Limpopo mother seeks answers and support for daughter with cerebral palsy
The family lives in a one-room structure where cooking, bathing and sleeping all happen in the same space.
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After daughter’s death, Limpopo mother wants support for families raising children with disabilities
Maake says she wants her daughter to be remembered for the joy she brought into people’s lives.
Queue marshal brings cheer to staff and patients at Pholosong Hospital
Sondezi says she begins each shift with gratitude to God, having previously battled severe illness that once affected her work.
100-year-old resident uses grant money for water as Musina crisis deepens
Musina, part of the Vhembe District Municipality, has struggled with chronic water shortages for more than a decade,
Bittersweet victory: Some Northern Cape CHWs absorbed, others left in limbo
Some CHWs who have worked for more than 20 years say they have been excluded from permanent absorption.
Drowning risk over Easter: How to stay safe at beaches, rivers and dams
Government warnings highlight the Easter holidays as a high-risk period, urging the public last year to stay away from swollen rivers and dams after heavy rains.
Gogos in flood-damaged Tshakhuma use social grants to fix roads for ambulance access
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.
Mandeni workers demand urgent upgrades to struggling Sinikithemba clinic
Sinikithemba Clinic provides essential services, such as antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Floods and droughts expose gaps in SA’s disaster response
Governments must continuously do risk and vulnerability assessments.
Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising obesity among South African adolescents
Many children are eating sweets, snacks, sugary drinks and other processed food from a young age.
Broken floors, pit toilets and no electricity risk EC learners’ health and safety
Years after a court ruling affirmed learners’ right to safe school infrastructure, two schools near King William’s Town still expose learners and teachers to unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
Water shortages force Vhembe villagers to share drinking water with animals
Communities without access to clean water face a disproportionately high burden of preventable illness.
TB stigma still keeps people from testing and treatment in SA
As the world marks World TB Day, fear of judgment and poor support remain major barriers to TB care in South Africa.
Hammanskraal store reopens despite ban, continues selling expired food
When Health-e News visited Frontline Hyper last week, the shelves and fridges still held rotten, stale and expired food.
Low condom use fuels STIs in South Africa
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in South Africa. The exact numbers are hard to come by, but regional data paint a worrying picture. In Cape Town around 4 000 patients per month sought care for STIs in…