Zimbabwean immigrants living in Louis Trichardt say they are being turned away from clinics or told their latest chronic medication collection will be their last, raising fears that anti-immigrant pressure is starting to affect access to healthcare. The concern follows…
Nompilo Maleka is no ordinary granny. The 115-year-old great-grandmother from Driekop outside Burgersfort in Limpopo still wakes up early in the morning, makes her bed, washes dishes and cooks. A copy of her green ID book, seen by Health-e news,…
Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied a legal abortion at a public clinic last month, after a nurse refused to help her on religious grounds, leaving her to seek an illegal abortion from a traditional healer. …
Despite the rehab centre being among the cheapest in the area, the family is struggling to keep up with the costs.
The sewage has polluted the Senwamokgope River, leaving residents without a reliable water source.
Surviving HIV has given Makondo purpose. She has chosen to speak openly to show other young people, particularly those who are LGBTQI, that an HIV diagnosis isn’t a death sentence.
This province is an absolute disaster. The shortage of orthopaedic surgeons is just the tip of the iceberg, and a lot of patients are still going to suffer
The luxury tourist town that’s surrounded by wildlife estates and private game reserves has no other place for them to stay.
The family lives in a one-room structure where cooking, bathing and sleeping all happen in the same space.
Maake says she wants her daughter to be remembered for the joy she brought into people’s lives.
Musina, part of the Vhembe District Municipality, has struggled with chronic water shortages for more than a decade,
In January, large sections of Tshakhuma village were submerged in water, while overflowing rivers across Limpopo cut off key roads and damaged dozens of health facilities.
Communities without access to clean water face a disproportionately high burden of preventable illness.
These behaviours are sometimes interpreted as poor concentration or learning problems, when in reality the child may simply be struggling to hear.
Recent heavy rains have filled the abandoned pit with water, turning it into what residents describe as a dangerous makeshift swimming spot for children in the area.
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