Pain management for children is falling short in SA
The majority of healthcare workers in a survey said children’s pain was not being adequately treated. Too few pain clinics, an overburdened system and a lack of medication all contribute.
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Frantic water scramble as Gqeberha’s Day Zero looms
Impoverished residents in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro are spending stressful days trying to get enough water for their households as well as their gardens and livestock.
The Rea Vaya dream hobbles on
In its latest guarantee, Johannesburg’s transport department says that the next leg of the city’s public bus system will be operational by September.
Government support the only way, says taxi industry
The price of petrol continues to rise but commuters cannot afford a ticket hike and minibus, metered taxi and e-hailing drivers are still struggling with Covid setbacks.
Ukwesekwa wuhulumeni yiyona kuphela into engasisiza manje, kusho abemboni yamatekisi
Intengo kaphethiloli nodizili iyaqhubeka nokunyuka kodwa abagibeli ngeke bakukhone ukwenyuka kwemali yokugibela ekubeni abamatekisi basazama ukuzithintitha ngemuva kokuphazamiseka okudalwe yiCovid.
Saftu’s division laid bare at congress
The election of a new leadership was a hotly contested affair that overshadowed workers’ issues, but the leaders claim that this was democracy at work.
Eastern Cape healthcare workers stretched too far
In an apparent bid to save money, the province terminated the contracts of thousands of workers and refused to fill vacant posts, leaving clinics woefully understaffed.
Northern Cape healthcare emergency is deepening
Long-term government neglect of health system staff, an austerity health budget and a global shortage of nurses combine to make conditions untenable for health workers and patients.
Die gesondheidskrisis in die Noord-Kaap verdiep
Die regering se verwaarlosing van gesondheidspersoneel, ‘n onvoldoende begroting en die wêreldwye tekort aan verpleegsters maak die situasie vir werkers en pasiënte onhoudbaar.
We are not disposable, say healthcare workers
The Gauteng health department’s budget has been slashed in half, resulting in nurses who worked through the pandemic sitting at home while 10 000 posts are vacant.
Bloody land-grab strategy targets older Kenyan women
Often, as soon as male relatives die, single or widowed Kenyan women are accused of witchcraft and killed by conspiring people who then take the land on which their victims lived.
‘Day Zero in Nelson Mandela Bay is metro’s fault’
The collapse of water infrastructure in the Eastern Cape’s largest municipality has left residents angry as their taps are dry while water runs down the streets.
Sri Lanka is on the brink
Civil unrest in the South Asian island nation is poised to worsen as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuses to step down and furious protesters show no sign of relenting.
‘Our bones buried under the Constitutional Court’
Meet some of the people who have held the steps of the apex court for more than three weeks, sleeping out in the cold to demand reparations for apartheid crimes.
Inclusive education unrealised after 21 years
Published in 2001, the white paper for inclusive education is yet to be passed into law, leaving disabled learners without access to schools and with little legal recourse.
Shack dwellers face wrath of Pimville residents
Growing frustration over high levels of crime, especially electricity cable theft, has resulted in the Chicken Farm community being blamed amid a rise in xenophobia.
DRC queer rights activist forced to go into hiding
The Congolese advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights has been living in fear after spurious charges of ‘promoting homosexuality’ led the police to her door.
Slain eKhenana activist Nokuthula Mabaso remembered
A leader of the commune’s food sovereignty projects, the fearless Mabaso had given most of her adult life to the struggle for land and dignity.
Workers at ArcelorMittal refuse to budge over wages
The steel manufacturer’s decision to seek an interdict preventing some of its employees from taking part in the national strike has aggravated Numsa, which says it won’t back down from its demands.
Neighbours reach out to help homeless flood victims
In community shelters all over the eThekwini metro, kind-hearted residents who have very little themselves manage to find ways to help their stricken neighbours.
Charlotte Maxeke hospital reopens… barely
The Johannesburg hospital has started reopening as the fire damage is repaired but delays, security issues and dubious health and safety compliance are affecting staff retention.