28
Oct
“I need more support” — KZN mother raising three children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Health-e News “I need more support” — KZN mother raising three children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy For Philile Hlophe, caring for three wheelchair-bound children living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)…
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26
Oct
Mother seeks justice eight years after alleged assault on daughter at Tshwane school
Health-e News Mother seeks justice eight years after alleged assault on daughter at Tshwane school A Soshanguve mother says her daughter suffered serious head injuries after allegedly being assaulted by…
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23
Oct
‘I am tired of living in pain’: Woman with PMOS struggles to access specialist care
Health-e News ‘I am tired of living in pain’: Woman with PMOS struggles to access specialist care 24-year-old Regomoditse Kgomo has struggled to access specialist treatment for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian…
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20
Oct
Elections 2026 | Meriting families demand electricity after deadly illegal connections
Health-e News Elections 2026 | Meriting families demand electricity after deadly illegal connections 64-year-old Josephine Nyama says when she received a call from neighbours at 6am on New Year’s Day,…
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19
Oct
OP-ED | ‘We are not born bad, we are shaped’ — How childhood trauma shapes violence
Health-e News OP-ED | ‘We are not born bad, we are shaped’ — How childhood trauma shapes violence Over two years, Plant Play has reached 542 children aged between 10…
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16
Oct
Mahikeng clinic runs out of antenatal supplements: “I am scared for my baby”
Health-e News Mahikeng clinic runs out of antenatal supplements: “I am scared for my baby” MAHIKENG – Pregnant women using Ramatlabama Health Centre outside Mahikeng in the North West Province,…
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13
Oct
ELECTIONS 2026 | Waste fires continue despite R150-million Kya Sands rehabilitation project
Health-e News ELECTIONS 2026 | Waste fires continue despite R150-million Kya Sands rehabilitation project A year after the City of Johannesburg announced a R150-million project to rehabilitate the decommissioned Kya…
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12
Oct
OP-ED | Menstrual health is about more than giving girls menstrual products
Health-e News OP-ED | Menstrual health is about more than giving girls menstrual products Seventy-five percent of girl learners surveyed in I_Menstruate Movement’s Bleeding in Silence: Barriers to Menstrual Hygiene…
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09
Oct
From violence to mentorship: How Indoda Wednesday give men a safe space to talk
Health-e News From violence to mentorship: How Indoda Wednesday give men a safe space to talk Indoda Wednesday, an initiative adopted by the City of Johannesburg Health District in April…
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07
Oct
KZN patient was told to leave clinic while waiting for ambulance
Health-e News KZN patient was told to leave clinic while waiting for ambulance Thirty-year-old Sthembile Mkhize from KwaNyuswa in KwaZulu-Natal says she is afraid to return to her local clinic…
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