Cancer an unknown killer in rural South Africa
For many women in rural areas, cancer remains a killer and some say they knew too little to see the dreaded diagnosis coming.
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Mpumalanga school health programme battles parents, budgets
The Mpumalanga Department of Health is looking to take school health services to more of the province’s children, but parents and budgets may stand in its way.
Public meetings rally support for cervical cancer jab
As school health teams get underway with the country's third annual human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive, Northern Cape public meetings aim to convince skeptical caregivers that the jab may be the best shot young girls have at preventing cervical cancer.
Nurses forced to clean clinic after hours
Clean enough to eat off the floors is how some people would expect a clinic to be, but in one Northern Cape clinic this is far from the reality.
Municipality repairs week-long sewage leak
Limpopo's Thulamela Local Municipality has fixed a burst sewer pipe that sent putrid sewage spilling onto Thohoyandou city streets for about a week, but residents say they want to know why repairs took so long.
Week-long sewage spill closes Thohoyandou shops
A burst pipe has sent sewage spewing into downtown Thohoyandou, forcing several local businesses to close their doors as the spill continues for almost a week.
Soweto community marches against drug abuse
The Orlando Community Policing Forum (CPF) recently held its regular anti-drug march through the neighbourhood's streets following allegations that local drug users were behind the theft of new school tablets in the area.
Students cautioned about Ritalin abuse
As tertiary institutions reopen across the country, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) has issued a strong warning to students to steer clear of performance-enhancing drugs.
Disabled man receives social grant after 10-year battle
Diagnosed blind and mentally disabled as a baby, Prince Makhado has waited a decade to receive the disability grant that could help his family make ends meet. Now, the Makhado family's wait is over.
Equipment deliveries delay Soshanguve clinic opening
Missing furniture is being blamed for delaying the opening of Soshanguve’s new Block JJ Clinic, which was slated to re-open last year.
Long clinic queue becomes money maker
Monica Moloi spent hours watching patients queue at her nextdoor clinic until she realised she was looking at an opportunity.
Limpopo demarcation protests disrupt health care
Recent violent demarcation protests in Limpopo’s Vuwani area shuttered schools and barred access to local health facilities.
Pupils back in school after classrooms, toilets delivered
Hlalelani Primary School pupils are back in school following the delivery of new classrooms and toilets to the school about a week after learners boycotted the school following a partial roof collapse.
Kuruman Hospital introduces patient transport overnight accommodation
For some rural patients, hundreds of kilometres and long nights spent sleeping in the cold can stand between them and care for complicated illnesses like cancer and drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). One Northern Cape hospital is making the journey a little easier.
Erectile dysfunction not just for those ‘silver foxes’
Erectile dysfunction is not just for older men. While studies show that even younger men battle the condition, most men may not be ready to talk about it.