For Philile Hlophe, caring for three wheelchair-bound children living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) means managing their daily physical care in an overcrowded home, while constantly worrying about how to get them to healthcare facilities and into special-needs schooling. The…
Thirty-year-old Sthembile Mkhize from KwaNyuswa in KwaZulu-Natal says she is afraid to return to her local clinic after she was told to leave the facility during the night while waiting for an ambulance to take her to hospital. Mkhize says…
Nine years ago, Health-e News met Matthew Legemaate while he was waiting for a heart and double-lung transplant. Legemaate, who lives with his parents in Gillitts in KwaZulu-Natal, was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot and…
Five-year-old hands grip a small yellow hammer, crushing aluminium cans outside a small house in Embo, west of Durban. By the end of the day, Nokulunga Nkabinde hopes the bulging clear bag filled with cans will earn enough money to…
When parents in KwaNyuswa, Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal are unable to take their children to the clinic because of work or other commitments, they turn to 27-year-old Zama Nkwanyana for help. Zama, a mother of two children, aged 7 and 4,…
Caregivers start cleaning children’s teeth from the age of two. From four to six, kids should be taught to brush their teeth in circular motions by themselves, with an adult supervising.
These products can result in complications such as severe headaches, dizziness, dangerously low blood pressure, and, in some cases, a prolonged erection.
Many people who survive extreme weather events like floods don’t get any mental health support.
Previously, taxi drivers would drop passengers with disabilities off in the Pinetown CBD along with other passengers.
Ngqaza's viral video has garnered positive reactions from TikTok users who have praised his devotion.
Research suggest that the use of isihlambezo is on the rise.
Nxele started the fitness classes to give back to the community and promote a healthy lifestyle for everyone.
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