A pregnant woman says she was left waiting for up to 30 minutes at the entrance of the Frontier Hospital in Komani in the Eastern Cape after security guards allegedly refused to open the gate for the ambulance carrying her…
When Lizeka Ngcozana’s cousin had a stroke on a Tuesday morning, she took her to Ngonyama Clinic outside Cacadu in the Eastern Cape. But there was no ambulance available to take her to hospital. Ngcozana says nurses told the family…
On a chilly weekday morning, gogo Thozama Toti sits next to a stove, watching her granddaughter prepare a meal of noodles. Another grandchild waits patiently on a bed inside the dilapidated three-roomed mud house in Emaxelegwini informal settlement near Ngcobo…
For five weeks this winter, Health-e News freelance contributor Tembile Sgqolana regularly visited an initiation school in Komani, Eastern Cape, where his son was undergoing initiation. He saw first-hand how much responsibility falls on the amakhankatha, or traditional nurses, who…
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.
The municipality says infrastructure improvement projects have already started in other villages and will begin in Cefane Hoek soon.
TB is one of the leading causes of death in South Africa, claiming around 56 000 lives in 2023.Â
Headlines of initiates dying or losing their penises due to botched circumcisions have become commonplace.
Local authorities need to be proactive in ensuring service delivery for those with disabilities.
Witnessing others living with HIV experience stigma inspired him to take a stand and educate people about the virus.
Ngqaza's viral video has garnered positive reactions from TikTok users who have praised his devotion.Â
The lag in immunisation has been attributed to several factors, including disruptions caused by COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy.
Many learners say they miss school during menstruation due to lack of access to pads and period stigma.
EMS workers says they often sleep in ambulances when transporting patients out of town.
Hewu Hospital is facing a severe nursing staff shortage.
