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.
Khayelitsha residents attending the speak-out organised by Cry of the Xcluded decried the loss of every sense of security.
“We’re tired of the talk, and want action and for sex workers to be taken as human beings”
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.
Workers providing cleaning services to the City of Cape Town through an outsourced company were not paid their salaries for three months.
Community healthcare workers are indispensable to fighting health epidemics yet most are treated as volunteers deserving only of a stipend.
A sewage spill has turned a preschool into a health hazard.
Community stakeholders at a health budget indaba demanded better and quality healthcare while the provincial health department blamed high population numbers for the inadequate budget.
An investigation by Ritshidze uncovers that unfriendly services are among a number of issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people at public health facilities.
The mining-affected community of Bapong village blames mining companies for the environmental deterioration of the area.
Cuts to government’s health and education budgets are unjustified and crippling the economy while increasing inequality, the protesters argued.
Social grant recipients in Khayelitsha would much prefer having Sassa in its old premises with the Department of Social Development as it is closer to public transport and much safer, the protesters argued.
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