Using words, dance, or music to overcome depression
Speaking to a therapist isn’t the only way to deal with depression and anxiety. South Africans are connecting to their creative side to channel their healing.
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From Tzaneen to Tanzania: one man’s mission to be a present father
Fitness trainer, Nyiko Masango, is cycling from Tzaneen to Tanzania to raise awareness about absentee fathers.
Woman survives alleged human trafficking scam
Rising unemployment breeds desperation which in turn leads to people to be duped into opportunities that seem too good to be true.
Malaria infections decline sharply in Limpopo
If handled correctly, malaria could be eradicated within a generation, a newly released report finds.
Mothers and their babies at risk
The Limpopo health department denies there a shortage of medication crucial for mothers who’ve just given birth. They have just 72 hours to take it after delivery, but a hospital in Limpopo is allegedly sending patients home without it.
Fighting stunting and obesity with food
Non-profit organisation (NPO), Meals on Wheels Community Services South Africa is dedicated to providing wholesome dishes to impoverished people in Limpopo.
Lusikisiki Village Clinic: The seven-year fight for a permanent clinic ends
The community protested, activists threatened legal action and a settlement was reached. Seven years later, the newly built permanent Village Clinic is opened.
Blind elderly woman left in the dark
“Ever since I moved back into my house six year ago, life has been difficult,” says Mita Mokape.
Health workers sell foreign parents free baby health booklet
“As we were being discharged, the nurse told my partner and me that we must pay the R621 because we are not South African,” says a young mother.
Suffering, alone, and in constant pain
An elderly woman has been waiting to see a specialist for two years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, writes Colen Seboholi.
Retired teacher helps her community to eat better
As more and more people turn to community gardening; an elderly former teacher has already been doing it for the past eight years to encourage people to eat healthier food.
Organic farmer encourages youth to get into food gardening
“The health of the land is linked to people’s health and future.” This is Khaya Mposula’s ethos, an organic farmer in the Eastern Cape.
Families of deceased firefighters looking for closure
Loved ones are finding it hard to move on a year after three firefighters died while trying to distinguish a fire at the Bank of Lisbon building, which housed the Gauteng health department.
Vhasane Farming Project: Picked from the earth, fresh on the plate
An initiative in the North West supplies farm fresh vegetables to the needy at an affordable price to keep hunger at bay.
Why it’s important to know what’s in your food
Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) teaches learners in Soweto and Tembisa about understanding more about the food they eat, writes Pamela Mkhize.