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Vhembe residents warned not to swim in rivers

News

LIMPOPO - The death of a young boy from rural Vhembe who drowned in a river after deciding to swim in order to cool down as sparked official warnings from the Limpopo Department of Health, urging people not to swim in local rivers.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
January 23, 2017

Thulamela Mayor to prioritise water supply in Vhembe

Our Health

As Limpopo residents continue to battle water challenges due to the continuous drought, the new Thulamela Mayor, Avhashoni Tshifhango, said he is going to prioritise water supply to all the villages which fall under his municipality.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
December 22, 2016

Municipalities pose threat to water supply

Determinants Of Health

Municipalities' inability to manage waste water and repair pipes is threatening our survival

kerrycullinan
May 9, 2016

Water supply under threat from pollution

Health Systems, News

SAHR 2016: Sewage, acid mine drainage and climate change threaten the purity of our water supply.

kerrycullinan
May 5, 2016

Mabopane water upgrade complete

Determinants Of Health, Our Health

Following weeks of allegedly sporadic access to water in Mabopane’s Central View north of Pretoria, work to upgrade local water lines has been completed.

mishackmahlangu
April 16, 2015

Municipality installs pump but community can’t foot electrical bill

Determinants Of Health, Health, Our Health

Residents of the small, rural Mpumalanga town of Vezinyawo said they were told to pay R2 to keep a municipal water pump working after the municipality would not pay R200 for prepaid electricity, residents allege.

cynthiamaseko
December 15, 2014

Water crisis looms in Kestell, Free State

Health, News, Our Health

With the construction of a promised dam delayed, residents of Kestell, Free State say that the lack of water risks their lives and their livelihoods.

mathildasmous
December 15, 2014

Report: Eradicating informal settlements by 2014 – A goal deferred

Determinants Of Health, Health, Women's Health

The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) at Rhodes Univeristy has released an analysis of national and provincial efforts to improve access to housing, focusing on the Eastern Cape.

healthe
May 8, 2014

SAHRC: Water, sanitation services in crisis

News

Despite flattering statistics presented by government about community access to water and sanitation, many communities experience “a starkly different reality.”

kerrycullinan
March 12, 2014

Poor living conditions leave toddler aching

Determinants Of Health, Health, Our Health

One Hammanskraal family’s poor living conditions could be exacerbating their son’s chronic skin condition as they continue to wait for government housing.

tshilidzituwani
January 14, 2014

Blocked manhole causes health concern

Determinants Of Health, Our Health

A blocked manhole in the yard of a Jouberton family has remained unattended, and the family has lived in a stinking - and what it believes is an unhealthy - environment for nine weeks.

jobamatsheng
August 29, 2013

Too few taps in Goutrou

Our Health

Residents of Goutrou, the newest and largest informal settlement in Victoria West, is home to more than 450 households.

simonlinks
August 29, 2013

No water in town outside Lusikisiki

Our Health

Locations on the outskirts of Lusikisiki haven’t had water for almost two weeks. The affected areas are Newtown, Joe Slovo, Arthur Homes and Katilumle.

tandekahlongwane
July 30, 2013

Clinic has no water to wash newborns

Determinants Of Health, Our Health

Matavhela Clinic in Vhembe has had no running water for three weeks.

suprisenemalale
July 26, 2013

Hospital gets water due to councillor’s quick action

Our Health

Hardly twenty days after he promised to deliver water to Donald Frazer Hospital, Vhembe Executive Mayor Tshitereke Matibe has lived up to his promise by having a borehole drilled at the hospital.

ndivhuwomusetha
July 23, 2013

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