For 15 years, Maria Sikhosana from Orange Farm has relied on family members to take phone calls, listen to messages and help her communicate when she needs healthcare. The 43-year-old single mother of 12-year-old twins says she lost her hearing…
A Limpopo mother says her seven-year-old daughter, who has a developmental disability, was raped by a person known to the community, yet the family is still waiting for an arrest. The incident happened on 21 August at Makaepea village in…
Residents of Mafarafara village outside Burgersfort in Limpopo are again struggling to reach healthcare after a makeshift bridge across the Steelpoort River, also known as the Tubatse River, was washed away by heavy rains. The community-built crossing, made from corrugated…
Informal gold miners working around old mine dumps between Nyakallong and Allanridge in the Free State say they risk exposure to mine dust, mercury and other chemicals while trying to earn enough money to support their families. At 48, Thabo*…
Patients at Itsoseng Community Health Centre in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North West waited months for dental care because of anaesthetic shortages. Now stock has arrived, but intermittent water supply means some dental procedures still cannot be performed. When…
In the second part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares the story of a Limpopo widower who has to feed himself, his three adult children and his two young grandchildren with R50 a day. When food runs out, he advices…
In the first part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares the story of a Johannesburg mother who turned to sex work to feed her three young children. Her youngest was hospitalised with malnutrition earlier this year. A…
Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied a legal abortion at a public clinic last month, after a nurse refused to help her on religious grounds, leaving her to seek an illegal abortion from a traditional healer. …
The sewage has polluted the Senwamokgope River, leaving residents without a reliable water source.
According to resident residents, the sewer spillage is getting worse and flooding Freedom Square Township.
Homeless are among the most vulnerable to illness.
The luxury tourist town that’s surrounded by wildlife estates and private game reserves has no other place for them to stay.
Musina, part of the Vhembe District Municipality, has struggled with chronic water shortages for more than a decade,
About 14 million people went to bed hungry in 2024.
In January, large sections of Tshakhuma village were submerged in water, while overflowing rivers across Limpopo cut off key roads and damaged dozens of health facilities.
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