Health department fails to pay security contractor, leaving guards without salaries
Dozens of Security guards working at hospital department in Nelson Mandela Bay are still without their January salaries.
GroundUp
March 11, 2024
Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists
Activists are calling on the National Treasury to increase taxes on sugary drinks to raise money to fund an increase
GroundUp
February 21, 2024
Kariega clinic reopens after residents volunteer to act as security guards
Kariega clinic reopens as 100 residents volunteer as security guards, providing safety to nurses and patients.
GroundUp
January 17, 2024
It’s Christmas without water for hundreds of families in Kariega
Families in KwaNobuhle in Kariega have spent weeks without water, hoping the problem would be fixed by Christmas. But the
GroundUp
December 22, 2023
Christmas will be just another day in Thembelihle, where toilets haven’t been emptied for four months
Reginald Monapula will not be able to host family or friends in his home in Thembelihle informal settlement for Christmas
GroundUp
December 22, 2023
Beyond Blood Sugar: Understanding the full picture of Diabetes
Siyabonga Kwanele Zuma has been living with Type 1 diabetes for over 15 years. The 27-year-old from Howick in Kwa-Zulu Natal
December 22, 2023
MP twins with rare skin disease spend their lives avoiding the sun
Mpumalanga twins Lwandile and Lwanele Mkhonza (16) were born with a rare genetic skin disorder, Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), that makes
December 21, 2023
Patients at 15 clinics in Moretele have to use pit latrines
Access to adequate sanitation continues to be a problem in South Africa. The latest census report states that thousands of South Africans
December 20, 2023
How climate change might drive the next pandemic
The world has barely recovered from the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now scientists are warning that the next
December 20, 2023
FS Health goes digital to improve services
The Free State Health Department is turning to digital innovations to streamline healthcare services and improve patient and healthcare outcomes.
December 19, 2023
Health
Health department fails to pay security contractor, leaving guards without salaries
Dozens of Security guards working at hospital department in Nelson Mandela Bay are still without their January salaries.
GroundUp
March 11, 2024
Economy & Energy
Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists
Activists are calling on the National Treasury to increase taxes on sugary drinks to raise money to fund an increase
GroundUp
February 21, 2024
Health
Kariega clinic reopens after residents volunteer to act as security guards
Kariega clinic reopens as 100 residents volunteer as security guards, providing safety to nurses and patients.
GroundUp
January 17, 2024
Eastern Cape
It’s Christmas without water for hundreds of families in Kariega
Families in KwaNobuhle in Kariega have spent weeks without water, hoping the problem would be fixed by Christmas. But the
GroundUp
December 22, 2023
Environment & Water
Christmas will be just another day in Thembelihle, where toilets haven’t been emptied for four months
Reginald Monapula will not be able to host family or friends in his home in Thembelihle informal settlement for Christmas
GroundUp
December 22, 2023
Beyond Blood Sugar: Understanding the full picture of Diabetes
Siyabonga Kwanele Zuma has been living with Type 1 diabetes for over 15 years. The 27-year-old from Howick in Kwa-Zulu Natal
December 22, 2023
MP twins with rare skin disease spend their lives avoiding the sun
Mpumalanga twins Lwandile and Lwanele Mkhonza (16) were born with a rare genetic skin disorder, Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), that makes
December 21, 2023
Patients at 15 clinics in Moretele have to use pit latrines
Access to adequate sanitation continues to be a problem in South Africa. The latest census report states that thousands of South Africans
December 20, 2023
How climate change might drive the next pandemic
The world has barely recovered from the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now scientists are warning that the next
December 20, 2023
FS Health goes digital to improve services
The Free State Health Department is turning to digital innovations to streamline healthcare services and improve patient and healthcare outcomes.
December 19, 2023