauteng have made similar complaints, saying they have experienced shortages of injectables and the implant.
Over the past two years, her mobility has become severely impaired; she uses a chair or broomstick for support and balance.
When Health-e News visited Frontline Hyper last week, the shelves and fridges still held rotten, stale and expired food.
Volunteers spent hours moving heavy rocks to create a crossing over a sewage-contaminated river.
a pregnant woman tried to register as a patient in the facility’s antenatal care using a South African ID with a photo that didn’t match her face.
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