The Limpopo Social Development Department is investigating the centre, with plans to relocate patients to safer facilities.
Starting school at an early age can play a crucial role in protecting children from a range of adversities including abuse, childhood illnesses, malnutrition, and neglect.
From the outside the centre looked like an abandoned house, the paint was peeling off from the walls, some windows were broken and the roof was damaged.
A Limpopo based non-government organisation, Conty Lebepe Foundation, has raised alarm bells over the deplorable conditions that elderly residents are subjected to at Vutlhari Old Age Home and Hospice ...
Traditional healers are trusted healthcare providers in many communities, and recent efforts have focused on integrating them into formal healthcare systems.
Smokers had higher levels of harmful bacteria – like Fusobacterium, Campylobacter and Tannerella forsythia – in their mouths.
Recently a video of former radio broadcaster Tom London went viral after he exposed negligence, mistreatment and non-functional medical equipment at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. In the video ...
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Global Surgery and Emergency Medicine Divisions have recently been designated a World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre. The centre aims to address the ...
In Gauteng, poor management and resource shortages in public healthcare are blamed for the high number of medical negligence cases.
Navigating the healthcare system can be a daunting task for anyone, but for cancer patients, this challenge is often exacerbated by the physical, emotional, and financial burdens of their diagnosis.
SAMRC suggests the HIV death toll is higher than thought SAMRC suggests the HIV death toll is higher than thought What’s the leading cause of death in South Africa? That depends on who you ask.