Moyahabo Mabeba

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Limpopo paraplegic athlete battles public transport to reach healthcare and rehab

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For 34-year-old paraplegic athlete Moloko Pula, getting to hospital for medical care means travelling from her rural village to Polokwane and relying on public transport that does not always accommodate her wheelchair. Pula, who lives in Ga-Semenya village in the…

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Limpopo softball star says medical support for injuries ends after tournaments

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18-year-old Maphuti Hlako who qualified to represent South Africa’s under 18 team at an international softball tournament in Botswana, says behind the excitement lies anxiety about injuries, limited access to ongoing medical and mental health support and funding. Hlako is…

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“I regret my decision” – Mom’s 8-Year Old Hospitalised After Circumcision By Suspended Doctor

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A Limpopo mother from Maleboho says she regrets taking her eight-year-old son for circumcision at a make-shift surgery that left him with septic wounds and hospitalised for a week. Doris Mosena, from Slaaphoek village in the Maleboho area, says she…

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’Confusion and pain too much to bear’ – Limpopo mother’s mental strain caring for daughter with cerebral palsy

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A young Limpopo mother says caring full-time for her nine-year old daughter with cerebral palsy has left her depressed, isolated and unable to build a future of her own.  Mapula Setati (25) from Extension 44 outside Polokwane was only 16…

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Limpopo teen says religious objection at clinic drove her to unsafe abortion

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Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied a legal abortion at a public clinic last month, after a nurse refused to help her on religious grounds, leaving her to seek an illegal abortion from a traditional healer. …

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