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Family inspires woman to take charge of health

Health, Our Health, Women's Health

Doris Nkosi, 35, says she spent years digging her own grave by smoking and neglecting her health until the words of her 5-year-old son changed all that.

cynthiamaseko
April 23, 2015

[Updated] Moms connect with MomConnect programme

Our Health, Women's Health

Shoshanguve mums say they are connecting with the Department of Health’s new MomConnect SMS service.

tshilidzituwani
April 16, 2015

Rural Reflections: Park homes and preemies

Health

Our monthly column profiling the realities of rural health is back as we follow another community service doctor through her year at a rural hospital. In her first entry, our doctor settles in to her new home but it is not long before she is in the deep end.

Guest Author
April 15, 2015

Taxi drivers rave about outreach TB, HIV services

Health, Our Health

Sandile Ngcobo’s day starts at 4am. By the time his 16-hour shift as a Pietermaritzburg taxi driver is over, local clinics are closed and that is why Ngcobo says he welcomed the chance to test for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) at work.

sithembiso memela
April 14, 2015

Sex in the Mother City under the spotlight

Health

Almost a quarter of Capetonians admit to starting a new relationship while still being in a relationship with someone else, according to a new study looking at sex in the Mother City.

wilmastassen
April 13, 2015

No rise in smuggling when cigarette branding is removed

Health

Research conducted in Sydney and recently presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society for Australia and New Zealand found no increase in the proportion of illegal cigarettes since 2012 when Australia became the first country to introduce…

wilmastassen
April 10, 2015

Community cracks down on allegedly poor work on sewer upgrade

Our Health

Municipal inspectors and surveyors say they are not happy with work done to improve sewage systems in the North West communities of Lebaleng and Makwassie.

KagishoModise
April 10, 2015

TB: Taxis’ deadly passenger

Health, Our Health

Millions of South Africans rely on minibus taxis daily, but South Africa’s most widely used mode of public transport could also be ferrying a deadly passenger.

lungilethamela
April 9, 2015

Cancer may be under-diagnosed in prisoners

Health

Prisoner Lucas Mngadi* died within four months of being diagnosed with colon cancer after complaining for months about pain.

ayandamkhwanazi
April 8, 2015

Mental illness alarming in prisons

Mental Health, News

Prison warders are unable to distinguish between a naturally violent inmate and a mentally ill inmate as they receive no training in identifying mental illness.

Schools go green to beat hunger

Health, Our Health

Khangezile Primary School east of Johannesburg has been chosen as one of eight schools nationwide to help pilot new, eco-friendly ways for women to feed their families.

jamesthabo
April 2, 2015

True Life: Flipping the switch, hearing again

Health

Hearing her mother’s voice for the first time in five years brought tears to her eyes, writes tuberculosis (TB) activist Phumeza Tisile just weeks after cochlear implants restored the hearing multidrug-resistant TB treatment took from her.

Guest Author
April 1, 2015

Life on two wheels about maintenance as much as access

Health, Our Health

Life has been an uphill fight for eight-year-old Sonke Shongwe who was born paralysed from the waist down. For him and many disabled children across the country, getting a wheelchair is only the first step.

cynthiamaseko
March 17, 2015

Closing the gap for youth in transition

Health, News

When children in foster care turn 18, they lose their grants and are expected to become “instant adults”. This is a very difficult time as many foster children are still at school and lack the skills to support themselves.

ayandamkhwanazi
March 10, 2015

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