Maanda Bele
Surviving HIV has given Makondo purpose. She has chosen to speak openly to show other young people, particularly those who are LGBTQI, that an HIV diagnosis isn’t a death sentence.
Communities without access to clean water face a disproportionately high burden of preventable illness.
These behaviours are sometimes interpreted as poor concentration or learning problems, when in reality the child may simply be struggling to hear.
Schoolchildren have also been affected, with some learners missing classes entirely since the floods.
Community and peer support groups serve as the first line of emotional support. But these are not a replacement for professional mental health care.
A probe is underway to determine whether the drugs were part of an authorised consignment or were being moved illegally across borders.
Not long ago, a woman gave birth at the Siloam taxi rank after being told there are no ambulances available.
Grief is not a straight road. For some, it leads to anxiety. For others, depression.
The family believes that medical negligence may have been influenced by her previous miscarriage at the same hospital.
The department has been slow in providing updates, and would not confirm if the nurse has been suspended, or is still working, while the investigation is underway.
She walked from her home to the bus stop in the early hours of the morning.