Villagers blame dirty river after malaria scare
LIMPOPO - After a rush of malaria cases were reported, rural villagers in Vhembe are blaming the illegal dumping of dirty nappies and dirty rivers for fuelling the spread of malaria-carrying mosquitos.
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New academic hospital on the cards for Limpopo
If Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba gets her way and Treasury grants the funds for her proposal, a new academic hospital will be built for the province.
Malaria count up to 2000 since April
LIMPOPO – While the number of patients reporting to clinics and hospitals with malaria in Mopani is dropping, the provincial health department remains concerned as the battle to end the current outbreak continues.
Climate change brings unseasonal malaria outbreak
The recent outbreak caused panic as hospitals overflowed with malaria patients.
Medicine shortages fuel shock malaria outbreak
Medicine shortages and the weather are to blame for the recent spike in malaria cases and resulting crisis.
Limpopo woman gives birth on the street
A pregnant woman, who was sent home after arriving at her local clinic with severe abdominal pains, gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the street a short while later.
Community accuse mom of neglecting disabled son
Months after authorities were alerted to the plight of a severely neglected 25 year-old handicapped man, nothing has been done to help him.
Disabled mom gets son’s grant after 4 years
After a four-year long struggle to receive a child grant for her son, a disabled mother in rural Limpopo has finally been paid something.
Clinic goes for 4 months without water
LIMPOPO - Lesedi Clinic in Lephapane, outside Tzaneen in the Mopani District has gone without water for four months after the water supply was found to be infested with bacteria. Mogale Mojela reports that the water has been switched off altogether.
Vhembe men claim marula beer boosts sex drive
It’s marula season, heralding a time of mass consumption of marula beer – a natural brew the men of rural Limpopo believe is the answer to erectile dysfunction.
New modern toilets for a dilapidated school
The future looks bright for the dilapidated Hlalelani Primary School in Limpopo’s Watervaal area after 28 brand new toilets were built for the learners.
HPCSA urges residents to report misconduct
Patients who are badly treated at Limpopo hospitals are failing to report negligence or misconduct, prompting the Health Professions Council of South Africa to launch an awareness campaign to inform people of their rights, Mogale Mojela writes.
Disabled mom’s 4-year wait for child grant
A disabled mother in rural Limpopo has repeatedly applied for a child grant for her now four-year-old son, with no success.
Traditional dance & football keep grannies fit
Twice a week more than 50 elderly people from Ha-Mabila and surrounding villages, outside of Sibasa in Limpopo gather at a local sports ground to play football and perform traditional dances.
Five years later, parts of school still roof-less
After years of empty promises by the Limpopo education department, learners from Dzimauli School in Folovhodwe village are still being taught in roofless classrooms.