Braamfischerville sewage upgrade “60 percent complete”
Braamfischerville have welcomed the second phase in renovations set to improve waste management in the Soweto neighbourhood.
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Hammanskraal gets new speciality ambulance amid Gauteng “shortage”
Deputy Health Minister Dr Joseph Phaahla recently handed over two obstetric ambulances to the Hammanskraal community outside Pretoria. According to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, the ambulances designed to save the lives of mothers and babies join a fleet of just 20 for the province.
Soweto family seeks clarity about son’s death
Winnie Nyatsi was not there when her son died. Now, she is on a mission to solve how her 17-year-old son died in Krugersdorp
Family helps father to recover from stroke
A brave and loving family refused to let their father give up on life after he suffered a stroke about a year ago.
Mofolo petitions for safer roads
Residents of Mofolo, Soweto said the latest death of a child on the neighbourhood’s infamous Machaba Drive is the last straw.
Mpumalanga looks to strengthen health services through private-public partnerships
Eskom recently donated the first of two buses to be used to expand the school health programme in Mpumalanga. Now, the province may also be courting the private sector to ramp up HIV counselling and testing (HCT).
School-based HPV vaccination campaign wraps up
As a school campaign to inoculate girls against one of the leading causes of cervical cancer wraps in the Northern Cape’s Siyancuma Local Municipality, one nurse says parents need to know more about the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Complaints about Tshwane hospital persist
More than a month after OurHealth first reported on long wait times at Tshwane District Hospital, patients allege that the problem persists.
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.
Tapeworms not just a rural problem
As the South African Department of Basic Education prepares to launch a national deworming campaign, a Tshwane family is proof the problem of parasitic worms is not just a rural one.
Free drugs keep Tshwane nyaope users hooked
Some Tshwane drug dealers are allegedly giving nyaope away free to keep users hooked, say two young men from outside Hammanskraal who say they are ready to get clean.
“My ignorance cost me my baby’s life”
When Phindile Mashaba was diagnosed with HIV she could not believe it. She says that disbelief killed her daughter.
Women alleges hospital amputated leg by mistake
When Leah Khumalo arrived at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital, she says she thought she was due for a routine scan to discover the cause of her persistent ankle pain. Instead, the hospital amputated her leg. Now, she wants answers.
Community unites to provide poor pensioner with toilet
Dorah Marothodi, her daughter and four grandchildren live off social grants. Recently, Soshanguve good Samaritans gave the Marothodi family something to smile about after fixing the family’s toilet.
Regional HIV activists laud the TAC
As the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) continues an international fundraising campaign in response to a financial crisis, HIV activists have hailed the AIDS lobby group as an example of activism in southern and east Africa.