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.
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.
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.
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.
People who have been convicted of sexual related offences must serve full terms of their sentences without parole.
Since OurHealth reported earlier this year on the appalling toilet conditions at Winterveldt schools in Tshwane some improvements have begun.
In Zamimpilo between six and seven thousands residents share ten toilets, says a community leader, and this is causing serious health problems.
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.
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.
Bethlehem - Twelve young men in Bethlehem in the Free State have formed a gang called Marikana, which is known for raping women in the community.
Nine-year old Danielle Brink of Wrenchville in Kuruman can no longer go to school because of kidney failure.
Locations on the outskirts of Lusikisiki haven’t had water for almost two weeks. The affected areas are Newtown, Joe Slovo, Arthur Homes and Katilumle.
It is estimated that around 10 to 15% of children suffer from infant eczema. It appears on most parts of the body but most often on cheeks and in the folds of the arms, the backs of the knees, wrists and hands.
Parents find it difficult to tell children that they are HIV-positive and explain to them the antiretroviral treatment they must take to remain healthy, a study has found.
People needing operations are being turned away on their operation dates due to the long waiting list for operations performed at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
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