Teen suicides raise alarm over mental health crisis
There is one social worker for 30,000 learners in South Africa’s public schooling system.
Health
‘Another Enyobeni waiting to happen’ as schools close and taverns open
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance warns that unlicensed taverns and lax liquor regulation is fuelling underage drinking.
Women farmworkers call for land redistribution to address hunger
Access to food for farmworkers can depend on the season and on violence in the home and in the community.
Western Cape healthcare workers want what they have in Gauteng – permanent employment
Currently they earn a minimum wage under R5,000 while playing a key role in the provision of primary healthcare.
No public toilets at Home Affairs in Vhembe
Lack of access to water in Vhembe affects quality of government services.
Pit toilets replaced by substandard ‘improved’ pit toilets in EC schools
The ventilated improved pit latrines built in Eastern Cape schools do not meet safety standards.
Doctors, nurses and paramedics protest their unemployment
Unemployed health professionals want increased funding for public healthcare and the implementation of the National Health Insurance plan.
A gloomy Christmas for food vendors barred from Limpopo schools
The Limpopo department of education has set new requirements for food vendors permitted at schools.
Khayelitsha’s most common dread disease – diabetes
Community members urged to take control of their health on World Diabetes Day.
Sex workers complain of police harassment and rape
The festive season is seen as boom time for sex work but also a period of heightened police brutality.
Hunger and disease draws protesters to parliament on World Food Day
Led by the People’s Health Movement, activists took to the streets of Cape Town to highlight food insecurity in the country.
Khayelitsha gets a men’s health clinic
Some of the services offered at the new clinic include HIV infection prevention (PrEP), screening for sexually transmitted diseases and TB, and health education.
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