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The riots in Gauteng and KZN have hit health facilities hard.

Riots aftermath: Devastating toll on health facilities in KZN and GP

Hospitals and clinics in South Africa’s hardest hit provinces are picking up the pieces following the riots that saw the vandalising and looting of health facilities earlier this week, which has left many of them running out of medical supplies and having to deal with staff member shortages.  On top of this, COVID-19 vaccination sites have also grounded to a halt in affected areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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The war on our minds

South Africa is not at war, yet our rates of violence are similar to war zones. Virtually every child surveyed in Soweto has witnessed extreme violence, which means they have more in common with Palestinian children than our African neighbours – and our mental health is suffering.
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