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JB Marks residents, facilities left without water for weeks

Potch residents, facilities left without water for weeks

Determinants Of Health, Health, Health Systems, News

Residents in the surrounding areas of Potchefstroom in the North West have had to live with little or no water for weeks. Load shedding has been identified as the most recent cause as water problems continue to plague the JB…

Molefi Sompane
July 5, 2022

Typhoid fever: Access to testing remains a huge challenge

Determinants Of Health, Health, News

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed that access to testing for typhoid fever remains a huge challenge in many parts of South Africa. So far, two outbreaks have been reported as concerns about the quality of drinking water…

LililtaG
February 25, 2022

New report sheds light on dire situation at North West public clinics.

Report sheds light on dire situation at NW clinics

Health

A recent reported published by a monitoring group has revealed the myriad of challenges faced by people who rely on public healthcare facilities in the North West province – from long waiting times to a shortage of medication to unfair treatment of members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Nthusang Lefafa
July 30, 2021

Transgender woman beaten by thugs in South Africa

COVID-19 not the only pandemic ravaging SA

News

While the country grapples with COVID-19 and its third wave devastation, there is another outbreak going under the radar. Hate crime and gender-based violence needs serious attention if alarming figures are to be brought under control anytime soon.

EsauDlamini
July 5, 2021

Nurses at North West hospital forced to boil bath water for patients

News

Due to a broken water boilers, nurses at Tshepong Hospital's surgical ward are forced to boil water for patients so that they can bath. The health facility in Klerksdorp is also faced with a shortage of bed linen for patients.

Nthusang Lefafa
May 25, 2021

Initiation Schools Covid-19 Eastern Cape

Initiation schools in North West to remain closed due to COVID-19 fears

News

Initiation practices in the province have been suspended for over a year since the country went into lockdown in March last year and will remain closed due to the threat of a third wave of COVID-19 infections.

Nthusang Lefafa
May 24, 2021

NW elderly eagerly wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine jab

News

Senior citizens in the North West are anxious to receive their COVID-19 vaccine which comes with hope of surviving the virus.

Nthusang Lefafa
May 18, 2021

Tshepong hospital vandalised by striking workers

Hospitals vandalised over unpaid performance bonuses

News

Health workers at the Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp have embarked an unprotected strike over bonuses and reportedly vandalised facilities.

Nthusang Lefafa
December 30, 2020

High rates of gender-based violence linked to high rates of HIV infection among women, study shows

Gender Based Violence

There is a link between HIV infection and gender-based violence, a study shows. The cultural and economic issues that prevent women from speaking up, also create a climate for intimate partner violence.

Nthusang Lefafa
December 17, 2020

Taxi Drivers and passengers in North West

North West taxi drivers pay for PPE out of their own pockets

Health, News

With passengers set to increase dramatically during the festive season amid a second wave of Covid-19 infections, taxi drivers complain that the owners are not buying sanitisers or PPE.

Nthusang Lefafa
December 15, 2020

Doctors perform larynx surgery in the North West for the first time

News

For the first time, surgeons in a North West public hospital performed larynx surgery. The life-saving surgery means patients no longer need to travel to other provinces for treatment.

Nthusang Lefafa
November 25, 2020

Family finds relative’s decomposing body after mortuary malfunction at Mahikeng hospital

News

The body of a 60-year-old patient was stored in a malfunctioning mortuary. The provincial department has launched an investigation into the incident.

Nthusang Lefafa
November 12, 2020

Health ministry to audit qualifications of senior staff at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital

News

Following public complaints, the North West provincial health department will audit senior staff at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital. Union Nehawu welcomes the move.

Nthusang Lefafa
October 15, 2020

LGBTQI colours painted on a lawn surface

‘You literally have to watch your back’ – Being LGBTQI+ in the North West

Health

Anele Xhati shares her experiences of being an LGBTQI+ activist and transwoman in the North West. Xhati talks about the real-life dangers in communities, and discrimination in the workplace, and how lockdown has made life harder for the province’s LGBTQI+ community.

Nthusang Lefafa
September 28, 2020

North West’s health facilities suffer chronic underdevelopment, say opposition parties

News

A political debate in the North West has highlighted the struggles of the province’s public health facilities. Opposition legislature members listed various infrastructure and human resources across the province.

Nthusang Lefafa
September 23, 2020

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