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…
Clinic owner, Modjadji Makwela says she used to have many patients but has since stopped delivering babies. She sees fewer people now because she is only able to treat minor medical procedures.
Musina, part of the Vhembe District Municipality, has struggled with chronic water shortages for more than a decade,
Water shortages have rendered residents of Nabane village vulnerable to the spread of Covid-19, due to not being able to comply with Covid-19 protection measures, such as regular hand washing.
Geraldine Norton’s grandchildren do not always bathe before going to school. Instead, they wipe themselves with a cloth and wait for water to return. “The children cannot always bathe before going to school,” says the Limpopo grandmother, who has been…
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