Orphanage get books, toys and TV
An orphanage in Umgungundlovu District benefited greatly on Mandela Day earlier this year when various organisations gave them gifts.
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I’ve stopped hitting the woman I love
Vuyolwethu Samuel Shongwe is a 29-year old father of two girls and a husband. He and his family are from Gauteng but have been living around Nelspruit for two years. He tells about his history of violence against women:
Two men charged with rape and murder of grandmother
MUTALE – Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping and killing 81-year old Nyawasedza Maliavusa on 10 August at Dzimauli, Phimbida.
New private hospital for Soshanguve
Construction of a state-of-the-art, 100-bed private hospital has begun in Soshanguve. The project started in March 2013 and the hospital is to completed in 2014.
Man arrested for Matangari killing
Police in Mutale have arrested a twenty-one year old man for the murder of Tshinakaho Khorommbi. Khorommbi’s murder caused unrest because community members were accusing her employer of killing her for muti.
Dangerous field cleared for park
Bushes in Soshanguve Block M, in which criminals and nyaope addicts hide, are being cleared by the municipality to develop a recreational park for the community.
“Rage almost killed me”
Zanele Mhlanga* , 31, from Ermelo in the Gert Sibande district is a mother of three, has been married for nine years and is a business owner. She was diagnosed with HIV two-and-a-half years ago, and believes she was infected by her husband. She tells her story.
Insufficient sanitation for Ehashahasheni residents
In the informal settlement Ehashahasheni (also known as Flukplaas) in Ekurhuleni on the East Rand of Joburg, around 500 households share two water taps and 16 bucket toilets.
Donation helps deaf girl stay at school
Orkney – Hearing-impaired four-year old Phatsimo Ntlhane will be able to carry on attending the special school Eduplex in Pretoria after receiving a huge donation to cover school fees.
Living with Diabetes
Ben Mokgoko of Soshanguve, who is an employee of Medunsa, has Diabetes Type 2. It’s been six years since Mokgoko was diagnosed with the disease and he has learnt to manage it.
No parole for sexual offenders, says premier
People who have been convicted of sexual related offences must serve full terms of their sentences without parole.
Progress for school toilets in Winterveldt
Since OurHealth reported earlier this year on the appalling toilet conditions at Winterveldt schools in Tshwane some improvements have begun.
Around 700 people to one toilet in Zamimpilo
In Zamimpilo between six and seven thousands residents share ten toilets, says a community leader, and this is causing serious health problems.
Illness risk for poor who pick food off dumpsites
In Chief Albert Luthuli, which has an unemployment rate of 35.2% and many people living below poverty line of R283 per month, Kholina Minisi is one of many people vulnerable to serious disease because she is forced to find food for her family from the municipal dumpsite near Silobela township.
Man kills his girlfriend, then himself
Just few days before celebrating women month and gender equality in South Africa, a young woman of 30 was killed by a jealous lover in Bheki, half a kilometre from Morula Sun and Casino in Mabopane.