Limpopo villagers demand action on failing clinic
Residents of Valdezia want a new clinic, open for longer hours
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Sewage stench lingers at Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
Epileptic woman has to sleep on concrete floor at hospital
Eastern Cape health department says Uitenhage Provincial Hospital has too few beds for increased demand
Reading is Kwaai: high school teacher starts mobile library for learners
Nigel Mortley takes books to Cape Town schools that do not have libraries
New hospital for Elim at last
But no date has been set by the Department of Health and the old hospital is crumbling
From caps to needles: Durban’s whoonga drug culture is changing
People who use heroin in Durban are increasingly switching from smoking to injecting, causing public health concerns
Funza Park: from cherished playground to rubbish dump
Residents want the neglected playground in Harare, Khayelitsha, refurbished
Homeless man’s struggle to keep his beloved dogs
The City of Cape Town has told Clayton Smith to leave De Waal Park where he has lived for 13 years
Patients to be moved from Cofimvaba Hospital as nurses down tools
The Eastern Cape health department has issued an ultimatum to return to work
Homeless conference hears harrowing stories of street life
The 8th National Homeless Conversation was held in Durban this week
EThekwini faces backlash over last-minute invites to homeless workshop
The invite was a “sop to inclusivity and disrespectful” to stakeholders and homeless people, says Raymond Perrier of the Denis Hurley Centre
Hundreds join Cape Flats “recovery walk”
The annual event celebrating recovery from substance use started in 2015
Thousands of birds rescued by West Coast owl orphanage
The birds of prey rehabilitation centre in Velddrif has gone from strength to strength but challenges remain
Extortionists now targeting social workers
Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas
Marchers say Yes! and No! to new cannabis law
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is awaiting the President’s signature to become law
Laundry offers free showers to homeless people
LaundReCycle is energy and water self-sufficient. It has been running since 2021 at the Streetscapes Urban Farm.
One of Cape Town’s few free rehab centres has closed its doors to adults
Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation
It’s tough to be old and without water in Joburg
“I’ve fallen down carrying a bucket of water with no one here to help me”
Tshwane’s derelict homeless shelter
“These children grow up in a dirty and dangerous place”
Social workers attacked and under severe strain in Cape Town townships
Western Cape will hire an extra 247 social workers for the coming financial year
