Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising obesity among South African adolescents
Many children are eating sweets, snacks, sugary drinks and other processed food from a young age.
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Broken floors, pit toilets and no electricity risk EC learners’ health and safety
Years after a court ruling affirmed learners’ right to safe school infrastructure, two schools near King William’s Town still expose learners and teachers to unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
Drug use outside Durban school sparks safety fears
Parents fear that this behaviour exposes learners to substance abuse and poses serious safety and health hazards.
Simple hearing checks help prevent learning struggles in Vhembe schools
These behaviours are sometimes interpreted as poor concentration or learning problems, when in reality the child may simply be struggling to hear.
Mahikeng mother blames sewage-filled RDP house for infant’s death
The mother says she was exposed to the sewage-contaminated environment throughout her pregnancy.
Floods destroy community-built bridge in Soshanguve
Volunteers spent hours moving heavy rocks to create a crossing over a sewage-contaminated river.
Extreme heat is taking a toll on children’s health in South Africa
Children have a limited capacity to tolerate extreme heat compared with adults.
South Gauteng learners supplement school lunches with leftover cooking oil from fast-food outlets
Learners at high schools around Finetown and Lenasia in the south of Johannesburg are using leftover cooking oil to add flavour to their school nutrition programme lunch. Some children have been eating this residue for more than five years in…
‘We are sick’: Life in South Africa’s coal heartland
In recent years, there have been growing calls to shut down coal power stations and transition to renewable energy.
No teaching at Botshabelo school for nine months due to water shortages
Learners would at Kgorathuto school for registers to be taken, and were then sent home.
Dopeni residents rebuild bridge washed away by Limpopo floods
Schoolchildren have also been affected, with some learners missing classes entirely since the floods.
Extreme heat exposes health risks for schoolchildren
Children are more vulnerable to extreme heat than adults because their bodies cannot regulate temperature as efficiently.
Durban journalist and sick toddler face off with group demanding proof of citizenship at Addington Hospital
Despite pleading with them, they would not allow us through. No hospital security or staff intervened. We were embarrassed and scared.
Four-year-old girl allegedly assaulted at Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane
The family says Ava has been restless and cries all the time since the incident.
Malaria elimination is slipping out of reach for SADC countries
Four SADC countries account for 22% of the global malaria burden.
