Hard to overcome childhood obesity
It can be beaten but it isn’t easy: Childhood obesity is in the spotlight as government votes on a tax for sugary drinks – a major cause of excess body fat.
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Construction of new Alex clinic back on track
New disciplinary measures, a beefed-up workforce and a solution to niggling underground water issues have the delayed construction of a new public health clinic in 4th Avenue, Alexandra back on track.
Jeppe Clinic finally re-opened
After being closed for more than six months for renovations, the Jeppe Clinic has finally been fully renovated.
Esidimeni compensation likely unaffordable to Gauteng health department
No action has been taken against 11 health officials implicated in Esidimeni crisis, former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu who made the decision that led to 141 deaths remains illusive and the “bankrupt” Gauteng Health Department is currently unable to fund a compensation ruling.
‘Hungry people are angry people’
Fourteen million South Africans are going to bed hungry every night. But the handover of land to farm workers in Rustler’s Valley, initiated by activists Jay and Kumi Naidoo and Gino Govender, is enabling once destitute people to feed themselves
New academic hospital on the cards for Limpopo
If Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba gets her way and Treasury grants the funds for her proposal, a new academic hospital will be built for the province.
Community suspects a snake in boy’s drowning
A 12-year-old boy – who stopped to cool down with a swim in the Jukskei River on his way home from school last week – has drowned, and his death has prompted calls for authorities to now urgently fix the local swimming pool.
Unhealthy eating habits blamed on unploughed land
Land in the Eastern Cape, once ploughed by villagers and the source of fresh produce, is now used either just for grazing purposes or is going unused altogether.
Dream of special school finally realised
Retired teacher Constance Mngomezulu, one of the founders of the Nokuthula Centre and Special School, was close to tears at the opening of the school’s new premises as she witnessed her dream finally realised
Gauteng health finances in crisis
The crisis at the Gauteng Health Department deepens by the day as unpaid suppliers withhold services and legal claims mount, while services are paralysed because bank accounts have been attached and phone lines have been suspended.
An advocate speaking out for the voiceless
While the true extent of rape in South Africa cannot be estimated and the under-reporting rate remains unknown, the apparent rampant rate of rape of young girls is fueling at least one woman’s fight to beat the scourge. This is the inside story of prosecutor Nickie Turner, a senior advocate from the Eastern Cape.
Living with lymphedema after surviving cancer
While Mokgadi Magdeline Morekhure of Alexandra managed to survive breast cancer, she has been left battling with a heavy swollen arm as a result of the lymphedema she contracted because of the illness.
Neglect of mentally ill patients a serious concern
LIMPOPO - Families who refuse to look after mentally ill relatives, stigmatisation of the issue by communities, minimal patient visits and a shortage of water are plaguing the running of the Hayani Specialised Psychiatric Hospital, outside Thohoyandou.
Health-e’s ‘Esidimeni’ TV documentaries win Vodacom award
Health-e's former TV journalist, Kyla Hermannsen (pictured), was part of a winning entry for a series on Esidemini. Two of the documentaries were produced while she was at Health-e.
Cold cases haunt ‘super sleuth’
Detective Amos Maneta has only had one failed case in a 31-year career dedicated to putting rapists and murderers behind bars. He tells Health-e News’ UFRIEDA HO why that the extent of violence against women is a national crisis.