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.
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New clinics in rural Vhembe to offer maternity services
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Limpopo Health Department steps in to help young mother after horrifying four month ordeal at public hospital
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Using the power of soccer to teach healthy life choices
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Limpopo villagers call for counselling centres after sprouting taverns fuel drinking problems
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Eating soil has become an addiction for many African women
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Rural pupils choose junk food over feeding scheme offerings
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Woman remains positive she will be cured of her rare disease
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‘No time’ for healthy food
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Bethlehem health scare over fish poisoned in local dam
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Limpopo villagers angry over ambulance shortages
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Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100% preventable but not reversible
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Albino’s are still living under fear
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“Years of dental neglect have caused my teeth to fall out”
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Community clinic closed after being vandalised
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