Mom bans junk after 5-year-old son hits 45kg
A mother, upset about her five-year-old son having become extremely overweight, has managed to resolve the situation by seeking help from a counsellor and dietician.
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Mom sent big hospital bill for botched op
Limpopo – A young mother who suffered pain and bleeding for months after she was badly stitched after giving birth, and who was helped only after the Health Department intervened, has now received a bill for R11 000.
The challenges of a child born without gender
A Northern Cape mother who gave birth to a child with genitals that are not typically female or male is raising her child to choose his own identity and life path, despite the difficulties and challenges they encounter.
30 wheelchairs given to disabled patients at Tintswalo Hospital
MPUMALANGA - As a celebration of national disability rights awareness month, commemorated from the November 3 to December 3 annually, 30 wheelchairs have been handed over to disabled people in the province.
New sport Goalball takes off in Vhembe
Goalball – a sport designed specifically for blind athletes but attracts sighted players too – has proved to be unexpectedly popular in rural Vhembe, Limpopo, drawing a large crowd to the area’s first ever Goalball Tournament.
Help for young mother after four-month public hospital ordeal
LIMPOPO - After four months battling to recover from childbirth due to ongoing bleeding caused by failed efforts by nurses to stich her properly after giving birth, a young Limpopo mother has finally been helped.
Community Health Workers protest for better working conditions
Community health care workers, unhappy about how they are treated by the Gauteng Department of Health, took to the streets on Tuesday and marched to the department’s offices to raise their concerns.
Kuruman runs out of free condom supplies
Residents of Kuruman in the Northern Cape are up in arms after free condom supplies to local hospitals and clinics have run out.
New clinics in rural Vhembe to offer maternity services
In their quest to bring medical services closer to the rural villages in Limpopo, the provincial Department of Health has opened two new medical clinics in Kutama- Sinthumule and Midoroni villages in Vhembe, near Louis Trichard.
Limpopo Health Department steps in to help young mother after horrifying four month ordeal at public hospital
LOUIS TRICHARD - Ongoing bleeding and repeatedly failed efforts to stitch her up have left a young Limpopo woman battling to recover from childbirth, as the Health Department promises to step in and help.
Using the power of soccer to teach healthy life choices
Grassroots Soccer - or GRS in short - is a non-profit organisation supported by a global soccer body FIFA (Federation International of Football Association), and aims to improve the lives of youngsters.
Limpopo villagers call for counselling centres after sprouting taverns fuel drinking problems
Many new taverns in rural Limpopo have resulted in more alcoholics and problem drinkers in the area, prompting calls for counselling centres to be set up in order to deal with this fallout.
Eating soil has become an addiction for many African women
WHILE eating soil has become an addiction for many African women in KwaZulu Natal, and other provinces around South Africa – it is a health issue triggered by iron and mineral deficiencies and can be treated.
Rural pupils choose junk food over feeding scheme offerings
The Department of Education in Limpopo has introduced feeding schemes at all rural schools in the province in an effort to promote healthy eating habits among learners, yet many children are choosing unhealthy food sold by the hawkers outside the school…
Woman remains positive she will be cured of her rare disease
A 34-year-old Soweto woman, who contracted a rare and debilitating illness two years ago, has chosen to be upbeat about her experience and wants to raise awareness of the condition.