Rape within families under-reported
Rape remains under-reported nationally but there may be no rapes more hidden than those committed within families.
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Apartheid of the abled
Imagine being 22 years old and still stuck in primary school simply because no local high school can accommodate your physical disability. This is the fate of Makhosi Ndabambi. More than 500,000 disabled South African children have no access to any schooling, because schools are only built for the abled.
Hospital officially renamed for ANC activist
The “new” Natalspruit Hospital in Vosloorus has been renamed for ANC activist Thelle Mogoerane.
Mpumalanga takes health screenings to commuters
When taxi drivers work 16-hour days, health often takes a back seat, which is why the Mpumalanga Department of Health is bring health screenings to taxi drivers and commuters alike.
Nurse combines passion for mums with business know-how
Nurse Precious Mashupi has gone from consulting at her local clinic to running her own business in a bid that she hopes will help increase access to women’s health services in Klerksdorp.
Men, power & money key to women’s HIV risk, youth say
Young women make up about 25 percent of all new HIV infections in South Africa. This Women’s Month, we ask young women and men why they think young women are so vulnerable to the virus.
Teen’s suicide highlights risk for LGBTI youth
While locals are still reeling about the suicide of 14-year-old Klara Göttert, who took her life at Northgate Mall this week, another mother in the Free State’s rural town of Bethlehem is also mourning the death by suicide of her 18-year-old daughter.
We want condoms in Gauteng schools, say Soweto groups
Soweto civil society groups say Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi should provide the province’s pupils with prophylaxis.
Motsoaledi just what doctor ordered for SA health
New research has shown that fiery Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi may have been just what the doctor ordered for South Africans’ health.
Teen mums face tough road to parenthood
Every year, thousands of South African girls fall pregnant. Teen mums from around the country say that the road to parenthood is lonely and the battle to stay in school is hard won.
New Limpopo dam to quench villagers’ thirst
A new dam is set to provide 10 Limpopo villages with access to clean, reliable water after years of complaints by local residents.
Family fingers East Rand hospital, clinic for poor treatment of dying daughter
The Nyembezi family alleges that the Natalspruit Hospital failed to attend to their dying daughter after what seemed like a common cold turned deadly.
SA’s food chain a noose around women’s necks
Despite the current hype about Women’s Month, no one is more likely to be hungry than the women of this country.
North West tests new nutritional supplements
Fatty acids have been getting good press as being possibly helpful to adults' health, but could they help babies? A nutrition study in the North West is seeking to find out whether adding fatty acids and iron supplements to babies’ food could give them a better chance for growth and development.
Nurses’ union slams North West health human resource planning
Community Service nurses under financial and mental strain after being recalled from their positions because the North West government ran out of money.