4+ day, 56+ min ago   (715+ words) Instead of a fresh start, Carin Cilliers (49) died by suicide in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday (September 8) – just more than two months after arriving in the country. Before emigrating, Carin lived in Bardene, Boksburg, on Gauteng’s East Rand. She ran her…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (155+ words) Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo will deliver the keynote address today (September 10) at the AWSISA Africa & Global South Water and Sanitation Mpumalanga Dialogue at the Banquet Hall in Middelburg. The event brings together government leaders, local councils…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (336+ words) What started as an idea blossomed into an event that left women feeling empowered, inspired and connected. To conclude Women’s Month, Kwa-Thema resident Dimakatso Motsoeneng hosted the Gather and Glow – Women’s Wellness Experience event at Sgegede Acres on August 29. She…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (218+ words) ETHEKWINI council has approved the transfer of R47.8m in disaster grant funding to special projects to implement approved interventions aimed at repairing sanitation infrastructure damaged by the 2025 storms in informal settlements across affected areas. The decision was taken at a full…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) With more public hospitals of the calibre of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa can win the battle against cancer, say experts. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said recently the nuclear medicine facility under Prof Mike Sathekge,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health visited Ladysmith Regional Hospital today (September 2) as part of a province-wide women’s health screening programme aimed at increasing access to essential healthcare services. The programme offered a range of free health services, including HIV testing,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (656+ words) San Salvador Home in Hyde Park is commemorating 90 years of care while preparing to move to a new residence. The home currently houses 58 women with intellectual and physical disabilities. Many of the residents are from disadvantaged communities and backgrounds, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (400+ words) FOR decades the CANSA Durban Care Centre in Umbilo had only 28 beds. With the limited resources, the facility managed to make it a home away from home for cancer patients. A Good Samaritan in Sibaya Community Trust (SCT) answered their…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (219+ words) The multidisciplinary team of the Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital, which also deals with patients from the Merafong City Local Municipality, hosted a Women’s Day celebration for female patients on August 15.. According to the hospital’s communication officer, Nozipho Tshazwa, the event is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (129+ words) THE Khanya Hospice annual Community Hospice Outreach knit-a-thon/crochet-a-thon fundraiser was held at the Amanzimtoti Methodist Church on August 22. Also read: Khanya Hospice receives warm donation Open to all who wished to knit or crochet squares for blankets or donate…...