Limpopo

Villagers blame dirty river after malaria scare

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LIMPOPO - After a rush of malaria cases were reported, rural villagers in Vhembe are blaming the illegal dumping of dirty nappies and dirty rivers for fuelling the spread of malaria-carrying mosquitos.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
November 9, 2017

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New academic hospital on the cards for Limpopo

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If Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba gets her way and Treasury grants the funds for her proposal, a new academic hospital will be built for the province.

Mogale Mojela
November 3, 2017

Malaria count up to 2000 since April

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LIMPOPO – While the number of patients reporting to clinics and hospitals with malaria in Mopani is dropping, the provincial health department remains concerned as the battle to end the current outbreak continues.

Mogale Mojela
May 25, 2017

Climate change brings unseasonal malaria outbreak

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The recent outbreak caused panic as hospitals overflowed with malaria patients.

Amy Green
May 13, 2017

Medicine shortages fuel shock malaria outbreak

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Medicine shortages and the weather are to blame for the recent spike in malaria cases and resulting crisis.

Amy Green, Amy Green and Amy Green
May 12, 2017

Limpopo woman gives birth on the street

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A pregnant woman, who was sent home after arriving at her local clinic with severe abdominal pains, gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the street a short while later.

Mogale Mojela
May 3, 2017

Community accuse mom of neglecting disabled son

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Months after authorities were alerted to the plight of a severely neglected 25 year-old handicapped man, nothing has been done to help him.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 26, 2017

Disabled mom gets son’s grant after 4 years

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After a four-year long struggle to receive a child grant for her son, a disabled mother in rural Limpopo has finally been paid something.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 18, 2017

Clinic goes for 4 months without water

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LIMPOPO - Lesedi Clinic in Lephapane, outside Tzaneen in the Mopani District has gone without water for four months after the water supply was found to be infested with bacteria. Mogale Mojela reports that the water has been switched off altogether.

Mogale Mojela
March 29, 2017

Vhembe men claim marula beer boosts sex drive

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It’s marula season, heralding a time of mass consumption of marula beer – a natural brew the men of rural Limpopo believe is the answer to erectile dysfunction.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 23, 2017

New modern toilets for a dilapidated school

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The future looks bright for the dilapidated Hlalelani Primary School in Limpopo’s Watervaal area after 28 brand new toilets were built for the learners.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 21, 2017

HPCSA urges residents to report misconduct

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Patients who are badly treated at Limpopo hospitals are failing to report negligence or misconduct, prompting the Health Professions Council of South Africa to launch an awareness campaign to inform people of their rights, Mogale Mojela writes.

Mogale Mojela
March 14, 2017

Disabled mom’s 4-year wait for child grant

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A disabled mother in rural Limpopo has repeatedly applied for a child grant for her now four-year-old son, with no success.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 9, 2017

Traditional dance & football keep grannies fit

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Twice a week more than 50 elderly people from Ha-Mabila and surrounding villages, outside of Sibasa in Limpopo gather at a local sports ground to play football and perform traditional dances.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
February 24, 2017

Five years later, parts of school still roof-less

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After years of empty promises by the Limpopo education department, learners from Dzimauli School in Folovhodwe village are still being taught in roofless classrooms.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
February 22, 2017

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