Gauteng has entered the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Michelle Groome, head of the Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases. Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Groome…
The Khujwana Clinic remains unfazed by the numerous complaints of staff taking lunch and forcing patients to wait. Not even a sit-in staged by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) got their attention at the Tzaneen-based health facility. At one stage,…
Climate change could pose huge obstacles in the fight against malaria given heavy rains and high temperatures – perfect conditions for the deadly disease to flourish. An article in the United Nations’ UN Chronicle, titled ‘Climate Change on Malaria –…
Access to decent toilets is a human right but some people in Limpopo’s capital city of Polokwane are forced to pay to use public facilities, and for many, it’s simply unaffordable. Nandi Samdo, 38, a hawker based at a taxi…
As the world commemorates World Toilet Day today, the National Association of School Governing Bodies (NASGB) in Limpopo said it’s concerned about the continued use of pit toilets in the province. NASGB Limpopo secretary, Prince Prince Phandavhudzi, said they believe…
Men have been urged to lead the way and eradicate gender-based violence (GBV) as the country gears up to mark 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign later this month. Kicking off in exactly one…
A teacher with extensive experience educating children with hearing impairments has urged parents to seek professional help for their kids sooner rather than later. Maria Nemakonde has taught at the Tshilidzini School for Special Education, just outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo,…
One of Limpopo’s oldest NPOs (Non-Profit Organisations), the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme (TVEP), has closed its doors amid an ongoing feud with the Provincial Department of Social Development over money. Offering help to victims of domestic violence, sexual assualt, child…
A Limpopo patient, needing to see a doctor before having his treatment for hypertension renewed, has described how him and several others were turned away at the Zone 2 clinic in Seshego, Polokwane due to faulty blood pressure machines. The…
Villagers from Elim, in Limpopo, are not optimistic that water shortages in the area will be resolved, despite local elections looming. For years, their pleas to local government have fallen on deaf ears. Speaking to Health-e News, community leader and…
