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Limpopo softball star says medical support for injuries ends after tournaments

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

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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Mafarara residents in Limpopo cross makeshift bridge

Unsafe river crossing stands between Limpopo villagers and healthcare

For residents of Mafarafara village outside Burgersfort, reaching the nearest clinic means crossing the Tubatse River on a makeshift bridge and then walking another 1.5km up a steep, bushy gravel road.  The village has no clinic of its own. Residents…

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