South Africa: Mahlathi Villagers Say Limpopo Floods Have Left Them Without Safe Drinking Water

Residents of Mahlathi, a village outside Giyani, say they have been forced to use contaminated water for daily needs because of the recent floods in the area. Read more »

South Africa: Dopeni Residents Rebuild Bridge Washed Away By Limpopo Floods

Weeks after heavy floods tore through parts of the Vhembe District, the scars remain visible in Dopeni village, where residents are still struggling to regain access to healthcare,… Read more »

South Africa: Residents of Flood-Devastated Mbaula Village Plead for Permanent Housing

Residents of Mbaula village in Limpopo are counting heavy losses two weeks after devastating floods swept through the area. At least 36 homes were destroyed, forcing dozens of… Read more »

South Africa: Extreme Heat Exposes Health Risks for Schoolchildren

As Durban temperatures reached 30 degrees this week, one school resorted to holding classes outside. Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Woman Develops App to Speed Up Emergency Response

A Survivor of Gender-based violence has developed an online emergency reporting platform aimed at cutting response times for victims of crime and medical emergencies, particularly… Read more »

South Africa: Community Health Workers Push for Recognition and Change

Community health workers (CHWs) play a crucial role in delivering essential healthcare services to communities across South Africa. Yet, a year after the Labour Court ruled that… Read more »

South Africa: Sewage Spills Leave Seweding Residents Living in Unsanitary Conditions

Residents of Seweding village in Mahikeng say they have been facing persistent sewage spills for months. Frustrated residents say they feel helpless as raw sewage repeatedly floods… Read more »

South Africa: Illegal Dumping Turns Soshanguve Schools Into Health Hazards

Several government schools in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, have become breeding grounds for health hazards, due to delayed waste collection and illegal dumping. During a recent… Read more »

South Africa: Going Into Labour in a Village Cut Off By Floods

A woman in Mbaula village, outside Giyani in Limpopo, safely gave birth with the help of a community health worker after floods cut the village off from healthcare services. Read more »

South Africa: Heavy Rains Leave Dozens Homeless in Limpopo Village

Around 70 people, including the elderly and babies, have sought temporary shelter in a local church in Mbaula Village near Giyani in Limpopo after their homes were damaged by heavy… Read more »

South Africa: Wading Through Floodwaters to Access Lifesaving Medication

In Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, floods have destroyed bridges connecting remote villages, leaving residents without safe access to clinics. Read more »

Africa: Climate Disasters Leave Invisible Scars

Whenever rain clouds gather over her village, Ntombenhle Ndlovu finds herself checking the weather forecast again and again, bracing for what might come next. When the rain finally… Read more »

South Africa: Soshanguve Learners Risk Safety Crossing Sewage-Contaminated River to Get to School

This week marked the start of the school year for learners across South Africa. Parents in Soshanguve Block KK, north of Pretoria, had an extra school preparation task on their… Read more »

South Africa: Two Months On, New Free State Clinic Still Understaffed

Two months after it was opened for public use, the Borwa Clinic in Tweespruit, Free State, has yet to hire additional staff. The new, bigger facility still relies on the same… Read more »

South Africa: Delayed Gbvf Council Undermines National Plan to End Violence Against Women

South Africa has among the highest rates of gender-based violence and femicide in the world, with one in three women experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at some point in… Read more »

South Africa: Social Clubs in Limpopo Offer Lifeline for Men in Crisis

For 33 years, Samuel Lusunzi from Tshikombani in Nzhelele, Limpopo, was a devoted husband and father. But in 2021, his world shattered when he discovered that his wife had been… Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Father's Sleepless Nights As Son Enters Initiation School

It's been nearly three weeks since 18-year-old Onke Komsana from the rural village of Sithebe in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape left home for initiation school - the rite of passage… Read more »

South Africa: Free Medicines for the Poor - the Key to Unlock Universal Health Coverage

Universal Health Coverage Day was created to remind the world of a simple promise: everyone should be able to get healthcare without being pushed into debt. Read more »

South Africa: Anti-Migrant Groups Force Assylum Seeker With HIV and TB Off Medication

Ali Burundi, a 58-year-old living in Durban, is facing a life-threatening struggle. Living with both TB and HIV, he's received his medication consistently from Gateway Clinic at… Read more »

South Africa: New Report Highlights Urgent Need to Address HIV Stigma and Discrimination

South Africa has come a long way in the fight against HIV, boasting the world's largest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme. While the proportion of people living with HIV… Read more »

South Africa: Delayed Health Assessments Leave People With Disabilities Waiting for Grant Payouts

For millions of South Africans living with disabilities, the government's disability grant is more than just money; it's a lifeline. But accessing financial support requires… Read more »

South Africa: U.S Funding Cuts Exposed Cracks in Health Systems

In January 2025, the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) began as President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would see the… Read more »

South Africa: In Eastern Cape, People With Disabilities Struggle to Access Transport

On a scorching summer day, sweat wells down Sivuyile Vundle's face as he sits in his wheelchair, navigating the crowded streets of Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape. Getting anywhere when… Read more »

South Africa: 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,… Read more »

Africa: World Aids Day Belongs to Us, Not Washington

The decision by the United States government to retreat from public recognition of World AIDS Day, and to withhold the release of its annual HIV data, is being treated globally as… Read more »