South Africa: Human Rights Commission to Investigate Seshego Water Crisis

The Human Rights Commission in Limpopo says it will prioritise the complaint laid by residents of Seshego against the Polokwane Municipality for failing to provide safe drinking… Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Refuses to Employ Community Health Workers On a Permanent Basis

The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says it has no plans to comply with a 2025 Labour Court ruling that community health workers (CHWs) must be absorbed into the… Read more »

South Africa: Daily Trek Up a Mountain to Collect Firewood for Villagers Without Electricity

At 6am on a Saturday morning, 43-year-old Luvhengo Vhulahani leaves her homestead in Tshakhuma village in Limpopo's Makhado Municipality. It's 8am when she returns. She walks… Read more »

South Africa: Municipality Cleans Hluvukani Waste Sites After Health-E News Exposé

On Monday, eNews reported on the appalling state of waste collection in Hluvukani in Mpumalanga. Residents described how the large metal refuse bins placed by the Bushbuckridge… Read more »

South Africa: Clinic Protocol for Patients With Fake ID

At a clinic in the north of Pretoria, a pregnant woman tried to register as a patient in the facility's antenatal care using a South African identity document (ID) with a photo… Read more »

South Africa: Lack of Waste Management Raises Health Concerns in Hluvukani

Residents of Hluvukani are accusing the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality of failing to provide basic waste management services. Large metal refuse bins placed at various locations… Read more »

Africa: Historic Africa-Led HIV Vaccine Trial Begins in Cape Town

South Africa has moved a step closer to an HIV vaccine with the launch of the BRILLIANT 011 clinical trial at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) site at Groote Schuur… Read more »

South Africa: Umlazi Old Age Home Faces Power Cuts and Medicine Shortages

Elderly residents at Ekhanana Old Age Home in Durban's Umlazi township are facing a growing health and safety crisis after the facility was left without electricity and continues… Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Floods Damage Dozens of Health Facilities, Raising Safety Concerns

Dozens of health facilities across Limpopo were damaged by the flooding triggered by persistent heavy rains, which started in December 2025, leaving some partially inaccessible… Read more »

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 »