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The Sundra SAPS and Community Police Forum have partnered with the Democratic Alliance to foster hope and uphold dignity among learners at Sizofunda Primary School by providing grocery hampers and sanitary towels. A fractin of learners, grappling with significant challenges and originating from impoverished households, were identified as deserving recipients of these hampers during a…
DELMAS – Delmas is abuzz with anticipation as Transnet’s renowned Phelophepa Health Care Train arrives in the Victor Khanye Local Municipality (VKLM) to deliver essential healthcare services to the community, starting from Monday, April 08. This commendable initiative, spanning from April 08 to April 12, and then from April 15 to April 19, operates from…
A state-of-the-art clinic has finally opened its doors to the Botleng community after months of delay following its launch held in October 2023. The official opening and operation of the Botleng Extension 6 clinic took place on March 7, 2024. Victor Khanye Local Municipality Executive Mayor Vusi Buda supervised the opening after exerting pressure on…
EMALAHLENI – Residents in Emalahleni have voiced their distress over the continuous supply of brownish water flowing from their taps. The residents, alarmed by the potential health hazards posed by the brownish water, have raised their apprehensions regarding its safety. The situation has escalated to the point where some individuals have reported health issues they…
KRIEL – The residents of Kriel in Mpumalanga have reached a boiling point in their demands for a 24-hour operational clinic in their community. After a year of pleading for extended operating hours, the residents are now considering taking their fight to the streets. The situation escalated after the Thubelihle clinic, which was supposed to…
A devastated dad alleged to have been sold a cheap dummy by the Middelburg Provincial Hospital when his pregnant wife went to deliver the baby while the hospital denied the baby was born on their premises. Thulane Madalane (41) said the hospital kept mum about the death of the baby after wife, Mmatau Mohlala (36),…
The MEC for Health in Mpumalanga, Sasekani Manzini conducted an oversight visit to Rob Ferreira Hospital and finally responded on claims made by the Democratic Alliance (DA). The DA issued a statement claiming that pregnant women and mothers with newly born babies at Rob Ferreira hospital shared beds and are forced to use dirty toilets,…
A 14-year-old boy lost his life when he allegedly turned his father’s gun onto himself after thinking that he accidentally killed his friend at Tasbet park on 12 February. Witbank police station commander, Brigadier Sifiso Cele, from the statement reported to the police, said that the two teens were entertaining themselves with the playing station…
An overwhelming majority of traditional health practitioners say they are not keen towards the coronavirus vaccine, AstraZeneca after the department of Health has identified them as frontline workers. According to the Executive member of #VukaMngoma organisation, Doctor Oscar Esbie-Ngcuka the Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) from various organisations in South Africa have expressed their disinterest in…
– Over the past week, the province’s AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out has been on the spotlight. Numerous media reports of corruption allegations and lack of transparency has been flooding all news outlets. The province’s track record on allegations corrupt practices has not made the situation any better from locals’ perspectives. In a statement, Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane…
