Limpopo Health Department under fire for paying R150,000 monthly rent for dilapidated building
Workers at the depot have raised serious concerns about the building's condition affecting their work and health.
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Chuene Clinic reopens three weeks after nurses’ rape ordeal
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Apply by 7 February: Community Journalist Project
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