Hungry learners embarked on strike action
The Eastern Cape’s Department of Basic Education has failed on several levels, with the latest being its failure to provide food to hungry learners – sparking a school strike in the province.
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These learners will not drop out of school this year
LIMPOPO - Many learners in deep rural villages in Vhembe drop out of school every winter for no reason other than they have no shoes and cannot walk to school barefoot in the biting cold.
Community demands the rebuilding of clinic
LIMPOPO - Cracked walls and damaged ceilings characterise the Lephepane Clinic outside Tzaneen where the clinic committee is demanding that the facility be rebuilt.
CHAPS promote MMC over mountain initiations
LIMPOPO - As June fast approaches many young boys in the Vhembe district will be sent to mountain schools for circumcision at the annual winter initiation schools.
Teens admit to negative social media influence
Northern Cape - Teenagers attending a recent Girls Talk show held by civil society Sector Leader Masego Gaserekwe, who is also a training facilitator for FAMSA have admitted that social media is impacting badly on their lives.
Gum disease can be prevented
MPUMALANGA - Many moms say they are not aware of gum disease when their children are diagnosed with the condition, unaware that it can be easily prevented by good dental hygiene and brushing twice a day.
Limpopo Health cuts ties with ARVs distributor
LIMPOPO - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be monitoring the readiness of public health facilities in Moutse before the Department of Health begins the process of transferring HIV patients from the Ndlovu Care Group into public health facilities of their choice.
Hypertension is a silent killer
As today sees the marking of World Hypertension Day the aim is to draw public attention to the perils of high pressure and the need for people to get their health checked.
Hypertension hits old and young
Mpumalanga - When Lucia Sibanyoni (35) was diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) she didn’t think too much it, believing it was an elderly person’s condition.
Research warns of chiskop risk
Two recent studies conducted by the University of Cape Town and published in the latest SA Medical Journal have found significant contamination of hair clippers with blood and blood-borne viruses, especially Hepatitis B.
Medical cannabis confusion in South Africa
While the Western Cape High Court ruled on the use of medical cannabis last year, most South Africans remain confused on the issue, including some members of the South African Police Service.
Mentally ill man left alone after mom’s death
LIMPOPO – The plight of a 27-year-old mentally and physically handicapped man from Mpheni village, outside Louis Trichard is growing increasingly worse as nobody is looking after him and a loan shark retains possession of his social grant card.
Tormented by peers, children choose to go hungry
Children, especially in rural areas, are turning away from school feeding schemes because they fear being judged for being poor by their fellow learners, despite being hungry. HEALTH-E NEWS spoke to learners and experts about the stigma of hunger and its effect on children's health and education.
Stigma hinders rehabilitation of rural disabled
The stigma attached to disabled people in rural communities is proving to be a real problem for caregivers in Limpopo who are being hampered in their efforts to help and educate.
Hope for visually impaired rural people
LIMPOPO – Despite most public libraries now offering hope to visually impaired people through the South African Libraries For The Blind Project, many blind people in rural areas remain unemployed with limited opportunities.