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#DrTSexBook: Pleasure in the bedroom is a sexual and reproductive right

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Sexual health and reproductive justice have everything to do with enjoying sex, says the leader of the pleasure revolution Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.

Pontsho Pilane
October 18, 2019

Waste pickers at tremendous health risk

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Although banned by some municipalities, collecting waste from local landfills is huge business, but it can be detrimental to the waste picker’s health.

Minenhle Mbandlwa
October 11, 2019

What can be done to reduce gender-based violence?

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Limpopo-based non-profit organisations (NPOs) share solutions to lessen the alarming statistics in Vhembe.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
October 10, 2019

#LifeEsidimeni: How long is the road to justice?

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It’s been two years since the beginning of the historic arbitration. We take you on the journey of seeking justice for the deaths of 144 mental health patients.

Nelisiwe Msomi
October 9, 2019

Medication shortages at Gauteng facilities

Less than half of HIV-positive teenagers are accessing treatment

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The conventional way of accessing HIV treatment in South Africa is a hurdle for young people living with the virus, according to a new study.

Nelisiwe Msomi
October 8, 2019

Medicine in motion: Patients receive chronic medical care at their convenience

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Anyone who uses chronic medication understands that admin involved in getting it month-to-month. Now, a bicycle delivery service is revolutionising the system.

cynthiamaseko
October 7, 2019

Mothers stigmatised because HIV status recorded on baby health cards

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Mothers say they experience stigma, discrimination, isolation and bullying because of their HIV status, and that of their children, because they are included in their health cards.

SandileMbili
October 7, 2019

From Tzaneen to Tanzania: one man’s mission to be a present father

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Fitness trainer, Nyiko Masango, is cycling from Tzaneen to Tanzania to raise awareness about absentee fathers.

Mogale Mojela
October 4, 2019

Fighting plaque and other oral ills in Limpopo

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Children’s oral health in Limpopo’s rural areas is no longer neglected through the work of one Louis Trichardt dentist.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
October 2, 2019

Ramaphosa launches anti-corruption forum ‘to protect the NHI Fund’

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Ramaphosa is hopeful that cleaning up the healthcare system in efforts to protect the NHI Fund will ensure that South Africa reaches universal health coverage.

Nelisiwe Msomi
October 1, 2019

MSF’s fight against gender-based violence: Driving change in South Africa

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A network of drivers are often the first contact gender-based violence survivors have with people so it’s important they’re trained to communicate with them at their most vulnerable state, says the organisation.

jamesthabo
October 1, 2019

Sugar Tax: How corporates lied to National Treasury

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Sugar-sweetened beverage producers submitted evidence that was out of context and exaggerated in their appeal against South Africa’s proposed new sugar levy, research has found.

Nelisiwe Msomi and Nelisiwe Msomi
September 30, 2019

Art exhibition highlights abortion stigma

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The Voices and Choices exhibition will put a spotlight on issues of abortion and reproductive justice in the country, as part of the #MybodyMychoice coalition campaign. South Africans from different organisations and communities are expected to have a unique experience…

Marcia Moyana
September 27, 2019

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