Work begins to expand clinic after patient files found stashed in loo
Almost a year after hundreds of patient files were found stacked in the toilet of a Soshanguve clinic, renovations to expand the township’s Block X Clinic have begun.
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Deaf children remain seen, not heard
Born into a world of silence, most deaf children will only learn sign language at the age of six – if they are lucky. Years of silence may take their toll on small children during a crucial time in their development.
Early screening or deaf children key
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Tshwane clinic, taxi association team up for health
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Multimillion rand dam no protection from water shortages
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Mines allegedly shirk regulations, send ‘trillions’ abroad
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Community project leaves a legacy of love
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Absa, University of Venda form football league
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Condoms, career counselling come to sex workers
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Limpopo youth pitch water-saving cell phones to world
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New ambulances for Limpopo
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Financial woes may be fuelling hidden depression
About 20 percent of South Africans live on less than R350 per month and this kind of poverty could be having real impacts not only on people’s physical health but also their mental well being.
North West’s loo-less library of shame
Less than five years after it was opened, the North West’s state-of-the-art R3.2 million Lebaleng Community Library outside Wolmaransstad has few working computers and no functional toilets.