Service delivery remains poor at Limpopo hospital
Despite improvements, disgruntled Limpopo patients aren’t satisfied with the standard of medical services they receive at Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital.
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Curb childhood obesity at home
With childhood obesity on the rise globally, many parents remain unaware of the powerful impact a poor diet can have.
Boreholes to transform the lives of Vuwani residents
Some residents have had no choice but to travel kilometres to neighbouring villages to get water or to buy a bucket of water closer to home for three rands, which many can’t afford.
#SandtonShutdown, will government listen this time?
As South Africans grapple with the latest crime statistics that were released in Parliament on Thursday, women and gender non-conforming people make their way to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in protest against the ongoing deaths and acts of violence…
Tackling depression: ‘If people aren’t told to pray, they’re told they’re bewitched’
When Motheo Lengoasa was referred to a psychiatric hospital for depression, she refused to go, saying she was not crazy. But, she realises that was a misconception writes Pamela Mkhize.
Gauteng Health MEC 100 Days: ‘The challenges are well known, but they aren’t insurmountable’
The Gauteng health department’s progress report on its new leadership includes some key achievements such as appointing 14 CEOs in the province's hospitals and an app to deal with patient complaints.
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: ‘Drinking helped me forget my painful life’
Speaking to Health-e News, women share their first-hand experience about having babies with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). We also hear from a nurse, a shebeen owner, and the department of health.
Death and botched procedures after initiation season in Limpopo
Risks of undergoing traditional circumcision, despite health benefits, include injury to the penis, pain, bleeding, and infection.
Caring for children whose parents succumb to drugs and alcohol
“They can’t read, they can’t write, and actually they are in the wrong school,” says Angela Salter, founder of the Adonai Crisis Centre which looks after children whose parents abuse alcohol and drugs.
Human Rights Commission probe expired drugs at a Clicks store
The efficacy and safety of expired medication is not guaranteed which pose a threat to the health of the pharmacy’s customers.
Supreme court last hope of justice for Michael Komape
The family is seeking an appeal to find closure and fight for the rights of all learners in South Africa who are still forced to use pit toilets at their schools.
Mpumalanga launches its first oncology centre
Many cancer patients in the province had no choice but to travel a long distance to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Gauteng, about 300km away, to receive oncology treatment. This ends now.
New WHO contraceptive guidelines ‘disturbing’
African experts and activists are left disappointed by the updated recommendations and have labelled them rushed and unconcerned with women’s lives.
Traditional vegetable dish can prevent ‘a generation of big bellies’
Could reviving the indigenous ways of preserving food for long periods of time reignite young people’s love for traditional food?
Blaze destroys visually-impaired learners’ rooms
Learners from Rivoni School for the Blind have protested for better accommodation and classrooms for months. Now, they've taken matters into their own hands.