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Health

Riverlands families still picking up the pieces a month after dam burst

30th August 2024 Chris Gilili Mzi Velapi 0

An investigation by the Department of Water recommends that the dam owner be held accountable for the disaster.

NPA opens rape crisis centre in Mitchells Plain

19th August 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

The Thuthuzela facilities have led to increased reporting of cases and increased sentences but GBV rates remain high.

Dying to live: Residents of Ga-Molekana village live in fear of mining operations

1st August 2024 Lilita Gcwabe 0

Human Rights Commission report finds that mining by Anglo American Platinum affects the rights of villagers in Limpopo.

Pit toilets in schools a constant worry for Limpopo parents

23rd July 2024 Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 0

Defying court orders and self-imposed deadlines, the Limpopo education department has failed to eradicate pit toilets at schools in the province.

Enyobeni inquest resumes in East London

23rd July 2024 Chwayita Dinginto 0

Parents and family members of the 21 young people who died in Enyobeni Tavern in East London are hopeful that the inquest will bring justice.

Life Esidimeni

Justice at last for victims of Life Esidimeni calamity

13th July 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Victim families call for the NPA to move with speed in prosecuting former Gauteng health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, and former mental health head, Dr Makgabo Manamela.

Fetching water is daily pain for Vhembe women

1st July 2024 Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 0

For over three decades, residents of rural villages in Vhembe in Limpopo have been suffering without running water and even those who reside a few kilometres from the massive Nandoni dam do not have water.

Don’t GNU forget about me

17th June 2024 Vincent Lali 0

Khayelitsha residents attending the speak-out organised by Cry of the Xcluded decried the loss of every sense of security.

Sex workers call for decriminalisation bill to be signed into law

31st May 2024 Chris Gilili 0

“We’re tired of the talk, and want action and for sex workers to be taken as human beings”

The NHI is enacted: Five things you need to know

18th May 2024 Lilita Gcwabe 0

The passing of the NHI bill has been met by alarm from the private health industry in the country, and disappointment among some critics for its accommodation of medical insurance.

Outsourcing waste collection leads to illegal dumping in Khayelitsha

8th May 2024 Vincent Lali 0

Workers providing cleaning services to the City of Cape Town through an outsourced company were not paid their salaries for three months.

The teachings of HIV, TB and Covid: Value community healthcare workers more

10th April 2024 Lilita Gcwabe 0

Community healthcare workers are indispensable to fighting health epidemics yet most are treated as volunteers deserving only of a stipend.

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