Khayelitsha man makes menstruation his business
No girl should have to miss school because of her period, says Khayelitsha resident Karabo Monatisi who has started distributing sanitary pads to schoolgirls in the township.
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Load shedding, winter expected to fuel burn injuries
A new, viral social media campaign is encouraging South Africans to “burn for burns” as doctors warn that cold weather and load shedding are likely to prompt a spike in burn injuries this winter.
North West man to represent SA at World Transplant Games
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Move the sewage or move us, says family
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Department of Health looks to clean up ‘dirty’ hospital
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Safer loos for Limpopo school
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Implant spices up Mpumalanga mum’s bedroom
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North West school shortage fuels dodgy buses
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Too few know gold’s heavy price
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People living with disabilities urged to keep fit
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Revenge porn distributors to face the law – SAPS
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Standerton Hospital opens wellness clinic
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‘I sleep with older men so that we can eat’
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