Bigger the belly, wealthier the man, say villagers
For a number of previously disadvantaged communities, the bigger the belly the wealthier an individual is a common perception.
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Parliament finally passes sugary drinks tax
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) today passed the tax on sugary drinks, which is part of the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Revenue Law Amendment Bill.
Soup kitchen reduce food costs for poor families
Alexandra non-profit organisation Ucedo Lwa Bantu (Help for the Nation), originally established to help patients with chronic illnesses adhere to their medication programmes, has instead become a feeding programme.
Public Works to evict rape support NGO
The national Department of Public Works wants to evict the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Project (TVEP) from its rundown offices, despite the fact that it is the only organisation in Vhembe that provides services to people who have been raped and abused.
Red Ribbon campaign for World Aids Day awareness
KWA-ZULU NATAL - The Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust (HACT), a non-profit organisation based in the Valley of 1000 Hills outer west of Durban, has started a Red Ribbon Fridays campaign to raise awareness of HIV and Aids as well as educate people about the disease.
Collision of HIV and NCDs
Elizabeth Meyer was first diagnosed with HIV in 2002, but has managed to keep the virus in check for many years and only started ARV treatment a couple of months ago. She is far more troubled by her diabetes and hypertension.
Patients must report ill-treatment at Tshilidzini hospital
LIMPOPO - After reports of ill treatment of patients by hospital staff at Tshilidzini, outside Thohoyandou, the Department of Health has encouraged victims to report the ill treatment to the relevant offices at the hospital.
The wait for justice continues for Komape family
LIMPOPO - The Komape family will have to wait until next year to know the outcome of the lawsuit they have brought against the Department of Education after their son died at school.
Health facilities fail rape survivors
Three-quarters of public health facilities designated to provide medical or forensic care for survivors of sexual violence, are unable to do so.
Paving the way to hell for SA’s abused
When government fails in their response to fight the scourge of sexual violence it’s women like Poppy Makgobatlou who suffer most.
Disabled villagers empowered through agriculture
LIMPOPO - As many disabled people in the Vhembe district struggle to find employment, some have found hope in the agricultural industry with crop farming being the most popular.
Politicians aid industry in dirty war over sugar tax
For over 18 months, the sugar and beverage industries have had the help of politicians to wage war against a proposed tax on sugary drinks in a microcosm of all that is rotten in this country. But the fight is not yet over.
Komape family refused a pauper’s burial for their son
LIMPOPO - Two days after Michael Komape’s death in a school toilet, his family was offered a “pauper’s burial” by the Department of Social Development.
Diabetes awareness kicks into high gear in Alex
ALEXANDRA – The City of Joburg has embarked on a diabetes awareness campaign in an effort to educate residents of the large township on the dangers of the illness, now ranked the second cause of natural deaths after TB.
Industry threatens MP over sugar tax
The chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance revealed in the National Assembly yesterday that he had received threats from industry-linked people to drop the tax on sugary drinks.