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The tough pursuit of sobriety in Mahikeng, a town with no rehab centre

The tough pursuit of sobriety in Mahikeng, a town ...

5 hours ago 2

Grandmother’s 110th birthday wish: crutches, hearing aids and dignity

Grandmother’s 110th birthday wish: crutches, heari...

1 day ago 4

South Africa’s diabetes targets will fail without tackling stigma

South Africa’s diabetes targets will fail without ...

2 days ago 2

Limpopo mother seeks answers and support for daughter with cerebral palsy

Limpopo mother seeks answers and support for daugh...

3 days ago 3

After daughter’s death, Limpopo mother wants support for families raising children with disabilities

After daughter’s death, Limpopo mother wants suppo...

4 days ago 19

Queue marshal brings cheer to staff and patients at Pholosong Hospital

Queue marshal brings cheer to staff and patients a...

1 week ago 7

100-year-old resident uses grant money for water as Musina crisis deepens

100-year-old resident uses grant money for water a...

1 week ago 4

Food gardens offer a lifeline to some Orange Farm families

Food gardens offer a lifeline to some Orange Farm ...

1 week ago 10

Bittersweet victory: Some Northern Cape CHWs absorbed, others left in limbo

Bittersweet victory: Some Northern Cape CHWs absor...

1 week ago 8

Drowning risk over Easter: How to stay safe at beaches, rivers and dams

Drowning risk over Easter: How to stay safe at bea...

1 week ago 4

Gogos in flood-damaged Tshakhuma use social grants to fix roads for ambulance access

Gogos in flood-damaged Tshakhuma use social grants...

2 weeks ago 9

Mandeni workers demand urgent upgrades to struggling Sinikithemba clinic

Mandeni workers demand urgent upgrades to struggli...

2 weeks ago 3

Floods and droughts expose gaps in SA’s disaster response

Floods and droughts expose gaps in SA’s disaster r...

2 weeks ago 16

Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising obesity among South African adolescents

Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising ob...

2 weeks ago 10

North-West small-scale farmers fear being left behind in foot-and-mouth vaccine rollout

North-West small-scale farmers fear being left beh...

3 weeks ago 10

Broken floors, pit toilets and no electricity risk EC learners’ health and safety

Broken floors, pit toilets and no electricity risk...

3 weeks ago 10

Water shortages force Vhembe villagers to share drinking water with animals

Water shortages force Vhembe villagers to share dr...

3 weeks ago 11

TB stigma still keeps people from testing and treatment in SA

TB stigma still keeps people from testing and trea...

3 weeks ago 12

Hammanskraal store reopens despite ban, continues selling expired food

Hammanskraal store reopens despite ban, continues ...

3 weeks ago 7

Low condom use fuels STIs in South Africa

Low condom use fuels STIs in South Africa

4 weeks ago 5

Drug use outside Durban school sparks safety fears

Drug use outside Durban school sparks safety fears...

4 weeks ago 10

Simple hearing checks help prevent learning struggles in Vhembe schools

Simple hearing checks help prevent learning strugg...

4 weeks ago 8

Mahikeng mother blames sewage-filled RDP house for infant’s death

Mahikeng mother blames sewage-filled RDP house for...

1 month ago 11

Activists say SA’s menstrual product regulation is not transparent enough, despite government reassurance

Activists say SA’s menstrual product regulation is...

1 month ago 12

No hot water at Pholosong hospital for 3 months forces visitors to intervene

No hot water at Pholosong hospital for 3 months fo...

1 month ago 8

Floods destroy community-built bridge in Soshanguve

Floods destroy community-built bridge in Soshanguv...

1 month ago 17

Extreme heat is taking a toll on children’s health in South Africa

Extreme heat is taking a toll on children’s health...

1 month ago 14

South Gauteng learners supplement school lunches with leftover cooking oil from fast-food outlets

South Gauteng learners supplement school lunches w...

1 month ago 9

Bad weather exposes broken promises in Cefane Hoek

Bad weather exposes broken promises in Cefane Hoek...

1 month ago 15

‘We are sick’: Life in South Africa’s coal heartland

‘We are sick’: Life in South Africa’s coal heartla...

1 month ago 23

Muyexe community demands answers after child drowns in construction pit

Muyexe community demands answers after child drown...

1 month ago 22

Health teams rush to contain TB spread at Durban’s North Beach Homeless Camp

Health teams rush to contain TB spread at Durban’s...

1 month ago 24

No teaching at Botshabelo school for nine months due to water shortages

No teaching at Botshabelo school for nine months d...

1 month ago 24

Major Public Concern Over Safety of Menstrual Products Sold in South Africa

Major Public Concern Over Safety of Menstrual Prod...

1 month ago 36

Patients redirected after all toilets fail at Phuthanang Clinic

Patients redirected after all toilets fail at Phut...

1 month ago 27

Blind to the Burden: Why the 2026 Budget Fails 5 Million South Africans

Blind to the Burden: Why the 2026 Budget Fails 5 M...

1 month ago 41

Communities fear malaria outbreak following Limpopo floods

Communities fear malaria outbreak following Limpop...

1 month ago 17