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- Mangaung informal settlements without water and toiletsResidents in these informal settlements rely on nearby streams or distant townships for water, sometimes paying for access or resorting to illegal connections. Read more »
- Blocked and leaking sewage plague part of Tembisa for almost 10 yearsThe free flowing wastewater make it difficult to even walk down the street. In some areas, the roads are so damaged that cars won’t drive there. Read more »
- Water from tankers should be safe to drink: What to do if you’re still worriedMany people who cannot afford to buy drinking water rely solely on water provided by the trucks. But there have been concerns from residents on how safe it is to drink the water from these trucks. Read more »
- Scientists are a step closer to understanding how elite controllers suppress HIV in their bodiesThere is a group of people who have HIV, are not on treatment, yet the virus in their bodies is undetectable. This population is known as elite controllers. Read more »
- Dying while waiting three days for an ambulance: the norm in rural Eastern CapeIn the village of kwaZangashe, residents grapple with severe delays in emergency medical services and a chronic shortage of healthcare facilities. Read more »
- Stories from the ground: North West nurse disheartened by persistent medicine shortagesI am a professional nurse at Jericho clinic in the North West. I have been working at this clinic since April 2021 after leaving Unit 9 clinic in Ngaka Modiri, also in the North West. I left Unit 9 in March 2021 because of challenges that included consistent shortages of… Read more »
- Pregnant women and infants at high risk of severe mpox diseaseHigh risk exposure to mpox includes intimate or close contact including direct skin-to-skin. Read more »
- Fire extinguished at another Free State hospitalThe fire which broke out at Phuthuloha hospital is the second fire at a Free State hospital in two in weeks. Read more »
- No water and power cuts at Manapo hospital in the Free State risks patients’ livesManapo hospital in the Free State is facing long-standing water shortages and frequent power cuts. Patients must bring their own water, and operations have been disrupted. Read more »
- Videos show patients smoking inside ward at KZN hospitalThree separate videos taken on different days show men smoking cigarettes in full view of other patients, their visitors as well as hospital staff. Read more »
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