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    Mangaung informal settlements without water and toilets

    Over 12,000 residents at 17 new informal settlements in Botshabelo say they have no access to water and sanitation. Since 2023, residents say...

    Blocked and leaking sewage plague part of Tembisa for almost 10 years

    People in parts of Tembisa say they’ve been living with unattended, blocked and leaking sewage pipes for almost 10 years. There’s constant dirty...

    Water from tankers should be safe to drink: What to do if you’re still worried 

    Rand Water has started the final phase of wide scale infrastructure maintenance which is expected to run till the month end. The  maintenance,...

    Scientists are a step closer to understanding how elite controllers suppress HIV in their bodies

    South Africa is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The country has the highest number of people living with HIV globally. Around 7.8...

    Dying while waiting three days for an ambulance: the norm in rural Eastern Cape

    KwaZangashe in the Eastern Cape, about 40kms from the town of Dutywa, is quiet and picturesque with a population of more than 30,000...

    Stories from the ground: North West nurse disheartened by persistent medicine shortages

    I am a professional nurse at Jericho clinic in the North West. I have been working at this clinic since April 2021 after...

    Pregnant women and infants at high risk of severe mpox disease

    South Africa has recorded 22 cases of mpox since an outbreak of the disease started in May. Mpox is a viral infectious disease...

    Fire extinguished at another Free State hospital

    The fire which broke out at Phuthuloha hospital is the second fire at a Free State hospital in two in weeks. Source: health-e.org.za Source link

    No water and power cuts at Manapo hospital in the Free State risks patients’ lives 

    Patients at Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital in the Free State have to bring in their own water. The facility has not had...

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