Poor families forced to feed from dumping sites
MPUMALANGA – Forced to find ways of surviving, several poor families from the Msukaligwa area have found ways to feed their families from municipal dumping sites.
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Disabled woman’s quest to inspire others to achieve their dreams
LIMPOPO - Born and bred in deep rural area of Tshilamba, outside Thohoyandou in Vhembe, Tinyiko Gwambe (22) is wheelchair-bound but has never allowed her disability to stop her quest to be well educated.
Quit smoking – save your life
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: About 121 South Africans die every day from smoking-related diseases and experts are urging South Africans to quit today
South African Social Grants are not enough
On World Hunger Day, an overview of the country’s hungry people shows that South Africa’s social grants are just not enough for indigent families facing malnutrition.
These learners will not drop out of school this year
LIMPOPO - Many learners in deep rural villages in Vhembe drop out of school every winter for no reason other than they have no shoes and cannot walk to school barefoot in the biting cold.
Birth defects fears prompt warnings about new ARV
Within a week the "revolutionary" new HIV drug dolutegravir has gone from panacea to pariah. Recent data from a Botswana study linking the drug to birth defects has seen the highest international health bodies issuing public warnings.
Community demands the rebuilding of clinic
LIMPOPO - Cracked walls and damaged ceilings characterise the Lephepane Clinic outside Tzaneen where the clinic committee is demanding that the facility be rebuilt.
CHAPS promote MMC over mountain initiations
LIMPOPO - As June fast approaches many young boys in the Vhembe district will be sent to mountain schools for circumcision at the annual winter initiation schools.
Teens admit to negative social media influence
Northern Cape - Teenagers attending a recent Girls Talk show held by civil society Sector Leader Masego Gaserekwe, who is also a training facilitator for FAMSA have admitted that social media is impacting badly on their lives.
Gum disease can be prevented
MPUMALANGA - Many moms say they are not aware of gum disease when their children are diagnosed with the condition, unaware that it can be easily prevented by good dental hygiene and brushing twice a day.
‘All roads lead to universal health coverage’
Countries around the world are making progress in improving access to healthcare for their citizens, and Rwanda has managed to cover 90 percent of citizens, the World Health Assembly hears.
How to stop strikes from killing patients
Patients have died as a result of the recent strike in North West. Doctors and nurses were also chased out of operating theatres and wards by strikers. How can patients and health workers be protected from becoming victims of a fight that is aimed an employer?
Hypertension hits old and young
Mpumalanga - When Lucia Sibanyoni (35) was diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) she didn’t think too much it, believing it was an elderly person’s condition.
Tackling mental health in the workplace
 In 2017, a survey by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) revealed that just one in six employees with mental illness said they felt comfortable disclosing their condition to their manager.
Listeriosis under control, says Minister
The Listeriosis epidemic is under control now that meat products from Enterprise and Rainbow Chickens have been recalled, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Parliament yesterday.