Poor housing leaves Tshwane girl gasping for breath
After heavy rains tore into her family’s roof, a Tshwane toddler is at the mercy of damp and cold, which trigger severe asthma attacks.
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Klerksdorp cancer survivor speaks out
Klerksdorp’s Dianne Perhouse was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. Two operations and eight months of chemotherapy later, she is a cancer survivor.
Missing babies, missing booster shots
While most babies get their first measles vaccination, many miss the second dose as mums struggle to reach far off clinics in the Eastern Cape, say nurses.
Stock-outs, low awareness stymie immunisations
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Vaccinations are everyone’s business
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Pregnant mom unable to donate kidney to son
One Klerksdorp mum should be celebrating the impending birth of her baby but her excitement is tempered with anxiety as she no longer qualifies as a kidney donor for her son.
Abandoned baby recovers in Kuruman Hospital
HIV, post-natal depression and unemployment are just some of the reasons why mums abandon babies. In Kuruman, Northern Cape, one baby narrowly escaped with her life after being left to die.
Free State university cancer survivor gives back
It was supposed to be a time of celebration but, for Cebile Zulu, passing matric coincided with devastating news.
Noon ‘too late” for treatment
Noon is too late to be treated at one Mpumalanga clinic near Nelspruit as nurses allegedly turn patients away at midday.
The scars of ‘manhood’
For Vusimuzi Sibanyoni, the quest to “prove his manhood” to friends at 14 years old has left him with scars he will carry for life after he struggled to cope with his HIV-positive diagnosis.
Female condoms sold illegally in Mpumalanga
Community tip-offs reveal government-provided female condoms for sale on the streets of Ermelo, Mpumalanga.
Woman allegedly dumps baby, faces criminal charges
A Grade 11 pupil faces criminal charges after neighbours allegedly discovered the woman’s dead baby in their yard.
Clinic tells sick woman to get taxi to hospital
Naome Chavhunga was dizzy and vomiting when her son called an ambulance. A day later, no ambulance had arrived. She managed to get to her local clinic but when nurses urgently referred her to hospital, emergency transport was still out of reach.
Few & far between: North West mobile clinics
Mobile clinics are meant to bring health services closer to communities, but some North West residents say irregular visits force them to rely on over-the-counter treatments - or make the long treks mobile clinics aim to prevent.
Woman fears banishment following still birth
A heartbroken woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby in early December fears her husband's family will banish her because of her inability to bear children.