Multimillion rand dam no protection from water shortages
Living near the banks of a multimillion rand dam is no guarantee that you will have water, Limpopo villagers have learned.
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Mines allegedly shirk regulations, send ‘trillions’ abroad
Mining companies may be taking “trillions of dollars” out of the country while leaving communities to foot the bill for mining’s high environmental price, say activists
True Life: ‘I remember thinking what it would be like the day after I committed suicide’
Mpho Lekgheto’s brush with suicide changed her life. On the heels of the recent World Suicide Prevention Day, Lekgheto shares her story of hope and how she found the strength to not only cope but to devote her life to mental health.
Soccer injury ends in death for East Rand teen
The family of a Vosloorus teen believes an injection to treat a soccer injury may have led to their son’s death, and say they may have been able to prevent this if nurses had explained to them the possible treatment side effects.
Bloated bureaucracy at HPCSA needs emergency surgery
The HPCSA is notorious for its inefficiency, but the Health Minister finally has an opportunity to reform this Byzantine monster
Community project leaves a legacy of love
When it started, volunteers named it “Boithato,” or “love” in Sesotho. Almost five years later, one of Mpumalanga's few projects aimed at prevention HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) has shuttered its doors but for many men, it may have left a legacy of love.
Documentary premiere: Legacy of exclusion
More than half a million disabled children of school-going age in South Africa cannot access any form of education, according to Human Rights Watch.
[Updated] Healer’s bogus ‘HIV cure’ bashed
Jouberton Hostel traditional healer Dumisani Lwandle claims he can cure HIV, but residents and provincial AIDS council officials are crying foul over Lwandle’s lies.
Condoms, career counselling come to sex workers
From female condoms to career counselling, a recent meeting at a municipal hall in Bethal, Mpumalanga set out to be a one-stop shop for the needs of local sex workers.
Limpopo youth pitch water-saving cell phones to world
Imagine if you could save litres of water with the touch of a button. Limpopo learners have and recently presented the innovative idea to the world at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
New ambulances for Limpopo
The province has received 60 new ambulances and another 40 ambulances worth more than R40 million are expected to be distributed between the province’s five districts with a year.
Banting or ranting?
Truth or hoax – Tim Noakes has convinced thousands of people to follow his low-carb, high-fat diet, but do the central pillars of his diet stand up to scientific scrutiny?
HPCSA shake-up imminent as inquiry report handed to Minister
A shake-up at the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) is imminent, following a high-level inquiry into the troubled body.
[Updated] Documentary premiere: Dying in our homes
Amid a dire shortage of ambulances in the Eastern Cape patients’ lives are at risk as many calls for help go unanswered. A new Health-e News documentary, Dying In Our Homes, reveals the impact on the lives of rural families.
North West’s loo-less library of shame
Less than five years after it was opened, the North West’s state-of-the-art R3.2 million Lebaleng Community Library outside Wolmaransstad has few working computers and no functional toilets.