Dorah Marothodi, her daughter and four grandchildren live off social grants. Recently, Soshanguve good Samaritans gave the Marothodi family something to smile about after fixing the family’s toilet.
Shortly after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, an elderly Tshwane woman has lost her fight with the disease – and left her family blaming themselves and the health system.
OurHealth talks to two Tshwane women about what they love and hate about the country’s newest birth control option.
When Nomhle Matshaya tried to call an ambulance for a sick patient this week, she was on hold for one hour and 15 minutes before she gave up. The community health care worker at Hammanskraal’s Refentse Drop-in Centre was only one of many likely affected by an on-going Emergency Medical Services (EMS) strike.
Sophy Maringa had high hopes for the granddaughter she lost three years ago. The woman who returned to her this year in her granddaughter’s place is almost unrecognisable, she says.
As South Africa battles a growing obesity problem, Soshanguve Block M outside Pretoria has welcomed a new park that may help get community members outdoors and exercising.
When she got pregnant, a teenager from Stinkwater outside Hammanskraal says her older boyfriend's attention and financial support disappeared.
Community leaders say nyaope is tearing Tshwane communities apart while there are too few rehabilitation centres to help people who use the drug.
A Tshwane woman claims she waited five years for a referral to diagnose a painful tumour on the back of her neck.
High levels of drug abuse in one Tshwane community have prompted residents, parents and community leaders to take to the streets.
A Centurion man claims a Pretoria hospital did not give his mother a bed fast enough, but nurses disagree.
Clinics in Soshanguve outside Pretoria are helping each other to solve recurring problems in drug orders from the regional pharmacy.
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