Birth control shortages leave women in NW and GP fearing unplanned pregnancies
Women in parts of Gauteng have made similar complaints, saying they have experienced shortages of injectables and the implant.
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I need a blanket, but I also need to survive: Bloemfontein’s homeless brace for a freezing winterÂ
Homeless are among the most vulnerable to illness.
No housing for service workers in Hoedspruit, a tourist townÂ
The luxury tourist town that’s surrounded by wildlife estates and private game reserves has no other place for them to stay.Â
100-year-old resident uses grant money for water as Musina crisis deepens
Musina, part of the Vhembe District Municipality, has struggled with chronic water shortages for more than a decade,
Food gardens offer a lifeline to some Orange Farm families
About 14 million people went to bed hungry in 2024.
Gogos in flood-damaged Tshakhuma use social grants to fix roads for ambulance access
In January, large sections of Tshakhuma village were submerged in water, while overflowing rivers across Limpopo cut off key roads and damaged dozens of health facilities.Â
Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising obesity among South African adolescentsÂ
Many children are eating sweets, snacks, sugary drinks and other processed food from a young age.
Broken floors, pit toilets and no electricity risk EC learners’ health and safety
Years after a court ruling affirmed learners’ right to safe school infrastructure, two schools near King William’s Town still expose learners and teachers to unsafe and unhealthy conditions.
Water shortages force Vhembe villagers to share drinking water with animals
Communities without access to clean water face a disproportionately high burden of preventable illness.
Mahikeng mother blames sewage-filled RDP house for infant’s death
The mother says she was exposed to the sewage-contaminated environment throughout her pregnancy.
Floods destroy community-built bridge in Soshanguve
Volunteers spent hours moving heavy rocks to create a crossing over a sewage-contaminated river.
Bad weather exposes broken promises in Cefane Hoek
The municipality says infrastructure improvement projects have already started in other villages and will begin in Cefane Hoek soon.
‘We are sick’: Life in South Africa’s coal heartland
In recent years, there have been growing calls to shut down coal power stations and transition to renewable energy.
Muyexe community demands answers after child drowns in construction pit
Recent heavy rains have filled the abandoned pit with water, turning it into what residents describe as a dangerous makeshift swimming spot for children in the area.
Health teams rush to contain TB spread at Durban’s North Beach Homeless Camp
TB is one of the leading causes of death in South Africa, claiming around 56 000 lives in 2023.Â