Family, friends and members of the LGBTIQ+ community in Limpopo have been left reeling by the brutal rape and murder of a young lesbian community health worker, in what is suspected to be a hate crime.
Given the nutritional value and importance of breastmilk, several mothers from Limpopo have spoken out in support of breastmilk donation to infants whose mothers are unable to breastfeed them.
A group of female migrants from Zimbabwe find themselves at the back of the COVID-19 vaccination queue in South Africa due to a lack of papers and the closure of several reception centers due to lockdown.
As South Africa celebrates Women's Day and marks 65 years since women marched against Apartheid pass laws, brave and strong women remain at the forefront of another crisis currently facing our society – the COVID-19 pandemic. By Kagiso Keipopele
With cancer claiming nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 – according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) – a South African cancer survivor has urged the government to provide free cancer treatment for all.
Pamela Madonsela is a mom of two and has been exclusively breastfeeding for 15 months and counting. She shares her journey with Health-e News.
When her catering and events business started to suffer during lockdown, enterprising businesswoman and student Thandazani Zulu decided to focus on products that promote healthy living and recently unveiled a new juice range named 'Nourish'.
The EFF has lauded the work done by the Hawks which saw Dr David Motau, CEO of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and former Free State health head of department, appear in court on Monday alongside his fellow accused on charges of defrauding the department of R8.7 million.
Parents of learners in Free State schools have threatened to shutdown schools should they reduce social distancing rules which will allow more learners in a classroom at a time.
Even though farming is a tough job, a young, female small-scale farmer from KwaZulu-Natal is confident that her passion for agriculture will see she her achieve her dream of becoming a successful commercial farmer who can help others in her community.
Ambulances in the Eastern Cape have come to standstill with at least 300 out of 447 vehicles unable to take to the streets as the COVID-19 third wave sweeps across the province.
The Mpumalanga Health MEC, Sasekani Manzini, has been forced to take action as several healthcare facilities in the province face chronic medication shortages.
Several Free State churches have ignored President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to safely resume religious gatherings where church services are allowed to only accommodate 50 worshippers indoors and a maximum of 100 outdoors. This forms part of the adjusted alert Level 3 lockdown restrictions which kicked in as from 26 July.
Parents in Botshabelo in the Free State have expressed their anger at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for instructing all primary school learners to return to school at once as from this past Monday (2 August). They say this move will put the lives of children in danger as the country slowly moves past the peak of COVID-19 infections during the third wave.
South Africa received a second batch of Pfizer vaccines from the US on Tuesday which is set to boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout even further. An initial consignment of 2.8 million doses arrived at OR Tambo International Airport last Saturday as donated by the US government.
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