Burst pipe wastes valuable water, cuts off Mofolo residents
Recently, a burst pipe sent hundreds of litres of clean water flowing down storm drains in Mofolo, Soweto as residents went without.
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Regional HIV activists laud the TAC
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No reason to skip a dose
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Family lives side-by-side with raw sewage for years
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Tshwane women sound off on new contraceptive
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EMS strike leaves Tshwane patients stranded
When Nomhle Matshaya tried to call an ambulance for a sick patient this week, she was on hold for one hour and 15 minutes before she gave up. The community health care worker at Hammanskraal’s Refentse Drop-in Centre was only one of many likely affected by an on-going Emergency Medical Services (EMS) strike.