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South Africa's Diabetes Targets Will Fail Without Tackling Stigma
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (717+ words) By Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance A child quietly skips an insulin dose at school, not because they forgot, but because they don't want to be seen. A mine worker hides his condition, fearing he will…...
Limpopo Mother Seeks Answers And Support For Daughter With Cerebral Palsy
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1073+ words) A Limpopo mother is calling for answers about her daughter's condition, and for better healthcare and social support for families caring for children with severe disabilities in rural areas." Andronicca Rasebotsa, 38, from Mphame Village lives in the Greater Tzaneen Local…...
100-year-old Resident Uses Grant Money For Water As Musina Crisis Deepens
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1235+ words) This project is funded by: In parts of Musina in Limpopo, elderly and disabled residents say they are struggling to cope with an unreliable water supply. That makes basic hygiene difficult, increases the risk of disease and forces them to…...
Orange Farm Reflects A Bigger Problem Of Rising Obesity Among South African Adolescents
2+ week, 2+ day ago (947+ words) This project is funded by: Health workers in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, say poor diets, little exercise and unsafe play spaces are putting adolescents at risk'in a country already burdened by high obesity rates. Community health worker Mapule Mbhele…...
Blind To The Burden: Why The 2026 Budget Fails 5 Million South Africans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (735+ words) By Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance The 2026 budget speech delivered by finance minister Enoch Godongwana appears disconnected from the scientific and clinical evidence emerging daily from public health facilities." Treasury allocated R21. 3 billion to support the employment…...
Limpopo Floods Damage Dozens Of Health Facilities, Raising Safety Concerns
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (537+ words) Dozens of health facilities across Limpopo were damaged by the flooding triggered by persistent heavy rains, which started in December 2025, leaving some partially inaccessible while others operate under strain. At Tswinga Clinic outside Thohoyandou, the perimeter fence collapsed, exposing the…...
Mahlathi Villagers Say Limpopo Floods Have Left Them Without Safe Drinking Water
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (578+ words) Residents of Mahlathi, a village outside Giyani, say they have been forced to use contaminated water for daily needs because of the recent floods in the area." Thandi Mathebula and her family of seven rely on water they collect from…...
In EC, People With Disabilities Struggle To Access Transport
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (907+ words) This project is funded by: On a scorching summer day, sweat wells down Sivuyile Vundle's face as he sits in his wheelchair, navigating the crowded streets of Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape. Getting anywhere when using a wheelchair is a…...
HIV In South Africa: Lessons From The Past, Challenges For The Future
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1142+ words) It was a nice and hot day, there was this breeze. But for me, it was a cold front. That's how bad it was. And already I was now experiencing AIDS symptoms," Nombuyiselo Mapongwana (58) recalls from the living room of…...
Durban Journalist And Sick Toddler Face Off With Group Demanding Proof Of Citizenship At Addington Hospital
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (699+ words) All I wanted on the morning of Monday, 3 November 2025, as I stood outside of Addington Hospital with my sick three-year-old son beside me, was to get him medical care." Instead, I was confronted by a group of men and women…...