Relief after a 2-year lipoma nightmare
For over two years Jacob Skhosana (75) from Extension 16 in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni has been hampered by a strange growth behind his left ear.
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“I failed my daughter”
When Senamile* was three months pregnant she found out that she was HIV-positive. “I did the right thing by disclosing my status to my partner with the hope that I would get support.”
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Gym-free journey to fitness
Obesity in South Africa is increasing by 70% in women and 40% in men – and we need to do something about it. This is according to the Department of Health, which reported the statistics on World Obesity Day this year.
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Girl forced to quit school over birth certificate
A 13 year old Limpopo girl is being denied her right to education - because she does not have a birth certificate.
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Helping young women retain their dignity
The Princess Campaign – a new project spearheaded by Jozi FM – aims to ensure that 651 Joburg schoolgirls between the ages of 12 and 15 no longer have to miss school because of their monthly cycle.
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Village pensioners rely on health care workers
Aging is inevitable and as we get older tasks we previously performed with ease become more difficult – like looking after ourselves.
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Woman battles bedwetting nightmare
*Thembelihle Mkhize (not her real) is 28-years old - and every night she wets her bed.
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A young HIV positive woman who was prepared to do almost anything to hide her status has come to the realisation that living openly and honestly has freed her to realise her full potential.
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Play used to boost kids’ learning skills
Eastern Cape children between the ages of three and six are set to be the first South African children to benefit from a new learning-through-play initiative set to teach them new skills and ways of learning.
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Keeping fit rejuvenates Alex senior citizens
When the 73-year-old Justice Peteke of Riverpark in Alexandra decided to join a group of grannies in an exercise programme, he did it in an effort to improve his quality of life.
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My lifestyle has kept me healthy says woman (96)
Mmakoloi Mokoena, a 96-year old resident from Clarens in the Free State, says she says she owes her long life and good health to a healthy lifestyle and good food.
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Happy Christmas for a centre that faced closure
After a bleak Christmas last year, children at the Ha-Mashau Drop-in Centre in Limpopo are set to have a festive season after the centre received funds from the Department of Social Development in the province.
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Thulamela Mayor to prioritise water supply in Vhembe
As Limpopo residents continue to battle water challenges due to the continuous drought, the new Thulamela Mayor, Avhashoni Tshifhango, said he is going to prioritise water supply to all the villages which fall under his municipality.
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Soweto woman subjected to ongoing nightmare finally receives help
A Soweto woman, who believed she would die before receiving life-saving surgery after being shunted from one government hospital to another, has received help thanks to intervention by the Gauteng Department of Health.
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Nyaope addict’s desperate cry: “I want to quit!”
When he started experimenting with nyaope during his final year of high school in 2009, Tebogo Nelson Manoto (29) from Mametlhake near Pretoria never dreamed he would still be battling to stop seven years later.
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