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#ThembisaShutdown: Patients dodge flames amid protests

Thembisa: Patients dodge flames as protests rage on

News

Patients were forced to jump through hoops to access healthcare services at the Thembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital (TPTH) as violent service delivery protests erupted across the Ekurhuleni township yesterday. Residents blockaded all major roads with burning tyres and rocks, demanding…

Marcia Moyana
August 2, 2022

Black women in rural areas and township hardest hit by the economic effects of lockdown

Gender Based Violence, News

A study on the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic shows black women in rural areas and townships were worst hit. A third of middle-class families could fall into poverty.

Marcia Moyana
August 25, 2020

#CoronaVirusSA: ‘Government has a plan for townships and rural areas’

News

With the growing number of people with Covid-19 in the country, the National Department of Health says their top priorities are underprivileged communities and rural areas.

jamesthabo
March 17, 2020

Township artist uses art to celebrate unique skin

News

Vitiligo, albinism and freckles are relatively known as the skin conditions that make affected individuals seem different from their peers resulting to confidence loss and distress, artist Mandilakhe Rolinyathi celebrates their unique skin through artwork with the aim of unsettling stigma.

Zizo Zikali
March 6, 2019

Township artist uses art to celebrate unique skin

News

Zizo Zikali
March 6, 2019

President’s broken promise leaves disabled kids desperate

Our Health

The founder of Tembisa’s only care facility for children with disabilities is confused after land promised to them by the president has not materialised.

Marcia Moyana
February 20, 2019

President’s broken promise leaves disabled kids desperate

Our Health

The founder of Tembisa’s only care facility for children with disabilities is confused after land promised to them by the president has not materialised.

Marcia Zali
February 20, 2019

Disabled youth uses practical skills to raise funds

Our Health

Young adults with learning disabilities or physical challenges - often ridiculed and shamed – are the focus of a Tembisa training centre developed to address their specific needs.

Marcia Moyana
January 9, 2019

Hope for stigmatised female nyaope addicts

Our Health

A group of women, all committed to supporting women in Tembisa who are battling with drugs and alcohol, have formed the Heart to Heart with Women (HHW) in an effort to make sure the addicts are not further isolated from the community.

Marcia Moyana
November 23, 2018

Tembisa residents get malaria tests

Our Health

EKURHULENI - Tembisa residents have been targeted by health officials in a pre-Christmas push to test people for malaria and make them aware of the need to protect themselves ahead of time if they are planning to head into malaria risk areas over the holidays.

Marcia Moyana
November 15, 2018

Unemployment prevents healthy eating

Our Health

While health experts advise people to stick to a healthy diet, the current economic climate is making this difficult for many.

Marcia Moyana
August 16, 2018

Township wait 20 years for a new hospital

News

Despite plans for the building of Daveyton Hospital having been approved in 2006, 11 years have passed and it has yet to become a reality.

jamesthabo
January 24, 2018

New health services a hit with Alex youth

News, Our Health

The recent introduction of a youth-friendly service at Masakhane Clinic in Alexandra township has been heralded by many young people as a move that will encourage them to access public health care more often and easily.

Ramatamo
April 11, 2017

Township TB drive highlights disease dangers

Health, News, Our Health

SOWETO – A door-to-door campaign conducted at Jabulani Hostel in honour of TB awareness month revealed that while many residents are infected, a high number of them have been defaulting on their treatment.

lungilethamela
April 5, 2017

Covid19: Healthcare workers under stress

Cancer is not a death sentence

Health, Our Health

After suffering with painful colon cancer for nearly five years, 59 year old Maki Makunyane-Moela of Alexandra township has been diagnosed free of the disease and is now on a mission to spread awareness that a cancer diagnosis is not always a death sentence.

Ramatamo
April 3, 2017

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