Rape gang still plagues Bethlehem
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.
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Kuruman girl needs kidney
Nine-year old Danielle Brink of Wrenchville in Kuruman can no longer go to school because of kidney failure.
No water in town outside Lusikisiki
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.
Living with eczema
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.
Explaining ARV treatment to children is hard
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.
Two-year waiting list for operations
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.
Hundred-year old primary school still has pit toilets
One of the oldest Primary Schools in Limpopo, Lukau Primary, does not have toilets.
Co-ordinating HIV approaches in Msukaligwa
The Local Aids Council (LAC) of the Msukaligwa was resurrected this month in response to the high prevalence of HIV-infection in the Gert Sibande district.
Clinic has no water to wash newborns
Matavhela Clinic in Vhembe has had no running water for three weeks.
Community cleans clinic
Community members and patients of Matavhela Clinic in Vhembe spent their 67 minutes on Mandela Day cleaning their clinic, but they don’t only help on one day a year, because they say they value their clinic highly.
Only son lost to botched circumcision
At Ngalavhani village in Vhembe parents are grieving the loss of their only son after complications from the circumcision he got he got during initiation rights in the mountain.
Stroke survivor needs care
Sina Bostander, a 44-year old stroke survivor from Victoria West, is very disappointed with the lack of care that was shown after her release from hospital.
Hospital gets water due to councillor’s quick action
Hardly twenty days after he promised to deliver water to Donald Frazer Hospital, Vhembe Executive Mayor Tshitereke Matibe has lived up to his promise by having a borehole drilled at the hospital.
Use of kgaba to induce labour could be dangerous
The use of the herb Kgaba among rural women to induce labour is cause for concern as it is thought that the severe labour pains it brings on can cause foetal distress, harm the uterus and increase the likelikhood of Caesarean section.
Patients worried as medicine stock-outs continue
Patients who are not receiving chronic anti-retroviral and tuberculosis medications due to stock-outs at clinics are worried that they will develop resistance to their treatment.