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EC father’s sleepless nights as son enters initiation school

Headlines of initiates dying or losing their penises due to botched circumcisions are common as families face the fears of initiation school.
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Explosion at Polokwane Hospital injures three, X-Ray services halted

The explosion caused massive damage to the radiation unit. (Photos: Montsho Matlala) X-ray services at Polokwane Hospital in Limpopo closed abruptly this week following a devastating blast at the ...
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Youth unemployment fuels growing mental health crisis in Mahikeng

Young people in Mahikeng, a once thriving town in the North West, say their prospects of finding work are bleak. The daily reality of unemployment has left many feeling hopeless, anxious and stressed ...
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Low screening, weak referrals and high HIV rates drive cervical cancer in South Africa

Health Dr Motsoaledi launched the HPV vaccine at Gonyane Primary in Mangaung in the Free State in 2014. (Photo:GCIS) Low screening coverage, late diagnoses, high HIV prevalence, and limited access to ...
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Bibi-Aisha is an award-winning journalist whose career spans working in radio, television, and development. Previously, she worked for eNCA as a specialist science reporter, and the SABC as the Middle ...
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Pushback against foreign nationals using public health facilities

“If you are not South African, from today you will not be allowed into any South African hospital.” This was the message delivered by a member of Operation Dudula outside Hillbrow Clinic on Monday to ...
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E-waste: A toxic threat but why don’t South Africans recycle?

E-waste is problematic largely due to the toxicity of some of the substances that make up the components of the devices which include computer monitors, mobile phones, TVs and printers. (Photo: ...
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How the NHLS computer hack will cost lives

It’s going to take at least three weeks for the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) system to be restored following the cyber attack just over a week ago. The extended downtime means the NHLS ...
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Patients at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital brave cold nights with no blankets

Scores of patients at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg have had to face the recent drop in temperatures without blankets. Senior doctors say a “severely dysfunctional” laundry ...
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Durban clinic denies sex worker ARVs

Many sex workers have lost access to care due to the withdrawal of U.S. funding from many organisations. (File photo) Nomaswazi Zulu* (23) is a sex worker in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. She found out she ...
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SA ‘can’t afford’ to default on three-in-one HIV pill

TLD, the new HIV drug to make it easier for patients not to default. (Photo Credit: Marten van Dijl / IAS) The new HIV fixed-dose combination antiretroviral treatment ...
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A ‘province in shambles’ – Gauteng health workers talk about the state of public health facilities

In June 2023, as former Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba concluded his seven year tenure, he delivered a scathing assessment of Gauteng, South Africa’s economic powerhouse and most ...